Do you have a PASSION for nursing?

[MA_Davis]

In another post on this site. A nurse ... said that people who have a "passion" for nursing are the ones who are not yet nurses in the "real world" yet. I am a strong person and I don't back down from something I am passionate about. I am passionate about nursing. I am passionate about medicine period. And always will ... there will always be bad days ... not all butterflies and glitter but that's reality. How do some of you feel? Do you have the passion? And do you think that eventually you would lose it?

[jgtdolphin]

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:)

[sydzmommy]

Well said capricorn. Sometimes it feels exhausting, like i have to constantly defend my reasons for why i feel i would be a fine nurse. I know it has been posted a million times, stay true to yourself. I do not see nursing as glamorous, great pay with easy work. I DO see it as an avenue to remain in a nursing care role, while allowing me many more options to advance my education.

It is difficult as a working mother returning to school for a second career. The jc i attend has a nursing program with a lottery system, and a minimum gpa of 2.5. And yes, i am screaming internally as i sit through class and listen to complaints, teachers too hard, retakes and retakes, hate science and math, but want to be nurse. Very frustrating. And yes, i stand by my feeling that some of them, well i shudder to think they make it through a program and actually put their hands on a pt some of them may end becoming wonderful productive people, and some simply want that paycheck for as little work as possible, and have a sense of entitlment. Truth.

That is why i haved worked hard for a great gpa. So i can get into a merit based program surrounded by peers who are as diligent as I am. That gpa may not matter to anyone here, or to the nurse recruiter who hires me, but it matters to me. It is a testament to my sacrifice and determination. When i get home from work all night, get to sleep for one hour, then go to school for four, then sleep for two, then go do it all over again, it feels good to earn that A, even as my four yr old is climbing into bed next to me when i get home, because even though mommy is too tired to play, she just wants to be near me. Or the questions, why is mommy gonevall the time? When i graduate from a program, i sure will have earned it! Lol. 20 years from now when my kids are in college, i think they will respect the choices i made, and that I have lead by example.

Its easy to feel defeated, then i hear a few words from my (now) RN friend, who also is a previous coworker and she tells me "you will be fine" Simple words of encouragement and that is like redemption coming from someone who knows my skill level, my work ethic, and who has been in my position!

So today is my resolve is strengthened (for the moment!) LOL those of us who want it bad enough will get there...eventually

[DreamyEyes]

No, nursing is not my passion. Although I do get fulfillment from it, and I love helping people, as cliche as that sounds. I like nursing because I get a good paycheck, I have flexible hours, and there are a million different areas to choose in nursing if you get burnt out in one area.

If I had to say what my "passion" is, then I would have to say psychology. Who knows, maybe I'll be a psych nurse one day.

[originalnoodles]

Never give up on something your passionate about, trust me. If your passion is film making and editing then prove to the world that it does have a place in this economic wasteland. Good Luck :)