title: Jack.
abstract: As nurses work longer hours with less staff to care for sicker patients, our profession has become more stressful than ever. Sometimes we leave work with hearts as achy as our feet. This nurse's story reminds us of what makes it all worthwhile: our patients and their families.
authors.forename: LeAnn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thieman
authors.forename: Kathryn Kimzey
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Judkins
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006765:Hospitals, Convalescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009729:Nursing; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D013315:Stress, Psychological