How do you keep your faith fully present in your nursing jobs? How do you keep your patient's needs at the forefront when the lead organization or administration has a different agenda? Dealing with difficult patients is a specialty of yours. What advice do you have for nursing students when it comes to dealing with a difficult patient - whether they are merely stubborn or flat out belligerent/violent? What are three most important pieces of advice you would like to give nursing students who are about to enter the field?