By “‘Electro-Lightning,’ with the ability to correct an electrolyte imbalance with the flash of a bolt! No more replacement protocol!”
—Erin Gallagher
“‘RN’ = ‘Rescue Ninja!’”
—Stephanie France
“‘Super-Nurse.’ The ability to treat all your patients faster than a speeding bullet.”
—Jackson ThisGuy Hunter
“‘Forever Nurse’ can work 10 shifts in a row!”
—Logical Jackieo G
“‘The Needler’…you never feel my shots!”
—Liz Johnson
“‘DVS’—the Deep Vein Stabber, with the ability to hit your vein without the pain.”
—Joseph DeVaney
“‘True Heart’—to touch a chest and heal a heart attack!!!”
—Tina Wallin
“‘The Wizard’—I’m an NP and I would have a magic wand and a crystal ball, so I could diagnose and cure everyone.”
—Wendy Adams Rivard
“Superhero name: ‘MEGA-MIND.’ Power: Telepathy. To save time and effort! No need for verbal order, eh? :)”
—Celso Jr Salon
“Mine would be ‘Chemo Cathy’ and I would be able to cure your cancer just by holding your hand. No needles or nausea—only love would flow from me to my patient. I wish I had the superpower to cure my husband and many, many more.”
—Cathy Hewitt Windham
“‘Head Count Nurse’—where I could instantly provide each nurse with the number of people, both patients and their loved ones, s/he has helped.”
—Margaret A. Fitzgerald
“‘Invisible Med Nurse’: Scanning patients’ armbands to give them their medicines without the patients swallowing them!”
—Candy Bell
“‘Octo-nurse’—with eight arms so I could multitask.”
—Donna Walters Derrick
“‘The Germinator’—faster than any MRSA infection, stronger than a 1:10 bleach solution, able to don PPE in a single bound (and yes, I’m an Infection Control Practitioner!).”
—Gretchen Post
“‘Wonder Nurse’!!! My power would be to make all the pain and suffering go away!”
—Melissa McCall Hammer
“‘Triple H’—Hopeful Hugging Humorist. Kind of covers everything, both in the giving and receiving!”
—Laura Settlage
What would your superhero nurse name be?
Know a fellow nurse who goes above and beyond every single day? Nominate him or her to be the “Hero of the Month!”
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