Best thing about being a nurse?

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Whats your favorite part about being a nurse?

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My favorite thing about being a nurse is never having to wonder if my job makes a difference. Sure, there are other things I could be doing for a career that make more money- but I'd rather know I am impacting someone's life than sitting in a cubicle working a worthless job.

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Specializes in school nurse.
I was paid far more with much less stress in my previous career.

What field was that?

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Our hot uniforms.

There. I said it.

Lmao!!!! I love it!!!

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Specializes in Psych/Mental Health.
What field was that?

I was in a subspecialty area of investment management.

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I was in a subspecialty area of investment management.

Why the switch to nursing?

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Specializes in Short Term/Skilled.

Getting to educate patients and families about their conditions and treatments. Its amazing how many don't know much about their own healthcare.

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Specializes in Psych/Mental Health.
Why the switch to nursing?

I just got very bored and couldn't see myself doing it for another 25-30 years. For a couple years I did consider other areas related to what I did but the ones that I had any interest in would require even more quantitative training. I got good with numbers, but at the end of the day I'm just not a numbers guy. I do love the medical field (the science of it and working with patients especially psych patients), and it's just a much better fit for my personality.

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Graham Crackers!!!!!!

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I'm a school nurse. My favorite part is educating the kids. Every time I see them I get a chance to teach them something new. I have a few littles with asthma or an allergy or other medical condition, and I work on educating them a little bit at a time while they're in my office. This year a first grader went from forcefully blowing into his spacer every time we tried to give him his inhaler to being able to self administer (with supervision), explain the difference between a bronchodilator and corticosteroid inhaler, and point out the different parts of the lung.

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I have considered my career as a nurse a privilege. The fact that we are able to enter a patient's life, provide them comfort, or see them through a difficult time, even become part of the patient's family (even if only for a few hours) on nearly a daily basis is an honor and is amazing to me... Once the student loans were paid off, the money hasn't been bad either!

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The best part of being a nurse for me has always been the opportunity to comfort people at a vulnerable time. Maybe it is their first time in the hospital or they are undergoing a major surgery. Maybe it is just sitting next to someone as they are dying. I enjoy just being present for the sick person. Sometimes they just need to talk. I like knowing I make a difference, even for a short period of time, when they are afraid and alone. When someone says to me, "Thank you for being there," or "Thank you for explaining that to me. Now I understand it better." Anyone can learn the technical things, but being compassionate and caring is a gift. Being kind when it may not seem warranted. Loving some of the most unlovely people is what I have done as a nurse. It is not the money, or the benefits, or my fellow co-workers. It is and always has been providing comfort to the people assigned to my care. That to me is the best part of being a nurse. Knowing I have made a difference.

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I was going to comment but you just said everything I wanted to say and said it better!

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