How bad do you want to be a nurse?

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Specializes in CCU, Geriatrics, Critical Care, Tele.

There are some people who want to be a nurse and then there are those who REALLY want to be a nurse. Which are you? Why do you REALLY want it? Please share why and what (if anything) are you doing differently from others to get there. Any tips are welcomed.

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Specializes in Ambulatory Surgery, Ophthalmology, Tele.

I was thinking back to a time when I was still at the junior college doing pre-reqs. I took anatomy and physics one summer. Classes were Monday-Thursday. I had physics from 8am-12pm then anatomy from 1-5pm. Then I would go home and read then do it again the next day.

My poor family never saw me. I was so dedicated that summer. I wanted "A"s so bad and I worked really hard. I did end up getting "A"s in both classes. After the fact I didn't need physics (I changed schools before applying to a program). :facepalm: But I am still glad I took it.

Just before starting the nursing program I think I was little cocky. I thought, "Yeah, maybe I will do a minor in nutrition too. It's only a few extra classes." :rolleyes: Then as I took a few nursing classes I realized it got harder and harder. I didn't choose a minor after all.

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I was a child who had 0 clue as to what I was going to become. I never gave it much thought until I met my husband (my then boyfriend). I kinda jumped from one trend or obsession to the next. I still do that with hobbies because I try to find something outside of my studies to keep me connected to the outside world. Unfortunately, my school still takes over to the point where I quit whatever else I want to enjoy. Back to when I didn't know where I was going in life.... I would have to say that I new I was good with people when I began working at my first job at Chick-fil-A. There focus was to constantly make our guests have an extraordinary experience when they enter our restaurant. We are all about making connections with people, putting a smile on their faces, an going the extra mile. I was able to do this naturally. I later got another Chick-fil-A position. This time I was hired for the purpose of socializing with guests and leaving a long lasting impression of the company that draws guest to come back again in the future. I started thinking about a job in the medical field when I was about 20 years old. My sister-in-law wanted to be a surgeon and explained to me what it was all about. I was drawn to the way the body works and wanted in on the action. I slowly transitioned to wanting to be a nurse because of the ample opportunities there are in the field of nursing. One of my good friends who is a nurse also broadened my thoughts and opened my mind to the option. I eventually decided that since I wanted to love a life where I was helping people directly, and still be able to be home for dinner, the nursing was the path for me. I have been counting down the days when I get into my program and I hope that all of you prospective and current nurses are as fulfilled as possible. Happy Nursing everyone! :nurse:

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I have wanted to be a nurse since I was 12yo. I was dx. With spinal minegitis, pna, and numerousvother ailments. I was hospitalized for three months also eith 23 brain abscessses. I had a 5% chance of living. Through thevgrace of Gid I survived.ni remember walking out of ICSF telling my mom I was going to be a nurse one day. I had several friendsvehen I got older who I coached through their labors. I knew then I wanted to be an l&d nurse. My life took a turn. Got pregnant at 17. Dropped out ofv school. Got married at 19 and had 3more kids. I waited untilb they were all in school and I went for. Started my prereqs...took me five years but I did it with an a avereage. I made it into a private nursing school..very expensive needless to say..but I was told about the nursing shortage and hospitals were helping new grads to pay back their loans..lol. by the time I graduated..hospitals stopped hiring New grads. But I wanted to be a nurse so bad...my personal goal and dream had come to fruitio...with a lot of hard work..and good grades I might add. For a mom with 4kids..3of them teens giving me a run for my money...I made it. Graduating was one of my happiest and proudest moments. Did I want to be a nurse? Or did I really want to be a nurse? I've worked continued to work my butt off...not in l&d..but I am always so happy when I've madeca difference in somones life. I still want to be in l&d or even postpardum..I've recently gotten really sick myself and have had to take time off. I almost died twice in December and January. And have battled with major depression and anxiety...partly personal family problems...work related and unhappy that I'm not where I want to be professionally. But throu all of this crud I have realized that God has a plan for my life. I'm still here and no matter where I am in nursing "it is what I really want to be".

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Sorry for the typing error above...I'm not quite sure how to go up and down and save...I didn't want to end up deleting it by accident...so I just posted..lol

The last thing Iwanted to say is I really wish I would get the chance to work in the area ive worked so hard for...I just need someone to give me a chance and let me prove myself. I still have so much to learn and I want it soso bad. I know..there's a lot of out there and they are younger and I suppose morse along the lines of what nurse manage rs are looking for.

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Specializes in ICU.

This is my ultimate goal- to be a nurse. I have done everything else I have really wanted to accomplish in life. I am a mom to a wonderful 8 year old boy, he is happy and healthy, I have a home that I own, and a car that I own. I am taking the trip of a lifetime to Hawaii this summer, and I now have a wonderful man in my life. Becoming a nurse is going to be the icing on the cake of a wonderful, fulfilling life for me.

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Specializes in Neuroscience.

This pretty much sums up my weekend before a med-surg test.

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I am a 45 yr old male who has been in the legal field for 17 years. I have decided to return to school and become a Psychiatric Nurse. At 45 this journey is just beginning and I am very excited. Hopefully, I will get through my prerequisites with a bit of ease and then get my BSN before getting my Masters in Psychiatric Nursing.

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Specializes in Pediatrics Telemetry CCU ICU.

25 years ago I wanted to be a computer technician. Yep, there I said it. I went to a tech school and graduated in a year. I even had a job in the field. Oh god, how I hated it. It was just, I don't know how to explain, but though i knew plenty and did the job itself well, it just wasn't me. I decided on Nursing School. I never thought much about it, you know, becoming a nurse. But there I was, enrolled in the Practical Nursing Program. I LOVE LOVE LOVED it! People who knew me couldn't believe it either. No one EVER thought of me as a nurse before that. Now they can't think of me as anything else. I loved nursing so much that at age 47 I am finally going back for my BSN.

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Why am I being a nurse?! Simple reason: my mom showed my how amazing this job is.. In my schooltime I made some work experiences as a nurse (it's obligation in germany) and oh my god I loved it sooooo much..

After a "German high school graduation" called Fachhochschulreife I started my career to become a nurse in a Psychatry :)

you could chose your "University"(Krankenpflegeschule) for theroy and a Hospital who is a Partner from the University to learn the practice..

In this Moment (ok 2 weeks ago) I passend my intermediate exam and I can say/write that this is the thing I would do my whole life

Sorry for my horrible English.. I spoke/wrote it 2-3years ago the last time

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I have always wanted to be a nurse for as long as I can remember. I graduated high school and took a year off. I got a job working in an accounting firm and they offered to pay for my tuition to go to school for accounting. I took them up on the offer, but couldn't even last a year. I HATED accounting. I dropped out of college and a few years later I have birth to my son. The hospital experience I had was amazing and it made me realize this IS what I was meant to do. The next fall I enrolled to start taking my prerequisite classes for Nursing. That was 2.5 years ago and after being on a wait lost for two years I'm finally starting my nursing program March 31st! I'm so happy it's finally here it brings me to tears. I know these tears of happiness will soon turn to frustration And my social life will be non- existent for the next year but it will be worth it!

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Specializes in Still deciding May do Hospice or Holistic.

I've wanted to be a Nurse since Highschool. I also made a special promise to an elderly Jewish lady where I volunteered at. She had a very bad stroke years ago due to a medication mistake and it ruined her life. She wanted more than anything to follow my dream and become a Nurse. I've had my challenges with doing Nursing but I never gave up and now I'm finally starting. It may have taken longer than 4 years but it was worth it because this profession means a lot to me and I'm determined to learn and help my patients. I also want to have a specialty in Hospice and Palliative care. The hard work in the end will be worth it! :)

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