02/08/2026
๐ฉบ๐ฅโค๏ธ WHAT MAKES A GOOD NURSE? โค๏ธ๐ฅ๐ฉบ
Whether itโs the ED ๐จ, ICU ๐ซ, Cath Lab ๐ฉป, Med-Surg ๐๏ธ, Pediatrics ๐งธ, OR ๐ท, PACU ๐ด
or caring for the tiniest babies who fit in the palm of your hand ๐ฃ๐ค โ
The unit may changeโฆ
โจ but the core never does โจ
โธป
๐ง โค๏ธ A GOOD NURSE HAS SKILL โ AND HEART โค๏ธ๐ง
They know the meds ๐
The monitors ๐
The protocols ๐
The science ๐ฌ
But they also know:
๐ซถ When to hold a hand
๐ฃ๏ธ When to speak gently
๐ข When to advocate LOUDLY
๐ค When silence says more than words
โธป
๐ฅ A GOOD NURSE IS: ๐ฅ
๐ง Critical thinker โ catching subtle changes ๐
โค๏ธ Compassionate โ even when exhausted ๐ฎโ๐จ
๐ช Resilient โ showing up again and again ๐โก๏ธ๐
๐ฃ๏ธ An advocate โ for patients who canโt speak
๐ค A team player โ because no one does this alone
๐จ Calm in chaos โ when everything is on fire
Trauma patients ๐
Critically ill adults ๐ซ
Scared children ๐งธ
Fragile newborns ๐ฃ
Different patients.
Same level of care.
Same dedication. โค๏ธ
โธป
๐๐จ DID YOU KNOW?! ๐จ๐
Before a nurse ever touches a patientโฆ
Before the badge ๐
Before the scrubs ๐ฉบ
Before the first shift ๐ฎโ๐จ
They must pass the NCLEX ๐๐ฅ
An exam administered by the Board of Nursing
and known as ONE OF THE HARDEST LICENSURE EXAMS ๐๐
This isnโt memorization โ
This is real-life clinical judgment ๐ง โก
Patient safety โค๏ธ๐ก๏ธ
High-stakes decision-making ๐จ
Every employer requires it โ
No shortcuts โ
No nursing without it โ
Nurses donโt get trust โ they EARN it. ๐ช๐ฅ
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๐๐ฅ AND MANY NURSES GO EVEN FURTHER ๐ฅ๐
On top of their license ๐ฉบ๐
They earn SPECIALTY CERTIFICATIONS ๐ฎโ๐จ๐ช
๐ More studying
๐ More exams
๐ตโ๐ซ More pressure
๐ฅ Higher expertise
๐จ Emergency Nurses
๐ฉบ๐ฅ CEN โ Certified Emergency Nurse
๐๐ซ TNCC โ Trauma Nursing Core Course
(Calm in chaos. Trauma-ready. Built different ๐ฎโ๐จ๐ฅ)
๐ซ Critical Care Nurses
โค๏ธ๐ฅ CCRN โ Certified Critical Care Nurse
(Managing the sickest patients with ZERO margin for error โฑ๏ธ๐ซ)
๐๏ธ Progressive / Stepdown Nurses
๐๐ฅ PCCRN โ Progressive Care Certified Nurse
(Catching deterioration BEFORE it becomes a code ๐๐จโค๏ธ)
๐ซ Not automatic
๐ซ Not easy
๐ซ Not required
๐ฅ๐ฅ EARNED ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Those extra letters mean:
๐ง Advanced knowledge
๐จ Proven judgment
โค๏ธ Fierce commitment to patient safety
๐ฅ Relentless excellence
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โค๏ธ๐ฉบ THE TRUTH ABOUT NURSES โค๏ธ๐ฉบ
They think fast ๐ง
Care deeply โค๏ธ
Lift heavy ๐ช
Advocate harder ๐ข
And carry the weight of peopleโs worst days โ quietly ๐ค
Different units ๐ฅ
Different specialties ๐จ๐ซ๐งธ๐ฃ
Same heart โค๏ธ
Same standard ๐ฅ
Same calling ๐ฉบ
To every nurse, everywhere:
You are skilled.
You are trusted.
You are essential. ๐
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