My son wants to be a nurse????

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Hello everyone,

First, I want to thank each of you for selecting nursing as your career. I have experienced many hospital experiences (surgeries, childbirth, death, etc) and appreciate all you do.

Quick summary: I have a son (single, 32) who lost his job (real estate) and needs more "job security". Nursing has been suggested and he is looking into a community college for either a LPN or RN program. He has Anatomy II and Microbiology left as pre-req and most likely will be accepted into either program.

Is money/job security a valid reason to change careers?

I would hate to see him fail....nursing seems so hard!!!

Thanks for reading and responding.

in response to the Prestige, I think you are jumping to conclusions here, maybe he knows about the field of nursing and mom is just checking it out for her own sake. Just because she is on here asking questions doesn't mean that he asked her to do this or that he has any idea that she has done this. If he is done with most of his prereqs. I am guessing that he has some info on it. has talked to school counselor or other students. I know that at the school I went to the nursing students started banding together before we ever got into the program and all had conversations about job security, income, reasons for becoming a nurse etc. maybe she is just a concerned mom and if so good for her! being concerned about your kids doesn't stop just because they reach a certain age.

Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

It is a more secure job market than real estate. Nurses are right up there with barbers and funeral directors in the department that there will always be work for them -as there are 3 things that never stop happening - getting sick, hair growing and dying :)

The only concern that i'd have is that if he doesn't have at least some passion for nursing and helping people -it will be very easy to burn out. If at the end of a day of dealing with gross fluids, getting yelled at/ whined to/ ******* out, and being on his feet all day with minimal times for breaks he can still muster up a sense of humor and a smile, he will probably be just fine.

98% of it gets easier if you have a good sense of humor and the right attitude.

Specializes in being a Credible Source.
Fortunately, we live in a University/Med Center city where there is a nursing shortage; however, real estate has taken a nose dive.

Just curious, how do male nurses relate to patients vs. female nurses? I never had a male nurse.

Thanks for your response.

Something unsettling that I've learned since leaving my last career to become a nursing student is that "nursing shortage" doesn't equate to demand for newly minted RNs. At least here in upper Cali there are plenty of hospitals with open reqs for experienced nurses who're suspending their new-grad programs.

Just want to make sure that you and junior have your eyes wide open. Nursing is not the sure path to a good job that many believe.

Specializes in ER; HBOT- lots others.

you know, there are sure a lot of ppl that do that. there are ppl in my area that lose their jobs from a mill or a factory and get help going back to school from them. and you know, some of those ppl are so MEANT to be RNs. the realize there is more out there because of a misfortune.

Dont discount because he wants to be a nurse. its the most rewarding thing ever ever ever. and you know what, if he decides its not, thats his choice and path he is going to take.

it IS hard, but the most awesome thing ever.

i wish him luck!!

and i am not saying anything about his age, but you know, when you go back to school later in life, from what i have seen and experienced, they are more driven and it wont be as hard!

GL TO HIM!

-H-RN

Specializes in ER, TRAUMA, MED-SURG.

Toxic - I understand you have your ideas about people getting into nursing. Do you people thinking about getting into nursing "pricks" on a routine basis if they don't say that Florence Nightengale is their hero? I have been an RN for more than 17 years and I have met people who did get into nursing for the money, or other reasons. I really hope you don't call students or new nurses that. That just in my opinion is offensive. If you called me that because you didn't get into the field for the same exact reason that you did I would be highly chapped and I might say something I would regret.

I decided to go into nursing school at age 10, after my granddmother died of a stroke and I saw how the nursing staff took such good care of her and our family when we were there with her. My aunt bought me a book on Dorothea Dix and Nightengale, and a few others when she realized I wanted to be a nurse I have never even thought of wanting to do anything else.

Do you not believe that someone may get into nursing for another reason - money, thinking it's easy work (which it's not), or marrying a MD, ect and then after they get into it realize that one reason they enjoyed it and want to stay into it because they decided they love it and they didn't get into it just for the money after all?

I hope you were not trying to be offensive when saying that, but that may be what some people call eating their young. If I were new and you called me that, I would seriously reconsider my place of employment.

Just my .02

Anne, RNC :banghead:

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