Who is your Hero?

Heroism is a conduct especially as exhibited in fulfilling a high purpose or attaining a noble end as defined by Meriam Webster. Hero comes in all sizes and forms. It is often times portrayed as soldiers fighting overseas for the country and firefighters rushing into blazing smoke-filled buildings and houses to rescue trapped victims. To children, the word hero brings to mind men in capes, leaping from tall buildings and halting trains to save a damsel in distress just like Superman or Spiderman.

For me, a quality of a nurse fits to be a hero. Nurses are heroes through displaying compassion that goes with the profession.

Compassion-----Big word! It is a multi-dimentional characteristic much like Nursing, a multi-dimentional profession in which a Nurse must provide proper care while helping their patient cope with their illness. An individual who display compassion and the desire to help others while encouraging through some of the hardest circumstances of their lives deserves to be called a hero. With a correct dosage of kindness, Attitude, Knowledge and Skills and sincere concern for the patients well being, this develops a profession of compassionate heroism.

Compassion in Nursing as a profession is not only through caring for the patient with benevolent and whole heartedly concern, but sincerely getting to know each patients.

Being a Nurse was never easy but everything is all worth it. You should know hos to build therapeutic relationship with the people around you. I just love the feeling of satisfaction I get from knowing that I made a difference each and every day. Being a Nurse is more than just a job or a career, it is a profession, a devotion, a treasure, it is an adventure, a continuous learning process that I embark on bravely each day, in search for life changing events, situations and miracle.

I could still remember the first time I touched a persons life, although the encounter was brief, was surprisingly fulfilling. It has given me the opportunity to help, take care and inspire people.

So I could say that, Nursing is more than just a profession of integrity and compassion, it’s a privileged that measures my value as a human being and I’m happy to be one----Proud Nurse!