First year student nurse to patient: oh have you been away recently, you've got a lovely color about you? Patient: no dear I've got jaundice! As seen on Reddit, Nursing Community What's one moment in practice you'll never forget. Share under the 'Scrub Life Stories' category. Mine is in the comment👇🏾😃

Black History Month in the UK was first celebrated in 1987 by Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, a Ghanaian activist. But are you aware of the Black trendsetter nurses who saved lives even when the system tried to erase theirs. Remember, you’re not “just a nurse.” You’re part of a legacy of women who built healthcare systems while being excluded from them. https://www.instagram.com/p/DPwVWfODfoQ/?img_index=1

I deserve to be well paid for what I know.

I monetize what I already know. No reinvention needed.

I give myself permission to grow beyond the bedside.