Guys: what made you want to go into nursing?

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I am aiming to go to nursing school......and wanted insight as to why you guys went into/going into nursing ......

sidenote:.my family thinks it would be "wiser" for me to go into medicine, being that im "young" and all, and think i should strive for more of a "challenge" and more "respect", hence go into medicine......??

I wanted to wear pajamas to work. Scrubs are close enough.

My best friends has a 6'2'' 200lb epileptic brother. They can ONLY have male nurses at the house to help out. I can only say that there are not enough of you!! Nurses never get enough credit, but more specifically, male nurses are so underappreciated.

job security, the pay is good, it offers a night shift, the part of the hospital I want to work at-the ER- is a very fast-paced work environment-which I like=] It's as close as I can get to working in the medical field without having to go to med school for a while after college to be a doctor. The only thing I hate is that full-time is only 3 days a week-12 hours shifts. I hope when I get an RN job I can work more than that-like 5-6 days a week=]:redbeathe

Specializes in RN.

I have wanted to be a nurse for many years. I lost my factory job at 44 yrs old and was forced to pursue nursing. I regret not doing it when i wanted to many moons ago. I will encourage young people to suffer the hardships to pursue their desires.

I hope that the OP Canadian eh? figured out which field to go into. For those that are still on the fence the reason I chose to go into nursing was I like to help people and the study of medicine intrigues me. Good luck to all in finding out what to do with one's life and make sure you research something thoroughly before going into it.

Specializes in CVICU/SICU.
so true.......but really, how often do male RNs form relationships with female RNs in their own unit, yet alone other units?? lol

I formed a relationship with an RN on a unit that I visited frequently (she was/is an RN, I was a medic, now an RN). We have been married for 30 years :D.

I got into nursing school (2 yr. RN & BSN program) mostly when I did because I didn't have time to think about it. I'm at my alma mater hence I already have one old degree from this school and saw the new program advertised on the website. I called about it a few weeks before school started, and I was accepted basically over the phone. I was at the point that I had to get the forms filled out and that contract background check/drug screen done so the papers would be in on time so I made the plunge. I had the prereqs. I'd been a paramedic. I knew a thing or two....maybe just a thing and a half.

What made me interested in the field? I've known all my life I like learning about and knowing healthcare/medical-related "things." Am I a die hard, patient care junkie? Nope, but that's ok I guess. I've also learned that I like changing jobs and locations. Nurses seem to do that rather readily around here. In my current career (the badge) you can't really do that. You more or less have to start out at the bottom as a probationary rookie despite the fact that you might work with kids who have only been officers a few months. You're their rook. Anyway, the nurses seem to go somewhat laterally. I'd have to go back to the bottom, and I currently have so I could work and go back to school.

So to sum it up...knowledge and mobility. Judge as you will.

I am here to meet the babes. Nothing at all to do with the good money, and job satisfaction. Just the babes.

Specializes in ED, Telemetry,Hospice, ICU, Supervisor.

Guess there are a few of us post military life types on these boards. I spent 4 years active as a medic including Iraq. I was really good at all the medical stuff so after my time was up, I started going down the RN path. Most of my family are either RNs so the decision was easy. From my point of view its an upgrade from being an E-4 boot. If you want to see an example of overworked and underpaid employees in a dangerous setting for patient care then look no further than your line medic. The level of "bad day" on the civilian side is not the same level in active lol.

Specializes in Critical Care.

Originally I wanted to become an MD or DO. Part of me still does. Maybe one day I will, but several years ago I just couldn't risk taking the those loans out for Med School, so nursing school was #2 on my list. I figured, hey it's still medicine right? I've come a long way since then I think.

For me, at first it was the prospect of being in the medical field and healing people. I've come to be disenchanted with that notion.

Later it was upward mobility, building equity, and a concrete career. I'm still a little hesitant about accepting that 100% these days.

Finally I just said screw it and be honest with myself, its all about the $$$ (relatively speaking for a quick and easy 2 year degree plus whatever advancement I want CCRN/CEN ect...)

One day in the future though I will eventually become a PA as that course of education is more reasonable for me than the financial wager I'd have to place for medicine, unless I won the lotto.

EDIT: Also as wannabe2008 articulated... babes.

Specializes in Trauma, ER, ICU, CCU, PACU, GI, Cardiology, OR.

what made me go into nursing, it was a motorcycle accident i had when i was in my early teens. long story short, i was in coma for 3mo. when i came out of it, it took me 1 full year of rehab plus endless therapy. in addition, during the time i laid on my bed at the hosp. i noticed how some of the medical staff treated their patients, right then & there i decided that i could do their job & i would treat my pt's with respect & compassion. moreover, i was the only one in my entire large family who wanted to become a nurse. trust me, i heard it all, however, if nursing is your passion don't let anyone misguide you from your path, trust yourself. unquestionably, nursing has so many branches to choose from, for example, "administration, crna, np,and the list is endless. therefore, i wish you the very best in all of your future endeavors... ciao:cool:

p.s. keep us up to date.

Specializes in Occupational Health; Adult ICU.

Gosh darn--I was shanghied!

'Tis true...I was in a CLS (Clinical Lab Scientist) / MLS (Medical Lab Specialist) program.

But all my co-students (there weren't many) were introverts, and well, quite boring.

I ended up spending lunchtime with the nursing students who were, as a group, a lot of fun. They kept saying "Come...take a course...you'll like it..." The director of nursing one day said: "We have a spot open...come and take a few courses", so I did and stayed.

In reality there was no "spot open," there was a waiting list and to this day I'm not sure why I got that spot...but I can tell you that at the get-together after many clinicals, laughter abounded. I've neve regretted the switch.

Never question the Universe!

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