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[vanessa99]

Dear all nurses in here,

I am 16 years old and I am writing this article to express what I felt and what I am feeling for your job. Sorry for my English, I am still learning the language.

Well,before 1 month, I was in front of an accident. A car hit a woman in front of me. The woman was screaming and I couldn't sit there doing nothing, so I run and I hold her hand. A woman run and told us that she was nurse. The woman was bleeding in the back and the nurse asked my help and of course I did whatever she told me. Eventually, the ambulance came and everything with the woman went okay. She is fine now. I was always wanted to have the opportunity to help people as you have. I believe that you are something like our secret angels. I mean, you have long hour shifts and you haven't only one patient but a lot the day. That means that you help a lot of people each day, you make them smile. A patient as I have heard, sees more times his nurse that his doctor sometimes... that thing that you have is a bless for me. And for that reason, I will try to have the opportunity that you have! Even though my parents are opposite of this decision... and some nurses are opposite too. Yesterday I went to hospital in order to see how you work, just to know, that will not affect my decision and two nurses told me that that they have changed their minds and if they could they wouldn't choose this work and I shouldn't choose it to do it for the rest of my life ... and I take the courage to ask: Have anyone of you feel bad of his choice to become a nurse? What do you advise me to do?

[ElizabethAnatom]

This can be true about any job. You will sometimes think that maybe you chose the wrong field. When things go wrong and when you can't get something, this will happen. But I think it is still a great job.

[MikeeMikes26]

Nursing is a very promising and fulfilling career. You will learn a lot about human body, diseases, medications, technologies and work hand in hand with Doctors, other health professionals and non medical staff to save lives and ensure that patients get the best care there is. The things you learn at school can also be used for taking care of yourself and your family so it's very practical and at work, there is no dull moments because you would be doing a lot of things all at the same time. It is physically demanding and both emotionally and mentally draining especially when dealing with deaths or irate patients and companions but it's equally rewarding when you see your patients are comfortable and eventually get discharged from the hospital. I would never want to be anyone else in exchange of being a nurse. I would do this over and over. I love being a nurse and I never regret choosing this profession.

I love what I do and sometimes I need to sacrifice some things (e.g. time away from my family during holidays or socialization) but it's okay so I suggest that you weigh your options carefully and know what you really want because Nursing is a tough course and working as a Nurse is tougher.