It’s the Year of the Nurse, but why does it matter? Hear what your peers are saying

“When you recognize nurses and the importance of nursing, it brings a renewed commitment as a nurse and pride in your work.”
– Kristin White, RN, BSN, CWON

“It’s important to recognize nursing’s place in the spectrum of care to add validity and credibility to the work we perform.”
– Ronald Krinn, BSN, BA, RN, CWOCN

“Nurses work hard to provide care and comfort to their patients in what is often the hardest time of that patient’s life. These selfless efforts are often underappreciated.”
– Soroush Arjomand, RN, BSN

Nurses around the globe answer the call to service of others, making a difference every day through the hands, the heart and the skills of the healer.”
– Kim Kehoe, BSN, RN, CWOCN, DAPWCA

“At the end of the day, we are the best patient advocates out there; we are there to fight for the patient when the patient can’t fight for themselves.”
– Katie James, BA, RN, CWCN

“We bridge that gap between the science of medicine and the art and the caring of medicine.”
– Patty Turner, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CWS

“Caring for patients and their loved ones and educating them during any healthcare situation.”
– Dawn Fortna, MSEd, RN, CDE, CWOCN

“Having the opportunity to make an impact in someone else’s life.”
– Kaila Martin, MSN, RN

“Nurses around the globe answer the call to service of others, making a difference every day through the hands, the heart and the skills of the healer.”
– Kim Kehoe, BSN, RN, CWOCN, DAPWCA

“The ability to bring the fabric of who I am as a human being and combine that with innovation, technology and education.”
– Doreen Gendreau, EdD, MSN, MS, RN-BC

“The randomness of making a difference in a person’s life; you don’t know their history or their family and yet you become such an important part of their life and their wellness.”
– Patty Turner, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CWS

“I am hopeful that the education platform continues to revolve around traditional practices of care and learning, and not focused solely with online training. Nursing is a people to people set of skills, not a people to computer set of skills.”
– Ronald Krinn, BSN, BA, RN, CWOCN

“I’d like to see academia offer an entrepreneurship course offering as an elective in the baccalaureate programs, because nurses need to understand the business side of the healthcare profession.”
– Kim Kehoe, BSN, RN, CWOCN, DAPWCA

“I look forward to seeing how the profession can grow, but I do worry that if there’s too much focus on advancement and advanced degrees, who’s left at the bedside?”
– Patty Turner, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CWS

“I think it’s important to recognize that nurses are going to become more technologically advanced as the coming years evolve, but not to lose the heart of nursing.”
– Doreen Gendreau, EdD, MSN, MS, RN-BC