I am new here so forgive any shortcomings. I am in pre-nursing right now. I decided to become a nurse when I decided I needed to give my family a better life, but nursing was attractive to me because it is an important job. It's not a production rat-race for my employer's bottom-line. Being a nurse, you are not just a tool to make other people rich. As a nurse I would be bettering lives and doing something meaningful. I honestly cannot see myself doing anything else because there is nothing else I would want to do.
The main reason for my post however is that I was explaining this reasoning to someone (someone I would rather not put a name or title to,) and that person told me "Nurses don't do **** to better peoples lives. No one gives a **** about nurses. Doctors are the ones who better peoples' lives."
I know this is not true at all, but does anyone have any specific stories/examples of how you or a nurse has bettered your own or someone else's lives? It's disheartening to hear someone belittle your aspirations in such a way.
