[Havin' A Party!]

Absolutely... interesting field, many opportunities.

[Cali2Atl]

I would not recommend my children go into the nursing profession.

[luvschoolnursing]

I never thought I would encourage my kids to go into nursing but even though my daughter would NEVER be a nurse, my son is considering it. He's only 13, so I'm encouraging him to explore different fields related to medicine/healthcare like pharmacist, physical therapy,etc. but if it's nursing he wants, I'm all for it. Quite honestly, if he wants a wife and kids, I think he'd do better as a nurse than a physician. Less money but more time at home.

[mcmike55]

Sure, why not!!???

As a matter of fact, my oldest daughter is a RN. She grew up watching me come and go at all hours of the night and day. She saw me at my highest highes and my lowest lows when I came home from work.
When she was old enough, and wanted to, I let her come to work with me a few times, she was in my hospital's medical explorer post, etc.
Actually she went took business classes in college, and just before her last quarter, decided she would rather be a nurse.
I told her that it was her choice, we discussed it, the only thing I put my foot down on was that she finish and get her AD in business before going on to nursing.
After passing her boards, and working for a short while in our small rural hospital, she moved to the "big city" and is now working at one of the premier med centers in the country. She's seen things in the past year, that I've not seen in 20, her career advancement opportunities are better, she has the advantages of off duty time in a big city, etc.
All in all....I think it's a good thing for my daughter. However, that's not the path for everyone. My other daughter won't even touch raw chicken or hamburger!!

By the way, not trying to start trouble, but if some of you are so upset about nursing.....why not bail out??

Mike

[dorie43rn]

Not only would I want my daughter to go into nursing, I pushed her to go! She wasn't even thinking of being a nurse, but I talked her into taking the course. My reasons being: She will always have a decent paying job, and never be dependent on anyone. She can travel the world, or stay at home. She wanted to do something along the criminal justice field, well now she can make bucco bucks as a forensic nurse.
She took my advise, and just graduated nursing school. She is also taking my advise before she contiues her studies and is going to work on a med-surg floor for a year. Her dreams now? To get a CRNA, or maybe the Forensic Nursing, or her Masters to teach. There are so many opputunities in nursing, that she won't have to floor nurse forever. She fought me at first while attending her first year of nursing, and almost quit, now she is happy she didn't. I'm still waiting for the "thank you Mom."

[bethin]

I don't have kids but I'd like to think I would be the kind of mother who would support her kids no matter what (now prostitution is another story or any other illegal activity). If I felt my child was not suited for nursing I'm not sure I'd tell him or her. Sometimes you got to screw up before you find you're true calling. And you have to figure it out on your own.

I'd imagine my kids would have the same caring attitude that was instilled in me by my mother. Always give a hand to those who need it no matter if they are black, red, white, muslim, etc. She always told me that people are people and deep down we all want the same thing: pure happiness. If my child is truly happy being a mime, then I'm happy.

[nyapa]

Not sure. Think
1. it would depend if my child really was aware of what they were getting into, eg coping with aggression, etc.
2. the field they were specialising in
The thing is nursing can be so positive as well. I don't have children but I think I have no right to stop them doing what they want. Of course I am speaking hypothetically. You don't know if you can cope with something until you try.

[Hygeia79]

I haven't got children but if ı hvae in the future , and if he/she wants to be a nurse, ı cant direct him..

[patrisia]

I would strongly recommend to be a nurse. A lot of nurses get used to always having a job, and job right after job, have a good pay and a lot of options in career and life, they forget how other people work at one place, being under stress of being fired, not having oportunities to grow- moneywise and careerwise.
Nursing certainly is a hard path, not for everyone, but it is the same with any other profession - would you rather be an eletrician, who jumps on and off his ladder all day long, running lines? Or to be a sales rep., who works on comission- he did not make enough sales this months, has nothing to pay his mortgage with, and would be fired next months if does not improve?

[danissa]

Dont think the subject will ever come up in our home! Our Kiddos have seen me bring home too much from work, (both in my heart and on my shoulders) (oh AND in paperwork!) to want to follow me!
They haven't liked for such a long time that what I do takes up so much of my time!. They wished I worked in Marks and Spencer...9-5pm, and brought nothing home apart from cut priced nice food!