NursingZen

6:17 a.m. Some mornings I wake up and wish I had a regular job. So that I can call in sick. It’s a herculean battle between mind and body.

Yikes!! I’ve missed my pledge to blog once a week. I’ve got to leave for clinicals in 5 minutes, but very quickly these are the two important entries I’ve been crafting in my head:

- The public image of nursing and how nurses are working to change it for the better. I’m on board for this. I’m proud to be a nursing student and nurses are the most hardworking, undervalued professionals I’ve seen.

- The face of nursing school and nursing. Both seem to be dismally underrepresented by ‘minorities,’ while the face of our patients is increasingly diverse. Are schools retaining students of color? (No.) Why aren’t there more professors and nurse leaders of color? What’s being done about this?

Ok, gotta run. Have a good week!