future nurse in disstress. Help needed!

LPN4Life · May 18, 2004

I answered you on the other post and asked if you had considered the idea of being a school nurse?

I think that would be the best of both worlds

futurenurse01 · May 18, 2004

Thank you for your suggestion, I'm going to talk to my school advisor about it.

LPN4Life · May 18, 2004

Both nursing and teaching are very rewarding careers, I have often thought I would like to (when I get older) become a nursing instructor, that is also an option. The best thing about nursing is the wide range of options and specialty areas that are available.

And the biggest PLUS to nursing is all the peeps you meet on this board, teachers don't have that kinda love

futurenurse01 · May 18, 2004

I never thought about becoming a nursing instructor, that's something I'll also bring up to my advisor. and your right teachers don't get this kinda of sport from thier peers. Thanks so much:)

Stitchie · May 18, 2004

You will also do much education with your patients; don't forget that. True, it isn't so much the classical standing -in-front-of-third-graders, but you will have moments when patients say,"Thanks! No one ever told me that before. Now it all makes sense to me and I won't eat an entire chocolate cream pie on my 1200-a-day calorie diabetic diet!"

...and those moments will make you shout with joy.

There is also nurse educators, clinical nurse educators who sorta teach new nurses what the place is all about, and nurses who just do teaching, like diabetic educators.

You will find your niche. Go for it!

LPN4Life · May 18, 2004

You will also do much education with your patients; don't forget that. True, it isn't so much the classical standing -in-front-of-third-graders, but you will have moments when patients say,"Thanks! No one ever told me that before. Now it all makes sense to me and I won't eat an entire chocolate cream pie on my 1200-a-day calorie diabetic diet!"
...and those moments will make you shout with joy.
There is also nurse educators, clinical nurse educators who sorta teach new nurses what the place is all about, and nurses who just do teaching, like diabetic educators.
You will find your niche. Go for it!

Your right nurses wear many many hats...........

Dixiecup · May 18, 2004

I never had the luxury of choosing a career because it apealed to me. I went into nursing for one reason only--job security! Well I certainly got that ; :although the things I really love to do would only pay about six dollars an hour! : :sniff:

zenman · May 18, 2004

Get a quarter and toss it. Notice your reaction to the results. There's your answer; works every time!

Town & Country · May 18, 2004

Be a teacher. I wish I was.

You can't be a nurse if you're a nurse.

purplemania, BSN, RN · May 18, 2004

I had the same dilemma and chose nursing and do not regret it. EVERY nurse is an educator. If you can devise innovative ways to do patient education, or to become a hospital educator (after clinical experience) or certified diabetes educator (conducts public and private patient classes)---lots of ways to be educator and nurse---then you will feel fulfilled in both arenas.

futurenurse01 · May 18, 2004

:balloons: thank you everyone who has responded to my post. i WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ASK YOU GUYS SOMEMORE QUESTIONS.....(HERE GOES). I have done the research for teachers salarys in New York(which is where I live) and the starting pay is 39,000 with your BA and less than 6 month experience. I'm not as sure as what nurses make as a starting salary. Also I know the type of work teachers do and what is basically expected from them, yet I'm not as clear as to what exactly nurses job description's are. The only people I know in the medical field are CNA's , and the say RN's do mostly paper work. This to me is hard to belive and in my search for truthful and valid answers I came here. Thanks again guys for your support. ***P.S**** The type of work I do now while attending school is teaching company policys to new hires in a retail company. My title is Trainer.