One of my dearest childhood friends just graduated with her BSN this past weekend at the tender age of 23. “How do you do it?” I would ask her, meaning the 4am wake up calls for rounds, endless science classes, and the cut throat nature of nursing school admissions in general. Her response was as gracious as can be with talks of wanting to help people and be the nurturing hand to help out in hectic hospitals. Aside from her softie response, she is actually one of the toughest women I know. Good thing too, word on the street is that nursing is one of the toughest professions to have; and this article only strengthens that belief.
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