What I Love About Nursing Is....

my residents
their smiles
their hugs
the feeling that you made a difference

CARE TO SICK CLIENTS AND GETTING THEIR WISHES AND ETC.

Gosh, there's a lot I don't like at the moment, but the one part I do enjoy is just being with the patients, in their rooms, helping them out and finally getting to the point where I've met their needs, even for a short time. For some of them, especially those with no family, I may have no idea how much effect I've had on that person.

I have a tough time dealing with co-workers at times, so being in a room with a sweet, cute little old patient and knowing I'm keeping them company or making their day better is sometimes just pure heaven.

The hugs from my pts. When I have had a bad day, I walk out of my office and to the floor. I help someone to the bathroom, pass trays. The smile on the face of a pt who couldn't walk when she came in and now is walking all over the place. I realize, this is why I do this.

the heartfelt smiles and thank yous from unexpected patients.

Hey guyz i just joined this site and its really very educative amomg other things.i have worked as a CNA,now as med tech..nursing is noble though as an aide little is done to appreciate that role..well what iam trying to say is iam now considerinmg to enrol in a lpn class...amongst you reading wud any one care to share with me what were ur reasons to choosing nursing as a career..

10 Things I LOVE About Being A Nurse


1. Job satisfaction

2. I'm proud of myself and the job I do

3. Helping people maintain dignity during a very difficult time

4. Helping family members come to terms with the disease process their loved one is going through

5. Teaching without the hassle of dealing with children

6. Watching students' eyes light up when they make that connection from the classroom to the clinical setting

7. Watching patients leave the hospital, and seeing them walk back in to show us how well they're doing

8. Knowing that I'm giving people their lives back, or helping them at the end of their lives with the grief work that everyone should go through

9. Meeting interesting people from all walks of life

10. Working side by side with other people who feel the same way I do

It's something you take with you everywhere, all the time. It's the ultimate way of giving back to society.

And right now I'm an EMT! I'm starting nursing school this Fall and I must choose, THIS WEEK, between a very pricey private school for a secondary Bachelors OR a SUNY nursing school (very inexpensive) which offers an associates RN. I've been told by several healthcare folks that there isn't much of a salary difference. Only thing is, I would have to relocate a few hours upstate. Once an RN, can you basically work where you want or do the schools or hospitals where you do your clinicals own you?

Does anyone have any information on this? Is there also a difference in salary when working in the city vs a more rural area? No biggie either way but I'm hearing nothing but heresay...

Thanks!

The ability to leave a lifetime impression on someone. Just the way the nurses I had as a child have left on me. Not to mention maybe to be the inspiration to go into the nursing field themself. Just like the nurses I had inspired me to do. Nurses are angels sent down to Earth in disguise.

What I love about nursing....


MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN EVERYONE'S LIFE...