why did you decide this career field?

[ilovemychihuahua]

i have been wondering what reason you guys have for choosing nursing as a career. To be honest, I am still thinking about taking this path to become a RN. I have never thought about choosing career field in medical field. I was always scared of it because you are resposible for people's lives. Long time ago before I went to college, I wanted to land in the job that takes care of elderly people because of my grandmother. I used to go visit the eldery home where she stays every week and to take care of her. And then i got into college and changed my mind to become a early childhood teacher. I have worked many ones. I transferd to University and did one block of teaching program but I felt like it wasnt for me. I did very well in classroom internship but not in actual classroom. I stopped going to school since then and have been thinking for three years what I really wana do. I am a nanny and take care of three boys at this point. I wana say I am very caring person and love to take care of people. I love old ppl and kids. Is being careing and loving taking care of ppl not enough to become a nurse?

[Rams80]

I have a degree in public relations and actually became a flight attendant after college. I loved the job but I also loved that every day was different and that I was always interacting with different people. We moved around quite a bit with my husband's job (pharmaceuticals) and I began working in an office where every day seemed to be the exact same. I love to be busy at work because it makes the time go by so much quicker and I seem to work better under pressure. After having 3 kids close together, I wished that I would have become a nurse so that I could have continued working even when we moved around. When my Dad became ill and passed away last year, I spent a lot of time researching things on the internet and was so intruiged and I wanted to know more. I am mostly interested in working in oncology or I would love to eventually be in Hospice. After taking A & P I and II and Micro, I have a whole new understanding of the human body and I think it is fascinating!

[CranialNerves12]

I suppose my desire to become a nurse came from reading a lot of medical thrillers when i was younger. I became very fascinated by anything related to medicine and really wanted to work in a hospital setting and help others.

Has anyone read any novels by Robin Cook....or Lurlene McDaniel? Very gripping stories...check them out :)