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