FutureUndecided

I posted a thread almost identical to this! I'm not even in nursing school yet but I know vomit is going to be the hardest part for me. So I posted that thread asking for help and I received several good replies! One person suggested that I figure out exactly what it is about vomit that bothers me. He suggested smell, sight and sound. For me, it is completely the sound! If someone near me even starts coughing heavily it grosses me out. He suggested that if the smell grosses me out the I breathe through my mouth. If its the sight to cover it quickly. If its the sound to medicate the person quickly. Perhaps the best reply was when someone told me to remember that I could freak out, or try and help the person who is feeling so terrible. I realize that they are right. As much as I despise vomit, I would rather deal with it then have a patient in pain or seriously not feeling well. No one likes to get sick so its better to help them. And only nurses have the ability to help them by medicating. Good luck! P.S. Even though I think I'll get over vomit, I don't want to work on the Oncology floor.

This is going to sound completely silly but its a problem for me. I want to be a nurse but I absolutely HATE vomit! I want to run screaming the other way when someone gets sick. I know this is a part of nursing and that I need to get over it if I want to succeed in this field. What I'm wondering is if any other nurse has this problem? And how they got over it? Of all the things I fear, puke is the worst! But I know that I want to be a nurse because my mom was one (she's been a CCU RN for 25 years) and I've seen how much she helps people, I enjoy taking care of people, the job has a lot of flexibility and good job security and I genuinely like working with people. If anyone can help please let me know! My mom thinks that I will make a good nurse if I can get over this problem. Her advice was "figure out how to deal with it or get out of the field. It happens sometimes and its disgusting but you can't abandon a patient even if you don't like it." I know I need to get over it. Any ideas about how?