To Ann Freyenbergerber My Favorite Nurse Poem by Paula Heath

She is strong but gentle willed
and she genuinely cares.
She "puts up" with a lot of fuss
but let's them know she is there
for them.
She has the patience required and
takes the time to help her
patients learn to help themselves.
She has a soft hand when needed,
and a hard hand as well.
She is the kind of nurse that
sometime I hope to be.
She is a nurse who has made
a difference in many lives
you see
She gives of herself
unconditionally day in and day out.
That is what nursing is all about.