:rolleyes:Ok...SO I am curious because at least once a month, I don't want to be a nurse. Maybe something triggers that or IDK, but I actually think I could be a singer. Or just travel the world...but I would need alot of money for that. Maybe a farmer- I know sounds crazy but...sometimes I just want to be free like that.
I went to school for 6 years and studied art...then I made the switch because I knew it would be a "fall-back career.
Art is an unpredictable market so...
Now...wait a minute...for all you hecklers out there, I enjoy being a nurse, and this "fall-back" thing was when I first started. My view has changed, so don't post anything passing judgement.
So....yeah.... If you weren't a nurse what would you be? (esp. in this dry desert of an economy)
This has been a fun post, reading everyone's idea of a better or more fun career. Since I was a little girl, I was always told that I talked too much, and in elementary school, I always tried to help everyone else before I did my own work. I grew up wanting to be a teacher, but in Jr. High, I decided I wanted to be an Orthodontist. While in High School, the counselors introduced me to the nursing program that was looking for students out of High School. I went on to become an LPN, and then years later completed my RN.
I still thought about being a teacher, so I decided to substitute teach at my son's school. I did this for a few years on my days off from nursing, but it just did not fill that void. As I worked as an RN, I loved the new grads and new nurses to my unit, because I would get to preceptor and mentor them. They all told me I should teach nursing, that I was really good at it, making them feel comfortable in what they are doing. I went back to school for my BSN, and I am now teaching an LPN/RN 1 + 1 program. I absolutely love it. It is everything I always wanted, and more!!!! I have found that career that I had always hoped I would find. I feel privileged to be able to do what I had dreamed I could do later in life.
I also like being a lifelong student, I love school!!! Going to school, teaching school, whatever!!!! A lot more school for me in the future, working on my MSN, and hopefully enough energy to continue for my PhD. Teaching is awesome!!!
I went to school for 6 years and studied art...then I made the switch because I knew it would be a "fall-back career.
Art is an unpredictable market so...
Now...wait a minute...for all you hecklers out there, I enjoy being a nurse, and this "fall-back" thing was when I first started. My view has changed, so don't post anything passing judgement.
So....yeah.... If you weren't a nurse what would you be? (esp. in this dry desert of an economy)
Too funny when I read this. Well, I am not a nurse yet but I chose this profession for school because I too thought it would be my "fall-back career". I worked for an airline and it too is a very unpredictable market. Sure enough, one year after going back to school I learn that my prior position became obsolete as they down-sized and if I hadn't of gone to school I would have been out of a job anyhow. But ya, 4 years later...I am realizing it is more than a fall-back choice. I can now see all the possibilities it has to offer.
But to answer the question then...if this doesn't work out. I always wanted to be a vet or a radio broadcaster!
Oh, I'm sure it's plenty stressful, just not in the same way that nursing is. At least I probably won't kill someone in writing or editing.
Well, it isn't the same type of stress. But while, for instance, a reporter might not kill someone through something like a med error, plenty of physical harm and death has been caused or incited by the written word.
On the other hand, I only had to perform CPR once as a journalist and never had to clean up physical poop (now metaphorical poop, that's a different story)....
I guess what I'm saying is, no, it's not the same kind of stress, but it's still a job in which you can save, harm, or destroy someone's life on any (or sometimes every) given day. However, a nurse who switched to journalism would probably be used to the taking loads of crap and never getting lunch aspects of the job.
I would be a veterinarian if I had the time and money. Or I would like to teach adults how to read or to obtain their GED's. I love helping the "newer" nurses or students when they come to the floor.
I wouldn't leave medical field, I would be a doctor ( which has been my long term dream(goal) hopefully I become one someday :), I also like dentistry and pharmacology. I can only see myself woking in Medical field.
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I would be so thrilled to work alongside Terry Francona, the manager of the Boston Red Sox!