Doctrinaire

thanks everyone for your responses. And by mental impairments I mean psychiatric illness. Thats the great thing about nursing there are many areas you can choose. Im pretty motivated to succeed and determined. Whereas, in the past, I was less hopeful about my future.

after reading about menta illness worsening over time, i'm scared for my future. i hope things don't get worse for me. that was always a fear of mine after seeing my sister deteriorating over time. what's the point of living if the illness will get worse in the future? in my opinion, mentall illness is the worst disease there is. nothing compares. people dont understand what it's like. people have more compassion for cancer patients then they do for the mentally ill. cancer is nothing compared to mental illness. my grandmother had cancer and even she said she is glad she doesn't have a menta impairment. she said herself she would no be able to tolerate it. not that cancer is not a challenge its not as big of challenge as mental illness. your body can be healed but when you lose your mind you've lost everything. i believe euthanasia should be legal everywhere, especially for the mentally ill. one of the things i will be fighting for when i become a nurse. you should have the right to die whenever you want, and there should not be so much bureaucracy attached to it. it's almost like the government wants you live and suffer so that insurance companies and pharmaceuticals can cash in. sorry for being so magniloquent, but i'm just so passionate about this stuff because of my own personal experiences with myself and family members.

Thank you Horseshoe for your response. I'm nervous because I don't think I can handle it. I guess time will tell.

Also, I forgot, what is the pay for working in ER or ICU in Connecticut? And....can you start out working in ICU or ER when you first begin nursing , or do you need some other type of experience before you begin working in ICU?

I will be a student nurse in about a year. I want ICU and ER experience so that I can become a Anesthetist later on My question is (prob a stupid question) how stressful is it working in ICU and ER? I just wanted to know about others' personal experiences. Is this something you get used to overtime? I especially would like to hear from those that have mental impairments and how they manage their emotions/lives while working in critical care setting. Thanks so much.