Forum Iris & Bulbes

Being a nurse used to be associated with the white starched dress uniform and cap. When you saw someone in that uniform, it meant purity, compassion and care. These days few people still wear white and even fewer wear dresses. Many nurses don_t even wear uniforms to perform their duties. So the uniform alone is no longer representative of nurses. Being a nurse has always meant more that just a piece of fabric. Interestingly, many nurses who move out of nursing and into other jobs leave their nurse title behind as well. Being a nurse doesn_t seem to have the same good feeling that it used to. People think of _nurse_ and they think of the bedside nurse. Nursing today is so much more than just working at the bedside. We impact people in many ways and in numerous environments. The very things that make you who you are are the very things that attracted you to nursing in the first place. So, what does _being a nurse_ mean to you?