I've just started my journey in healthcare and I have to say I love it. I did home health care for a year to get my experience, got a job at the county hospital (I live in Fort Lauderdale) as a patient sitter, and just waiting to be cross trained on the floor as a PCA. I'm going to take my HESSI at some point this semester and get my application in for next year for nursing school to start in May.
I always love hearing how current nurses started their journey or current PCA/CNA's who are just trying to make it and move up in the world. Share your stories! Also open to hear any advice!
As a side note, I feel like there's a still a stigma with being male and wanting to go into nursing (or maybe that's just my family...) I'm actually looking to earn a doctorate in nursing or considering medical school.
I hate when I tell people what I do and the first thing they say is "oh you have to clean people's poop??"
Yes... But not always....
I always viewed my job as helping those who can't help themselves, and i always imagine myself in whatever situation my patients are going through, and how I would want to be treated, and I deliver that same care. Isn't that what it's all about? (Guess that was more of a vent, oops lol...)
Specializes in Oncology, ID, Hepatology, Occy Health.
On 3/7/2020 at 6:07 AM, amoLucia said:
To jc0322 & Dean - congratulations and good luck as you both advance in your career and educational paths.
I echo that to both of you, good luck.
You think people think it's weird now? I started training in 1983 and was a nursing auxilliary (nurses aide) before that. Jeez was it considered weird then!! The doctor thing - people's sexist assumptions - attitudes ARE changing. The pooh thing - wait until those people can't clean up their own pooh. They'll soon be glad for a nurse or care assistant and they won't mind if it's a man!
People will have something to say about whatever career choices you make. Some people think they always know better than you. Ignore them.
Nursing's a human occupation - nothing specifically "female" or "male" about it.
DavidFR, BSN, MSN, RN
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I echo that to both of you, good luck.
You think people think it's weird now? I started training in 1983 and was a nursing auxilliary (nurses aide) before that. Jeez was it considered weird then!! The doctor thing - people's sexist assumptions - attitudes ARE changing. The pooh thing - wait until those people can't clean up their own pooh. They'll soon be glad for a nurse or care assistant and they won't mind if it's a man!
People will have something to say about whatever career choices you make. Some people think they always know better than you. Ignore them.
Nursing's a human occupation - nothing specifically "female" or "male" about it.