Dr. Judy Burckhardt's

10 BEST THINGSABOUT BEING A

NURSE EDUCATOR

The opportunity toeducate nurses thatwill care for me and

my loved ones

1

The ability to pass onwhat I have learned

from great nurseeducators

2

Hearing from previousstudents that their

daughters/sons havegone into nursingbecause of their

parent's experience innursing school

3

The chance to make animpact on the futuregeneration of nurses

4

Passing on the "tricksof the trade" to do

things easier, withoutbreaking protocols

5

Wearing a white labcoat while supervising

students in clinical

6

Seeing the differencebetween how studentsappeared the first dayof nursing school andseeing them functionas great professionalnurses in the clinical

setting

7

Hearing from studentsthat I had a positive

effect on their decisionto finish nursing school

and become nurses

8

Working with a group ofindividuals that want tomake the world a better

place

9

Being able to replicatethe activities of nurseeducators who shaped

who I am as aprofessional nurse

10