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When I first told friends and family that I was considering pursuing a nursing career, every one of them said "Oh, you'd be GREAT as a nurse." And every one of those twirps followed it up with something to the tune of "You don't mind bossing people around". :sneaky:

Not one person said it was because of my cheery disposition or great bedside manner. Apparently I need better friends! :roflmao: Not sure what I can do about that family, tho.

I took this personally at first (although in jest) and then realized, they think nurses, as a whole, are bossy!

I'm not shy and I've held many teaching and administrative roles. Giving others direction was a necessary skillset and one I developed rather well, apparently. :cheeky:

What have your friends and family said when you shared your desire to go into Nursing?

Ive been told by family and friends because I'm smart and caring. My doctor told me id be a good nurse because li seem very caring and would listen to people. He also told me I'm not aggressive like his nurse who tries to teach people karate. I think she sounds funny. Anyways, hearing that from my doctor was nice. His wife is getting her masters in nursing and i kinda have a crush on him.

:nurse: First rule of any employment (and that includes student nursing): Don't get your money and your honey from the same place. Leave that married man alone. :nono:

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A lot of inflated egos. Too smart to be a nurse? What the heck does that mean? Should that be a compliment to you or a castigation to the nursing profession.

Well my dear(s), hate to deflate your ego, it's MUCH BIGGER than you are.

I think it is an insult wrapped in a compliment. One of those pitying sighs and oh, I think you could do better statements. Most likely it means the person has no idea what being a nurse is even about.

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Oh no, I completely agree about not choosing it based on nursing shortage. In our area, there's so many nursing jobs available & surprisingly a handful of them don't require experience.

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Specializes in Hopefully NICU.

Where I live (Miss) most of the hospitals have new graduate nurse programs set up specifically to employ new grads. I'm excited! The pay is good, and nursing can stabilize my financials. I can afford to get married to the love of my life, build a house and start a family. In North Miss a BSN nurse at a hospital is hard to come by. They employ mainly ADN and I'm pretty sure it's because of the lack of BSN schools. Miss only has 5 or 6 BSN schools in the entire state

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:nurse: First rule of any employment (and that includes student nursing): Don't get your money and your honey from the same place. Leave that married man alone. :nono:

Lol nooo. I would never go for a married man. And i dont think my doctor is interested in me. He said i remind him of his daughter. We're both trouble makers *eye roll*

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Specializes in Forensic Psych.
Where I live (Miss) most of the hospitals have new graduate nurse programs set up specifically to employ new grads. I'm excited! The pay is good and nursing can stabilize my financials. I can afford to get married to the love of my life, build a house and start a family. In North Miss a BSN nurse at a hospital is hard to come by. They employ mainly ADN and I'm pretty sure it's because of the lack of BSN schools. Miss only has 5 or 6 BSN schools in the entire state[/quote']

That's awesome! Most hospitals in my area have GN programs, but they're super competitive? You have to have > 3.0 and a high exit HESI/ATI score just to qualify and most spots are actually filled internally anyway. And of course, almost all require BSNs. I have a good shot as a spot as an internal applicant, but most of my class is SOL :-/

It's great that you live in such a good area for new grads! It eliminates a lot of the worry.

Having fewer BSN programs really does help. There are at least 6 just in my city.

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Specializes in Hopefully NICU.

That's awesome! Most hospitals in my area have GN programs, but they're super competitive? You have to have > 3.0 and a high exit HESI/ATI score just to qualify and most spots are actually filled internally anyway. And of course, almost all require BSNs. I have a good shot as a spot as an internal applicant, but most of my class is SOL :-/

It's great that you live in such a good area for new grads! It eliminates a lot of the worry.

Having fewer BSN programs really does help. There are at least 6 just in my city.

Yea it helps to find and keep a job but I'm at a disadvantage if I were to apply to a bridge program. Most in MS are not online and the closest one is in Memphis but I don't really want to go there, so I could apply to a school 2 hrs away and hope for the best. It's in Gods hands

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When I decided to go into nursing, I didn't really have friends who were supportive, but that wasn't on my mind at the time. I had 3 children to feed, and was sick of my job. That's all I needed to know! I worked evenings at a call center to make ends meet. Now, I have a couple kids who are teachers, and I'd say we all have a bit of a "bossy" streak in us.

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When I decided to go into nursing, I didn't really have friends who were supportive, but that wasn't on my mind at the time. I had 3 children to feed, and was sick of my job. That's all I needed to know! I worked evenings at a call center to make ends meet. Now, I have a couple kids who are teachers, and I'd say we all have a bit of a "bossy" streak in us.

LOVED YOUR STORY!!!

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I live in N. Mississippi also. Methodist is paying Nurses a nice bonus referral fee... My wife's a RN at Methodist G'Town :)

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My family was very surprised. I already had a degree that turned out to be not so useful, and I used to be pretty squeamish but seem to have gotten over it. Also my mom used to be a nurse and I swore up and down that I was NOT INTERESTED. Things change!

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