aniqueone1

Thanks so much yall. You have really cleared some things up for me and given me encouragement. I'm pretty good with guts nasty things and smells. My weakness is needles I just flinch every time i see one. How do you get over that or what helps?

I want to be a nurse because i love to help people and i want to make a difference. But i dont want to be stuck as a secretary somewhere because there aren't any positions available. Sigh. I dont mind traveling which is where i heard can come in handy by leasing yourself to different hospitals. Just so many different places make nursing look like the dream career i just don't want to have the wool pulled over my eyes and it be too late.

So then there really isn't a shortage? Is it worth it to go to school for the next 2 plus years only to find out that there isnt a shortage and i cant get a job?

I keep reading that most likely there will be a nursing shortage for a long time but I can't help but think with so many people getting grants and going to nursing school that there will be an abundance of nurses here in a couple years. So wont that affect the job market and make it harder to get a job? Or is there really that much of a shortage. :confused:Thanks!

Oh absolutely! My Grandpa recently passed away and needless to say the care he got was not up to par or even close. So as my granmother is getting older along with my other family members I want to be there for them as much as possible as they get older. Also my passion is helping other people it is what makes me happy! So I am glad that I found a way to help people both body and mind. Thanks again!

I have been bordering on going to nursing school or psycholgy school and here recently I discovered that there is mental health nursing. I just read so much of what all you wonderful people put on here about your up and downs in the field and I feel so inspired to become a part of that and have a passion for it. So I just wanted to say thank you because I feel that reading all this had put me in the right direction of where I want to go in my life and career.:redbeathe:nurse: