Best thing about being a nurse?

[LM838]

Lets all share some positivity!

Whats your favorite part about being a nurse?

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[vanilla bean]

Whats your favorite part about being a nurse?

The money.

[blackmamba123]

Lets all share some positivity!

Whats your favorite part about being a nurse?

xoxo

My favorite part about being a nurse is educating people about their condition, our interventions, or on any questions or concerns they may have. I absolutely love teaching about breastfeeding and troubleshooting with parents when they're having issues. I also enjoy giving correct information, as there's so much misinformation out there. I'm a chronic googler, and looker upper. I enjoy learning as much as I do teaching.

As far as the nursing profession as a whole, I love and appreciate that we have options, from being an independent provider to entrepreneurship and everything in between.

[Davey Do]

Lets all share some positivity!

Whats your favorite part about being a nurse?

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[blackmamba123]

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[AnnieNP, MSN, NP]

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I cannot tell you how many times you have made me laugh. Thank you.

[Heylove, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

Our hot uniforms.

There. I said it.

[thoughtful21, BSN, RN]

Scrubs. I became a nurse because I like scrubs.

(At least, that's what I say in interviews...no callbacks yet...)

[meanmaryjean, DNP, RN]

Honestly- it has been meeting fascinating people whose paths I would never have crossed had I pursued my first career choice*.

(*Fifth Beatle)

[meanmaryjean, DNP, RN]

Scrubs. I became a nurse because I like scrubs.

(At least, that's what I say in interviews...no callbacks yet...)

The scrubs are what I miss most now that I'm on the academic side- no joke!)

[EDNURSE20, BSN]

Having autonomy. I worked in retail as a student and I hated that I was constantly bossed around and not allowed to think for myself. I love for most of my day I make all the decision and can voice my opinion to other health care workers and be valued.

Learning. I love that I'll never stop learning.

Making people comfortable. I love it when you get a compliment that your doing a good job from a pt and get some appreciation for your hard work. Makes all the bullsh*t feel worth it.

Adrenaline. When you have an acutely unwell pt or an emergency and your able to step in and can actually help.

[chacha82, ADN, BSN]

My favorite is normalizing a complicated post-op (art line out, getting off all the gtts, etc), having them walk and getting them discharged. It means our intervention helped and they got better!