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Adaptation of a post seen on FB, original poster unknown.
If you have never zipped up a body bag as a norm, you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns.
If you have never watched someone choke on their own blood, you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns. 1/17
If you have never zipped up a body bag as a norm, you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns.
If you have never watched someone choke on their own blood, you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns. 1/17
If you’ve never been physically assaulted by a patient, yet still want to take care of them, you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns.
If you’ve never had someone look into your eyes & beg you not to let them die, you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns. 2/17
If you’ve never had someone look into your eyes & beg you not to let them die, you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns. 2/17
If you have never looked your patient's loved ones in the eyes & comforted them as their world falls apart when you tell them their loved one has died, you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns. 3/17
If you have never spent sleepless nights unable to blank out the horror of your shift, you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns.
If you have never cried alone in the sluice when one of your patients dies, you should not be deciding what a nurse earns. 4/17
If you have never cried alone in the sluice when one of your patients dies, you should not be deciding what a nurse earns. 4/17
If you’ve never told your family you had a good day to spare them the trauma & sadness you experienced, you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns.
If you have never felt broken ribs whilst undertaking CPR, you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns. 5/17
If you have never felt broken ribs whilst undertaking CPR, you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns. 5/17
If you have never told your son or daughter you can’t go to their school concert or sports day because you’re rostered to work & can’t find anyone to swap your shift with, you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns. 6/17
If you have never spent your valuable days off completing the documentation & e-learning required for your continuing professional development, you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns. 7/17
If you’ve never cared for patients in a corridor & tried desperately to maintain their dignity, or given urgent IV antibiotics for sepsis in the back of an ambulance, you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns.
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8/17
If you’ve never been sworn at & shouted at in front of a packed A&E waiting room & felt like crying out loud please don’t blame us, we really are doing our best, you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns. 9/17
If you’ve spent more Christmas Days at work then you have at home with your family, you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns.
If you’ve never felt the high of knowing you gave your patients your best, then you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns. 10/17
If you’ve never felt the high of knowing you gave your patients your best, then you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns. 10/17
If you have never felt the gentle touch & whispered thank you dear from an elderly patient, then you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns.
If you have never experienced the hug from a grateful relative, then you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns. 11/17
If you have never experienced the hug from a grateful relative, then you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns. 11/17
If you have never worked the shift from hell with very few experienced staff, yet are grateful to survive without harming anyone or putting your valuable nursing registration at risk, then you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns. 12/17
Today’s nursing is a highly skilled profession, it’s not just a vocation. Yes we all do it because we love it, if we didn’t we really wouldn’t survive, but that should not mean we are not paid our worth. 13/17
Nurses (& Doctors) are leaving in their droves. Unless something is done to encourage them to stay, this mass exodus will continue. You cannot just replace years of hands on experience. 14/17
The obligation to spend nights, evenings, weekends & Bank Holidays away from your family & still not being able to pay the bills at the end of the month is no longer acceptable. Nor are food banks in hospitals FFS! 15/17
It's time to take care of our nurses like they’ve been taking care of our loved ones for so many years. We cannot keep unethically recruiting International Nurses, we need to encourage people into the profession. Without nurses there is no #NHS & then we’re all done for. 16/17 
If like me, you want to save the NHS, please follow & support these accounts:
@andrewmeyerson @danielgoyal @doctor_oxford @JujuliaGrace @keepnhspublic @NHSMillion @NurseSayNO @NHSActivistRN @Kate_RMN @Jordanriv @SallyMi83941850 @Heccles94
@Nurseborisbash @SocialistHB
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@andrewmeyerson @danielgoyal @doctor_oxford @JujuliaGrace @keepnhspublic @NHSMillion @NurseSayNO @NHSActivistRN @Kate_RMN @Jordanriv @SallyMi83941850 @Heccles94
@Nurseborisbash @SocialistHB
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