Why do you want to be a nurse?

I am a big people person and would like a career that allows me to interact with other people. Another reason to become a nurse is because my dad was sick most of my life and that had a great impact on my life.

It's in my blood (my mother, grandmother, and countless aunts are nurses) and it's my calling...

I've tried changing my mind many many times and everytime I do something draws me back to nursing. I can't wait to be able to help people. Plus I look forward to the flexible scheduling because I have a 3 month old and am planning on another child so scheduling is everything. And, I won't lie, the extra money won't exactly hurt.....

Why do I want to be a nurse?
So many reason really...First being it's my calling, I switched majors at one point but I came back to Nursing because it felt right to me. I love that I'll be able to have flexible hours when I have a family, I can work nights if I need to so that I can be there during the day, to do the day to day stuff...The money helps too because I want to be comfortable I don't want to struggle anymore. The last and most important being I want to help people, I know it'll be hard and most times I won't get alot of recognition for the work that I do but that's ok because I'll know what I did for my patients as will my patients and that's what means the most to me. I can't see myself doing anything else for the rest of my life but being a Nurse.

Never wanted to be a nurse- I had an ailment two summers ago- doctor's kept saying we don't know- we don't know- that ****** me off. So I decided the cheapest easiest was to get my foot in the door of medicine was with a nursing degree from my local cc- so that is what I am doing now. Later on down the road well see what happens- I also just like to learn new things and I am having a blast in my classes- I worked as a CNA throughout college- I have a degree already in philo- but never considered being a nurse at that time- my mom actually mentioned it and I said yuck- I wanted to go into politics and law- but life had other plans and I went into social work- now life has other plans again and I am going into nursing.

I want to be nurse because I have always wanted to help someone who was sick or hurt, I had my family and now that all my kids are school I figured that now is that time to pursue my career. Recently my husband was on duty on the police force and got into a car accident and is going on 7 months off of work. He has had two surgeries and I have had the pleasure of taking care of him through it all. It really just made me realize that how much I enjoyed doing this type of work.

I guess it's in my blood too (I'd also be 3rd generation!) though I'd always dismissed it. Not that anyone ever discouraged me, it just didn't seem to be "my thing". After careers in business/computers and the corporate rat race, I knew that wasn't for me either. But in the last 3-4 years, God has put things in my path to re-direct me. I've had friends go through nursing school, and they've called me to talk about school, review NCLEX questions with them, etc. My oldest son had the tips of 2 of his fingers cut off in an accident last year, so I spent lots of time with him in the ER/hospital. I was laid off in April and decided to go back to school...to finish my pre-reqs to apply for nursing school. It just seemed to be right. Any reservations I'd had in my early 20's were gone (I'm 46 now). When I called my Mom to tell her, I think I heard her doing the happy dance. LOL! Finally, after being single for the past 8 years, I met a wonderful man...you guessed it, he's in nursing school!

Sharon