Most of us spend May 6 to 12 involved in a variety of activities to recognize and celebrate our profession. The American Nurses Association (ANA) has announced the 2010 Nurses Week theme is "Caring Today for a Healthier Tomorrow." And we do have the absolute greatest profession in the world. (Nursing consistently ranks as the most ethical profession in annual Gallup polls.) But for most of us, nursing isn't what we do, it's who we are. Each day, whether we're at work or not, we make a difference in people's lives. Every day that we care for our patients, we get to make an enormous difference-especially those days when we help a patient avert death.
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