[jodyangel]

Brian..I have to ask. Where did you get that adorable av???? LOL.

Originally Posted by brian

Everyone has his or her own story about how or why they became a nurse. What's your story?

Please be as detailed or as short as you wish. It'll be interesting to hear everyone's stories.

[mustanggirl]

Always was fascinated with the whole medical aspect of things. Probably because my Mom is a nurse (tried to talk me out of being a nurse) and I have always looked up to her and was fascinated by her nursing stories when I was growing up. Maybe its because when I played dress up when I was little she let us dress up in her old nursing uniforms from the sixties. Those micromini nursing uniforms wow, that would be a feat in itself to work in those. Never was really sure thought about doing physical therapy or nursing. I got in the nursing program in college and just kind of stuck with it. The further I got in the program, the more sure I became that I liked nursing. As any job it has its ups and downs, but I like that there are may different areas of nursing to practice in.

[anniev]

always wanted to be one, had a chance took it never looked back glad i did but some ddays a tuffer then others

[kaynjherr]

Hi, my name is Kim and I will be 34 on Monday, 1-2-2006. I have always wanted to be a nurse since I was old enough to know what a nurse was. When I was 6 I remembered my mom and dad getting me a stethoscope and a plastic needle for christmas along with some pill bottles filled with candy meds. In my early twenties I started at a community college, but I never finished, I was eager to get married and start a family and that was the dream I followed. I moved back to North Carolina with my then 92yr old grandmother in 2001 and the job market sucked, so it was a perfect opportunity for me to go back to school. I love to help people especially the elderly they are a window of wisdom. Sitting and talking with them gives them a reassurance that someone is listening and I am here for them.

[follower]

I have always wanted to be a nurse, from when I was very little! I even had one of those little outfits with the cape and everything!! Its a great job, and like any other it has its down side, but there is nothing else I would ever see myself doing. It has enabled me to meet some fantastic people, and travel the world doing so.

[nan1993]

I had a dream of running down a street with Florence Nightingale following me, while I screamed " I want to be a nurse!". I woke up my ex-husband screaming " I want to be a nurse!" So I became a nurse. True story.

[QuigRN]

I always wanted to be a nurse and I've never been sorry. I never even had second thoughts when women were being told that they "could be more than just nurses or teachers". Of course in the beginning I wanted to be like Mother Teresa and save the world; these days I settle for making a difference in anyone's life.

[veroskydr]

I love it when folks ask me why I became a nurse.
I have known since I was the age of 12 that I was going to be a nurse. There was never any questions. I remember the guidance counselor in high school trying to convince me that I should to to medical school. The thought never crossed my mind.
I have been a nurse since 1978 and I have never had a bad year. I have enjoyed many different aspects of my career though there is truly nothing better than taking care of patients.
My aunt who recently died was my role model. She graduated from school in 1941, when there was so little food and the like, she worked only a short period of time, but she was the most intelligent nurse I have ever met.
I think about her often and hope that I can continue to do her proud

[mukhorty]

I'm not a nurse yet, just a hopeful who lurks to learn about the profession.

But I'd like to answer anyway, because for so long I had no idea what I wanted to do!

My mom is a nurse, and so is my aunt. But I didn't really consider it for myself. As a kid, I never knew what I wanted to do. As a teen, the only thing I could imagine doing was nursing but at the time I found that extremely defeating - I didn't want to follow in my mom's footsteps.

I got married straight out of highschool, I didn't go to college because I figured it'd be a waste if I had no goal. My husband is several years older than me and so already had a degree and could support me, and the baby we had nine months later, and then our second daughter two years later. So I just went straight into the stay-at-home-mom career you could say.

All while the kids were toddlers, my mom tried to talk me into nursing school, she said I'd make an excellent nurse and would find great satisfaction in it. I still resisted nursing, but I did take some general night classes. While doing a research project in a sociology class I learned a great deal about homeschooling and so dropped out of school because I decided to homeschool my kids.

Last year, my husband finally put his foot down and said he wants our kids in school, but I'm dead set against public schools so we compromised: I'll homeschool until our kids are accepted into a local charter school.

Knowing I would soon be kid free during the day, I began to wonder what I'll do with myself! My mom, of course, suggested nursing. I'd gained back respect for my mom through therapy recently and was able to forgive her for being a drunk when I was a kid (she became sober when I was 9 but I still begrudged her all that time) so this time I actually considered her proposal and saw that nursing is the only thing I can see myself doing, in fact, could ever see myself doing but I'd refused because I didn't want to give my mom the satisfaction! How...oi. Anyway, I'm glad I forgave her.

Now I'm eagerly waiting for my kids (who are nearly nine and seven) to go to school so I can too! I can't imagine any other job being satisfying for myself. I want to help others. And, I've always loved the bawdy humor of nurses.

Jess

[weezer123]

I think it was because I was just nosy and wanted to know everybody else's business!!! And what a way to do it!!!!