Re: Guys- what made you want to become a nurse?

its one of those jobs that even if you make a buck, people dont hate you, unlike hated professions. Attorneys anyone?

Re: Guys- what made you want to become a nurse?

I believe i was born to be a nurse, this is something that struck me a couple of years ago. I´ve had a tough life, but at the same time I have gained a lot from that which I think will help me become a better nurse.

Would also like to say thank you to the TV Show ER, who opened my eyes. Sometimes it is those little signs that can change your life.

my biggest dream in life, to become the greatest nurse in the world.

Re: Guys- what made you want to become a nurse?

Want me to lie? Grades! I didn't have the 4.0 needed for medical school so nursing was it for me. Soon as I can start my new job I'm hitting the books for that doctorate and not stopping till I get it (PhD but it'll do). I learned as a 22 year old RN, I was too immature to hit 4.0's...I wasn't done partying! Nowadays a 4.0 is a cinch!

Re: Guys- what made you want to become a nurse?

I had no idea what I wanted to do once I entered my community college.

I picked the EMT course because it seemed interesting and I soon found out that I really liked, and am good at, health care related stuff.

The EMT course was absurdly easy. I don't believe I got under a 92 on any of my tests, and the clinicals were similarly without any serious difficulty. I passed the NREMT in 70 questions and that was that.

I decided against becoming a paramedic because in Florida you must also be a Firefighter to get hired by the state, and I'm not into firefighting; too dangerous and physical for me.

So nursing seemed the logical choice. From what I read, I didn't really think radiology was for me, and neither was being a surg tech. I'm now doing my prerequisites for the ADN program, of which there are a ton! I took the easy ones first -psychology and sociology - and am now knocking out the more difficult science ones as well as the two English composition classes I have to take.

Can't wait to get to the good stuff and get accepted into the program.

Re: Guys- what made you want to become a nurse?

Im not a nursing student. However this career has been pondering my mind for over a year. The reason is I'm 18, still young and really don't know if this is something I want to do. Though the reason why I want to become a nurse, is to dedicate my life to my mother. She passed in 06, knowing why she became a nurse is something I feel eternally great full for. I can see greatness in life if I go into nursing. I guess only time will tell.

Re: Guys- what made you want to become a nurse?

I picked it at random... or so it felt. I was in the process of dropping out of a Music Education program, and one of my frat brothers (yeah so dont ask why I dropped out, ahem) mentioned he made good money as a CNA.

And then I became an EMT, and then a firefighter, and have worked in LTC, hospitals and home care, and am now in my third year of school, and may well end up as a PHRN.

So you have your pic in my story according to your beliefs. Either I ended up liking what was a last-ditch pick, or call it the hand of God

Re: Guys- what made you want to become a nurse?

I became a nurse through a dare. In Ireland, before you leave school, you have to choose what university degrees you want to undertake. Your degree is decided by an education board, looking at your grades. In Ireland, the general feeling is that the first degree choice you put on you college form, is the one you never get!
So, i was dared to prove this theory, and put down BSc (Honours) in General Nursing! In 2005, i completed school, got my final school results from state exams, and what do you know.......4 years later in 2009, i have an honours degree in General Nursing and about to start my first nursing post in London. By the way, i love my job

Re: Guys- what made you want to become a nurse?

parents forced me to take it up
at first didnt like it. eventually i learned to accept it
during college days and loved it now while im working.

Re: Guys- what made you want to become a nurse?

uummm....the women duh! no seriously, I chose to be a nurse mostly because I like to help people and hate feeling caged in a cube with a cpu and a phone. I mean the $$$ for nursing isn't that bad as well!