National Nurses Week: Why did you choose to become a nurse?

National Nurses Week: Why did you choose to become a nurse?
Yuma Sun, Yuma, AZ; by James Gilbert; 5/5/25 
In honor of National Nurses Week, the Yuma Sun is proud to celebrate the dedicated nurses who serve our community with compassion, strength and resilience. ... To mark this special week, we asked nurses from across Yuma a simple but powerful question: Why did you choose to become a nurse? Their answers reflect the heart of the profession—stories of inspiration, personal sacrifice and a deep commitment to caring for others.

• My grandmother was a nurse ...
• My story starts when I was 5 years old in kindergarten ...

Editor's note: What a great question! How can you use this question to get to know your nurses better? To more fully appreciate their daily, ongoing--and evolving--passion and purpose for nursing? Curiousity can be a great connector, a bridge. Take it to the next question: Why did you choose to become a hospice nurse? Life-stories abound. Try it. Even just a few minutes can generate profound insight for you and support for the nurse.