I recently read a quote that I found so true. “Being a nurse is not about grades, pills or rankings. It's about being who we are. No book can teach you how to cry with a patient. No teacher can teach you how to find dignity in giving someone a bed bath. No course can teach you how to tell a family that their loved one has died. Being a nurse means being able to love people when they are at their weakest. No one can make you a nurse, you are. » From a very young age, I knew this was what I had to do with my life. It's in my heart, it's who I am. When I was 18, I took the Certified Nursing Assistant course. Shortly after, I received my medication assistant certification from Marshalltown Community College. I moved to Knoxville, got married and started my family. The complicated pregnancy with my third child forced me to quit my job and stay home after working in a long-term care facility for almost eight years. After my son was born, it was decided that the best thing for our family was for me to continue to stay home with our young children. I ran very well...