The Nurse

An elderly woman was talking to nice lady and asked her what she does for a living. Responding that she was a nurse, the elderly lady rudely asked her how much money she makes in such a nice job. The young nice lady responded by saying: ‘I work as a nurse, and instead of telling you much money I make, let me tell you what I do......

-        When you are scared before an operation, I hold your hands, and spend an hour with you  to encourage you and not to feel afraid.

-        When your son was choking, I was the one to help him breathe again.

-         I can keep your father alive after he had his heart-attack.

-         I get up at 5 in the morning to bring the medicine to your mother who needs it to live a few extra days.

-         I can work non-stop all day to save a life of a person who I do not know.

-         I often keep my own family waiting for dinner in the evening, because I have to care for a patient who is anxious about his prognosis.

-         I occasionally do not have time to eat, since I need to register the care your mother or wife needs in our hospital.

-         I work often on Saturdays and Sundays, even on holidays, just because people die on weekends too.

-         Today I can save your life.

How much money do I make? I don’t know. I only know that with my work I can make a big difference in the life of many people.