There Are Others Out There

I've been searching the endless sea of digital information we know as the internet non stop looking for sources to further my knowledge on the nursing field and it's impact on those who choose this career.  Amongst it all, I've found some really great blogs by other nurses.  My favorites include some that are serious and some that are humorous, but they are all informative.  I read the entry on Code Blog from January 19th.  In the first post I read this nurse discusses the impact of losing not a patient but one of her mentors.  It made me realize I have put a lot of focus on the impact caring for patients has had on me as a nurse.  I plan on reading more from this blogger, perhaps even using her as one of the resources for a paper I have to do this semester.  A second blog I've really enjoyed is Madness: Tales of an ER Nurse.   This blogging nurse tells it like it is and mixes the serious side with humor.   There are of course other blogs I have read but in this community, it's difficult to tell who's the real deal and who's sitting at home watching Grey's Anatomy.  I'll continue reading and sharing anything I feel might actually be worth it. It's just nice to know there are others (nurses, new and old) out there.