Rdawson11

Thank you so much for your response! Sorry I took so long to reply. I have decided to continue on in pursuit on my nursing degree! Thanks again!

Hey guys, I am a nursing student currently in the midst of taking my prerequisites. I am now 25 years old, but when I was 19 I was hired as a Patient Care Technician for a dialysis company after graduating from a Medical Assistant program. I absolutely loved Medical Assistant school, but I resigned from the dialysis company just before my training ended. So my question is, should I become a nurse? There are three reasons why I quit dialysis. 1) I had caused a patient pain when inserting the giant gauged needle used for dialysis into the patient's fistula, and I felt so bad for hurting the patient that I went outside to cry. 2) I am absolutely horrible at math and I would freeze every time my preceptor would ask me a dosage/math question. 3) The hours were horrible. 14 - 16 hour shifts. I know that all three of these are things that I would have to deal with as a nurse. Do you think these are things that I can better handle now that I am older and going to school and know what I would be getting into? Or should I think about looking into a different career? Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Hey guys, I am a nursing student currently in the midst of taking my prerequisites. I am now 25 years old, but when I was 19 I was hired as a Patient Care Technician for a dialysis company after graduating from a Medical Assistant program. I absolutely loved Medical Assistant school, but I resigned from the dialysis company just before my training ended. So my question is, should I become a nurse? There are three reasons why I quit dialysis. 1) I had caused a patient pain when inserting the giant gauged needle used for dialysis into the patient's fistula, and I felt so bad for hurting the patient that I went outside to cry. 2) I am absolutely horrible at math and I would freeze every time my preceptor would ask me a dosage/math question. 3) The hours were horrible. 14 - 16 hour shifts. I know that all three of these are things that I would have to deal with as a nurse. Do you think these are things that I can better handle now that I am older and going to school and know what I would be gettin g into? Or should I think about looking into a different career? Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!