Question for an assignment: Why did you become a nurse?

stlnurse · Oct 5, 2005

I always loved science and courses like psychology. I always knew I wanted to do something related to the sciences. I volunteered two summers at St. Louis Children's Hospital, in the areas of transporting and an oncology lab killing/dissecting mice! Needless to say, I was bored in the lab, and saw what nurses do and enjoyed patient contact. My father encouraged me to visit several nursing programs in St. Louis and I decided to go that route. I am a male RN with 20 years experience now.

stlnurse · Oct 5, 2005

Megan,

Go under the general nursing discussions and there is an extensive posting on this very topic by Brian, the website administrator. I think it will be helpful for your project.

megamoo1979 · Oct 5, 2005

Thanks! To both of you!

Megan

TexasCCRN · Oct 19, 2005

COMFORTABLE CLOTHES, COMFY SHOES! Time off is good. I like another poster always enjoyed biology, etc. Was not focused enough when I was young to go to med school. Now doing CRNA and glad things worked out the way they did.

CoffeeRTC, BSN, RN · Oct 28, 2005

My mom is a nurse..lpn. Sister started nursing school 2 yrs before me. There was a nursing shortage back in the 90s....teaching wasn't really easy to get into. I applied to Pitt for nursing (only school I applied to).....the rest is history.

I love being a nurse.

Liliana98 · Nov 9, 2006

Because I wanted to help people and also I loved to learn about the human body and disease processes. I have to admit that I also considered the job market and if I will be able to find a job and keep it...