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I lost the month of March! I had a major interior house project done and my computer was shut down. A month of e-mails is a terrible thing to face! This whole situation raises the question: what would you do without technology for a month? No desk-top, lap top, T-3’s, I-3’s, cells or for that matter, TV. I found myself in the garden and I caught up on some reading: what a novel idea! Nursing journals: oh, my! It’s enough to make your head swim.
 
 I was particularly interested in one snippet in NurseWeek that was a simple letter to the editor from a retired nurse in Michigan. She was concerned that the nurses receiving recognition were administrators, managers, educators, practitioners - everyone but the “everyday nurse.” She went on to describe the “everyday nurse” as the person who was everything to everyone all of the time. From patient and family care to linens, floors & garbage, she drew a picture of the “everyday nurse” and felt they needed more recognition.
 
 I didn’t disagree with any of that, but I was a bit perplexed regarding the terminology “everyday nurse.” It was new to me, and for some reason, I didn’t like it. It reminded me of everyday shoes or everyday “wash and wear” or an everyday hair-do. Naturally, when something niggles me, I want to know what other people think. I guess I need verification that I am not an odd-ball! I did a random survey on 4-Medicine, assuming there were no odd-balls there, and discovered the same response. People did not like it, but they weren’t sure why. The terminology itself seems to have negative connotations for people. Over-time I have been a staff nurse, bedside nurse, nurse clinician, associate partner…Of the mix, people seem to like staff nurse the best. It has a stellar tone.
 
In reality, when it is all said and done, I am an “everyday nurse.” Just don’t call me that!
 
Oh, and whatever my title, I need recognition.
 
Sherry
 
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