{"id":8074,"date":"2020-05-11T15:30:27","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T05:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/news\/?p=8074"},"modified":"2020-05-11T15:34:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T05:34:55","slug":"international-nurses-day-our-team-shares-why-they-wanted-to-become-nurses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/news\/international-nurses-day-our-team-shares-why-they-wanted-to-become-nurses\/","title":{"rendered":"International Nurses Day: Our team shares why they wanted to become nurses"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we celebrate International Nurses Day tomorrow, we visited nurses on our Sugar Glider, Cockatoo and Koala wards to find out why they wanted to become nurses.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to become a nurse so I could care for people in their most vulnerable state, I think it\u2019s a privilege to do my job every day!\u201d Clare, Sugar Glider.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I wanted to become a nurse so I could look after families and kids when they\u2019re at their most vulnerable. I love being able to help patients get healthy and back home.” Maddie, Sugar Glider.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I love caring for people and knew I wanted to work in healthcare. I chose nursing because my mum said I would be a good nurse.” Luca, Cockatoo.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I wanted to become a nurse after I had some friends who became unwell in their 20s. I thought that caring for them, and for other people in\u00a0need, would be a great job.” Bec, Cockatoo\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I\u2019m a nurse because I wanted to be involved in families lives when they\u2019re feeling vulnerable and do what I could to help care for them.” Clare, Cockatoo\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I was inspired by my mum, dad and auntie who are all nurses.” Jenna, Koala Ward\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I love kids and knew I wanted to work in healthcare, so working as a nurse at the RCH seemed like a perfect fit!” Sophie, Koala Ward<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Clare & Maddie, Sugar Glider<\/div><\/div>
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Bec, Luca & Clare, Cockatoo<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Sophie & Jenna, Koala<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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