Y'all . . . I want to be a little "raw" with you.

Over the last couple of weeks, nurses have been propelled into the public limelight and elevated to hero status. It is humbling to see the world's response to the profession that you and I have always known was special.

Photos of nurses wearing N95 masks have gone viral . . .

But what the public doesn't see is the emotional strain that both nurses, nurse educators, and nursing students are facing.

Overnight, future nurses (and their professors) were thrown into career limbo, unsure what the future would bring.

Practicing nurses were facing terrifying crowding in hospitals while striving to care for incredibly sick individuals and the fear that they might infect themselves or their families.

With a courage, that is only found in true hero's, you woke up and continued studying, you put on your scrubs and went to work.

That is who we are - as nurses.

The ability to put others before self, to care at a depth humanly impossible, and to do it all without asking for fame.

Current and future nurses . . .

The words "Thank You" are vastly inadequate at a time like this, but, thank you.

We love you. We need you. We are all in this together.

I wish so deeply that there was more that we could do to help you. Any attempt to aid feels weak, at best - but we commit to do what we can.

Happy Nursing!

-Jon Haws, RN
Founder, NURSING.com