What makes what we do so awesome? Engagement! The professional nurse is there for the whole experience, of having a meaningful encounter, being central to the lives of those they are responsible for, medically, emotionally, spiritually, physically. The engaged nurse, is thoughtful, has those “critical thinking” abilities and even outside of the work environment, the professional nurse’s ears will perk up when a conversation starts about a friend or even a stranger that has an issue that needs attention, because you really don’t turn off your professional self. Being a nurse is what you are, not what you “do”. I am sure you have heard it before, you don’t “do” nursing, you “ARE” a nurse.