Over 100 YorkU Nursing students thank front line nurses for their dedication to world health in the fight against COVID-19.
I am writing to let you know that I am very inspired by your dedication. You guys are working long hours, often without PPE, yet you still go on to serve our community with love and compassion. There are people out here who are severely ill or have loved ones who are in pain, yet you are that kind loving hero by their side to show support and save their lives. At the same time, you are sacrificing time with your own loved ones and I really admire that discipline. I know it is hard. It is okay to not be okay sometimes. Just keep going. Your hard work is paying off. The world out here appreciates you. I, myself, am studying to be an RN. I see your hard work. The sleepless nights. The long hours. The chaos. The uncertainty. The sacrifices. Right now, I am recalling a video of a little girl standing a few feet from her mother, not being able to hug her to prevent infection. Tears streamed down her face as she cried “Mother I miss you!”. I do acknowledge the hard work and want you to know that it inspires me. I hope to be a hard-working resilient health care professional like you as well. Yes, it may be difficult but it is all for a better purpose: Helping and saving lives. The work you are doing is powerful.
You are a huge leader right now in this pandemic. They say not all heroes wear capes, but a lot of them wear scrubs. While the rest of the world is laid off, you go to work and have a phenomenal impact on this pandemic. First of all, the dedication and resilience you have make you great role models and mentors to us nursing students. Thank you. Also, you are taking so much action to resolve conflict by constantly assessing, diagnosing and treating. I acknowledge your leadership.
While nursing is often seen as family centered care, now this is about national care. You aren’t just serving a few patients, but the entire country. When you treat a person and save their life, the chain of the infection transmission stops to the rest of the nation, saving the nation. When you teach a patient about controlling infections and give other health care advice, the actions that person takes for their health also prevent infections from spreading, thus saving the nation. The country is so grateful for your help. For example, I saw a man holding up a sign saying “Thankyou for saving my wife’s life” at an ER department and it touched my heart :). This virus is like a monster and you are the soldiers, going on the battlefield every day, serving and saving the nation.
Much Love and God bless,
F.R., York University Nursing student