Panther2014

Originally I graduated high school in 2014 then went straight into a 6 month live in fire academy. I loved every second of it turned me into a shy 18 year old into a very confident person. It gave me some tough skin, and helped me to remain calm and think on my feet in stressful situations. The next step after that was EMT school I loved the lectures it all came pretty easy and the clinicals and ride time in the medic was exciting. During EMT school I got a pretty crappy medical diagnosis and had to rethink my future to something that didn't involve running into burning buildings. I couldn't picture a future as just an EMT and not the fire side of things cause that is what I truly loved. So I am just moving forward. It will be interesting going to a more dominant female career (of course their are male nurses too!) verses training and working with all males

:nurse:Thank you I will definitely look into shadowing at a local hospital!

I have so many questions honestly I have them all written in a notebook. What is a typical day being an RN? Why did you decide to become a registered nurse? What advice would you give to a person wanting to pursue this career in your field? What is nursing school and the NCLEX like? Did you attend nursing school full time or part time? Currently in my head it's a career I do want to explore before going all in and looking for a good nursing school. Constantly I have heard from my friends and family that they thought I would be a good nurse but I always ignored the comments till recently when I have buckled down and thought about could I handle it and do I have the personal drive for it. I did an EMT program and found it fascinating and enjoyed working with many types of patients. However could not see myself pursuing a career as an EMT. I think my hopes for a career in nursing is to if I decide have the passion, drive and motivation to work hard through nursing school and see that applied in my future career. I think it would be a career that the learning didn't just stop after school it would be continual throughout my career. I truly take to heart advice people give me so any your able to provide would be appreciated.

Hi there. I am 20 years old, female, and have recently decided that nursing may be a good route to go (BSN). However before making such a large decision and looking into nursing schools I would love the opportunity to talk to some nurses about their careers. If anyone could talk to me it would be appreciated. I have some basic medical background phlebotomy certificate, EMT training and firefighting training.