What it Takes to be a Nurse:

-Major sense of humor.
-Be caring and everything else nurses are known for.
-Large bladder.
-Observant.
-Able to remember minute details.
-Ability to multi-task while multi-tasking.
-Knowledge of multiple disciplines (psychology, social work, PT, RT, teaching...).
-Ability to be a nurse/tech/educator and many other roles at one time.
-Ability to keep a straight face no matter what your patient is saying.
-Good shoes.
-Ability to cope with having every body fluid known to man on you and some that aren't so well known.
-Ability to stand for entire shifts.
-Good listener.
-Educator.
-Creativity.
-Flexibility.
-Strength in numbers.
-Good with all kinds of crazy technology that will beep at you.
-Able to tune out certain sounds and screams once you know they have been checked out.
-Ability to keep your cool under all sorts of pressures.
-Ability to chart, double chart, triple chart, and leave on time.
-Love for what some may consider torturing and others necessary procedures for the patients' health (placing tubes in every orifice, playing with needles, ripping off tape...).
-Ability to make sure the doctor knew what he meant when he wrote that order after deciphering their handwriting and signature.