Why Nurse?

I have been asked this question quite a few times. I think I decided to be a nurse, when I was with my grand-mother, as she was receiving chemotherapy for cancer at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. I had a burning desire to make a difference, to make patients time in a hospital better. I also liked the fact that every day is filled with new faces and opportunities to learn, that will expand my knowledge in the nursing field. I became a correctional nurse because of my back ground in Law and Security Administration, and a palliative nurse because I enjoy working with patients that are fighting cancer. I become exhausted, mentally drained from dealing with patients, families, workload, and working a variety shifts, I still find the strength to carry on with my duties. After that shift ends, I head home with a warm sense, that I did make a difference.