Do you have a PASSION for nursing?

For me it just seems like Nursing is one of the only professions out there that has at least some employment opportunities. My passion is in film making and editing but i figured my passion may not get me anywhere in life in this economic wasteland so now i'm taking Nursing. Do i have a passion for Nursing?

Not really.

Although i DO love helping people and right now i wouldn't trade being a nurse for anything/ any other profession in the world; but my true passion still lies in film making; i'll turn that too a hobby though so it's all good.

in before people quoting me because i don't have passion for said subject.

I wouldn't agree at all that the only nurses with a passion for nursing are those who haven't been out in the real world yet. I doubt everyone would describe what they feel as a "passion" -- they may feel that it fulfills their needs in some way, or they may feel committed to what they do. There are many nurses here with lots of years of experience who still wouldn't want to do anything else. The real world does temper your original idealism, but that comes with professional growth. That's a good thing.

I do hear students and new nurses sometimes saying, "If you don't have a passion for nursing, then you should get out." It's sort of the flip side of what you're saying. I think it's just best if we accept people for what they do, rather than what their personal thoughts and feelings are.

I agree. And I disagree that it is MADATORY to have a passion. A lot of people don't but they do it just as well as the next person. But if they lack a care to be a nurse so badly that it affects patients, then at that time for me, it would be time for them to go. lol But yes I see what you are saying very true and thank you for commenting

For me it just seems like Nursing is one of the only professions out there that has at least some employment opportunities. My passion is in film making and editing but i figured my passion may not get me anywhere in life in this economic wasteland so now i'm taking Nursing. Do i have a passion for Nursing?

Not really.

Although i DO love helping people and right now i wouldn't trade being a nurse for anything/ any other profession in the world; but my true passion still lies in film making; i'll turn that too a hobby though so it's all good.

in before people quoting me because i don't have passion for said subject.

Definitely, I agree you sure will be able to tie that into your life somewhere so all in all it's a win win. And agree you don't have to have a passion for it. I do but that doesn't mean everyone else has to as long as the patient's get what they need and your doing your job, so what! And thank you for commenting

Well, I have been helping my family and friends for years naturally, because I wanted to. I never considered myself having a passion for nursing but I like helping people. I disagree with that post saying a passion for nursing is for people who haven't been in the real world. That is not right, I know several nurses who do not feel that way.

Well, I have been helping my family and friends for years naturally, because I wanted to. I never considered myself having a passion for nursing but I like helping people. I disagree with that post saying a passion for nursing is for people who haven't been in the real world. That is not right, I know several nurses who do not feel that way.

Yes. I guess basically they were trying to say that I have a passion for it only because I have not become a nurse yet. I strongly disagree because I know what I am capable of handling and I know who I am. And I feel the same way I love to help people.

Passion. Hmmm, a very strong word. I have, at times, been very proud to be a nurse, thankful even. I've been so very happy to have provided comfort to both the sick and dying, as well as the family of both groups.

There have been times when I wished, beyond wishing, that I was ANYTHING but a nurse. The long hours and too-many shifts, the exhausting rituals, the ungrateful patients. The doctors, family members that blamed the nursing staff for their own shortcomings, as though striking out at the innocent would be acceptable somehow. It never was.

And somewhere along the way, I'm still glad that I chose this profession. And yet I wouldn't encourage others to follow my path....my own son I would not encourage to become a nurse, not at all.

Why? Because while am at peace with my own life's course, I don't believe I'd want it for him.

Most days, I'm glad that I got to make a difference, in a positive way, for about a dozen people. I'm glad that they left my center smiling, thanking me, and glad that they were recently in my care.

Satisfaction with a life's work does not mean I have a "passion" for it. Frankly, I can't put my finger on a single name of a co-worker who would describe their feelings about their careers in nursing as having a root in "passion". Necessity, enjoyment, satisfaction....yes. Passion? No.

But if they lack a care to be a nurse so badly that it affects patients, then at that time for me, it would be time for them to go. lol But yes I see what you are saying very true and thank you for commenting

I think what is annoying people is that you're assuming EVERYONE that is solely a nurse for the money (or whatever reason beyond "passion") is horrible to patients, etcetc. It is quite possible to hate your job and still be lovely to your patients, residents, whomever. The ones that have issues likely have had issues LONG before they entered nursing. Or who knows - some of those bitter, burned out nurses, could've gotten that way through the culture/the way nursing is today.

It's hard to judge when you don't know the circumstances. Focus on yourself. Don't worry so much about the motivations of everyone else, because frankly, they are none of your business.

It's you and your motivation that will get YOU through school. Not anyone else.

Yes, I am passionate about nursing, and I'm also a realist. I know my future work days/nights aren't going to be all rainbows, unicorns, and glitter. I realize that there is a difference between nursing school and real world nursing. I know I'm going to love what I'll be doing, and I will also not like aspects of it too. I accept the good with the bad.

Do I think I will lose it? How can you lose something if it is not your own truth. You can't lose what was never there. You will always have it, if it remains true to you.

I think the reason people were so vehemently defending that stance on that thread was because you were so vehemently defending your stance that if someone hates their job, they are going to give horrible patient care and need to leave. There can be a whole lot of in between. Passion is a great thing to have, as long as you're also realistic about how hard this job is and overworked and under appreciated you are going to be.

I only have passion for one thing: my family. Anything else is just going to be a job. Plus, I am not a nurse yet. But, I chose the profession of nursing because: decent pay, working with people (which I love), no sitting in an office, 12 hour shifts, using my love of science and math, and decent health benefits. Of course I want to help people, but really, knowing that I'm going to be bogged down with politics, under staffing and red tape is a realistic entry into nursing. I am starting this career later in life and I like to know what I'm getting into.

I'm glad that you feel so strongly about your "passion" and I really do hope you still have it after school and 10 years of nursing. :)

Maybe some people lose their passion, but only you can speak for yourself. (Just a sidenote example, my sil is a dancer, and began teaching dancing becuase she has always been passionate for it... well it became a "job", even though she wasn't passionate for that job, she was and still is passionate about dancing, even though she no longer does it.) I know my opinion can't be as valid since I am only in nursing school, but I know I will always be passionate for nursing. I have wanted to be a nurse since I was 4 yrs old, never anything else. I have been around the medical field growing up, and have worked in many areas of the medical field, even the holding room at the hospital(where I had an inmate throw urine all over me). I enjoy it, even the extreme bad days. People who meet me & know me will tell you that they can't see me as anything else other than a nurse. It's just my nature, and is all I want to do, even with the bad days that come with it. Only you can keep your passion alive and be true to yourself, don't let others rain on your thoughts just because they might have lost their passion(which maybe there are other circumstances that made them feel that way). Hope that all made sense:)