Jamie_Loves_Stephen

70 views and no replies Doesn't anyone wanna share why they chose to be a nurse? :/

hello all :) i just started my first year of college, and am taking my pre-req's before transferring to shsu to get my bsn. it was a long road to reach the decision to become a nurse, and i was just curious as to what made you decide to be a nicu-rn/nnp/neonatal nurse? (is there a difference between nicu-rn & neonatal nurse?) for me, i decided to be a nurse when i was 7 years old and went to visit my grandma in the hospital. i was young, and so of course i was deathly terrified of needles and nurses. i remember it was really late and i get cranky when i'm tired, so i probably was acting up a little, and my mom turned to me while we were in the room and said, "if you don't behave the nurse is gonna give you a "good girl" shot." oh man, that nurse turned on my mom so fast and said, "excuse me ma'am, shots are to make patients feel better and to help heal them, i will not give your daughter a shot for being tired." then the nurse left and came back with a lollipop and told me that nurses are nice and just want to help make patients well enough so they can go home. something about her stuck with me, and i knew from that moment on i was meant to be a nurse. the thought of helping people feel better just gives me a warm fuzzy feeling :redbeathe i didn't know that i wanted to work with newborns until my nephew:heartbeat was born though. he wasn't sick, and he was full term so he went to the (well baby?) nursery. watching the nurse inside with him just made something click and i just knew that i wanted to do that. so, what about you? what made you decide to be a nurse:nurse:

I'm new to this site, so I apologize in advance if I post this in the wrong section :/ I'm 17. I was supposed to be a senior in HS this year, but long story short, I got my diploma from a home school & I just started college on Monday. I'm gonna take as many prerequisites as I can before transferring to SHSU for my BSN. After that, I plan on working as an RN for 2 years before applying to a graduate school to get my Masters in Neonatal Nursing. My ultimate long term goal is to be a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. I have some questions for all the NP's & NNP's out there, so please please please take the time to answer, because it would mean the world to me to get some advice from the women (and men) who are in this field :) 1) Is my plan correct? Do I need to work as an RN before applying to graduate school to get my masters? What would you reccomend my plan be, if this is incorrect? 2) How many hours a week do you work? Are you on call? Do you work day/swing/night? Do you have husbands and families? If yes, do you still have time to be a mom/wife without feeling like you're stretching yourself far too thin? 3) Do you love your job? What is the best part about your job? The most rewarding? The worst part? The scariest part? Your funniest moment? Your saddest moment? 4) Not to be too nosy (you can use ranges if that makes you feel more comfortable), but on average, how much is your annual salary? 6) What kind of scrubs do you wear (any specfic colors/patterns?) What kind of stethoscope (if any??) do you use? Just any helpful tips would be greatly appreciated :) Let me make it clear that I AM NOT DOING THIS FOR THE MONEY! I LOVE babies:redbeathe. Ever since my nephew was born, I knew in my heart that I was meant to be a NNP, but I would just like an idea on what I can expect once I start working. So please, don't think that I'm shallow or anything. I truly want to be a NNP and I would love more than anything to know that I am helping newborns every single day. I just don't want to enter this profession without being fully educated on everything about it. Thanks again :) :)

I'm new to this site, so I apologize in advance if I post this in the wrong section :/ I’m 17. I was supposed to be a senior in HS this year, but long story short, I got my diploma from a home school & I just started college on Monday. I’m gonna take as many prerequisites as I can before transferring to SHSU for my BSN. After that, I plan on working as an RN for 2 years before applying to a graduate school to get my Masters in Neonatal Nursing. My ultimate long term goal is to be a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. I have some questions for all the NP’s & NNP’s out there, so please please please take the time to answer, because it would mean the world to me to get some advice from the women (and men) who are in this field :) 1) Is my plan correct? Do I need to work as an RN before applying to graduate school to get my masters? What would you reccomend my plan be, if this is incorrect? 2) How many hours a week do you work? Are you on call? Do you work day/swing/night? Do you have husbands and families? If yes, do you still have time to be a mom/wife without feeling like you're stretching yourself far too thin? 3) Do you love your job? What is the best part about your job? The most rewarding? The worst part? 4) Not to be too nosy (you can use ranges if that makes you feel more comfortable), but on average, how much is your annual salary? 6) What kind of scrubs do you wear (any specfic colors/patterns?) What kind of stethoscope (if any??) do you use? Just any helpful tips would be greatly appreciated :) Let me make it clear that I AM NOT DOING THIS FOR THE MONEY! I LOVE babies:redbeathe. Ever since my nephew was born, I knew in my heart that I was meant to be a NNP, but I would just like an idea on what I can expect once I start working. So please, don’t think that I’m shallow or anything. I truly want to be a NNP and I would love more than anything to know that I am helping newborns every single day. I just don’t want to enter this profession without being fully educated on everything about it. Thanks again :) :) A/N: I apologize for mispelling Practitioners in the title