At the risk of getting blasted with insults from all of you in the nursing community, I'm just going to be honest. I am thinking about becoming a male RN. But my reasons for becoming a nurse are pretty selfish and are the following in no particular order: Excellent work schedule, good money, great opportunities for advancement, relatively short training, beautiful female nurses, travel opportunities, and ofcourse helping people. However, I'm honestly afraid that I may not be a good enough human being to do the job of a nurse. I'm already a germophobe, I'm really not a big fan of bodily fluids, and most of all I have a hard time dealing with vommit and excrement of my own family, let alone perfect strangers. I don't even like changing diapers. With my personality, I also unfortunately will likely retaliate to all those old school nurses who like to "eat their young" and will probably cause drama by standing up for myself. And finally adding to that my ego and insecurity is not looking forward to the "male nurse" title. Ya ya I know, how dare me and I'm a total jerk...but its true.
Was anyone like me before they went into nursing? Did nursing make you a better person or did you already have the personality and compassion of a nurse before you went into it?
I don't understand how you can relate it to ER and scrubs?
Ok let me clarify.Many lay people watch shows like ER,Scrubs,Grays Anatomy that contains a lot of fictional drama,yes fictional drama,attractive rich people who spend their time gossiping and having affairs while in some cases this may be true,the rest 90% of nurses sweat their behinds off and barely have time to pee,nursing is not a glamorous job.The nurses usually wear scrubs that look like pijamas and pull their hair back to avoid germs...well if that is considered sexy to you then well...I dont know what to say.
There are many nurses that went into work for the reasons you mentioned (except the hot nurses part - LOL @ ''the most nurses are chubby grandmothers'' comment, so true). Nursing is just like any other field. There are nurses that go into it for the OK money and steady work, and then there are those that go into nursing because they absolutely love being a nurse. I work in a large hospital. I have run into very few nurses that are "passionate" about nursing. A lot of them complain about having to come into work. But, you do what you got to do. But let me also add that just because they are there for the paycheck, they do their best to provide quality care - that's just part of the job. But come 7:30, we all can't wait to get the hell out of there.
Ultimately you'll decide what's best for you. Don't let anyone tell you (including yourself) that you're too shallow. If you think you can show up and do the work, then do it. But you don't want to be stuck in a field you'll hate for the rest of your life. Or maybe you can do nursing now and then find something else to do later? Life is full of options :)
No doubt in my mind that you are shallow, but I don't think you are a bad person because of it; more like normal. You were honest and I appreciate that. I just think you would be happier doing something else. There are lots of hospital jobs out there that would suit you better most likely and you might actually get some of those things that are important to you...
I'm curious about how many here believe that a nurse should be concerned about the non-nursing aspects of life, such as having and caring for a family, which is what the majority of adults end up doing.
Being aware of and interested in working hours, pay, scheduling, and yes even meeting attractive prospective mates (don't tell me women who go into nursing give nary a thought to doctors' looks) are typical adult concerns. Not shallow at all since they are going to impact satisfaction with the career.
Well, I guess it's all in how you define shallow....I didn't mean it in a negative way really. Just that shallow sometimes seems to mean those things that aren't for "the greater good"...all those things the OP wants are the things we all want. Just some of us find a career (nursing) that we love at the same time. I absolutely think that the OP has started off great by analyzing their own thoughts. Life's not easy and it helps to know some things up front. However, I do feel that it would be better if they had a passion for something. But that's just my 2 cents.
At the risk of getting blasted with insults from all of you in the nursing community, I'm just going to be honest. I am thinking about becoming a male RN. But my reasons for becoming a nurse are pretty selfish and are the following in no particular order: Excellent work schedule, good money, great opportunities for advancement, relatively short training, beautiful female nurses, travel opportunities, and ofcourse helping people. However, I'm honestly afraid that I may not be a good enough human being to do the job of a nurse. I'm already a germophobe, I'm really not a big fan of bodily fluids, and most of all I have a hard time dealing with vommit and excrement of my own family, let alone perfect strangers. I don't even like changing diapers. With my personality, I also unfortunately will likely retaliate to all those old school nurses who like to "eat their young" and will probably cause drama by standing up for myself. And finally adding to that my ego and insecurity is not looking forward to the "male nurse" title. Ya ya I know, how dare me and I'm a total jerk...but its true.
Was anyone like me before they went into nursing? Did nursing make you a better person or did you already have the personality and compassion of a nurse before you went into it?
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#1 Quick point amigo. have ya looked at the average age of nurses today? lol..
#2 Germaphobe huh? Cant deal with bodily fluids? You will either get over that real quick or get drummed out during training if the instructor is anywhere near competent.
Otherwise good luck. Sounds like you got a lot of issues to hammer out before spending all that money on a career you might not be cut out for.
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Ok let me clarify.Many lay people watch shows like ER,Scrubs,Grays Anatomy that contains a lot of fictional drama,yes fictional drama,attractive rich people who spend their time gossiping and having affairs while in some cases this may be true,the rest 90% of nurses sweat their behinds off and barely have time to pee,nursing is not a glamorous job.The nurses usually wear scrubs that look like pijamas and pull their hair back to avoid germs...well if that is considered sexy to you then well...I dont know what to say.