I'm a pre-health student and I will be able to apply for nursing school at the end of the summer. I started out pre-med and have since then heavily considered all my options.. please note I'm a freshman!
I have spent a lot of time on this website and another rather well known 'medicine' forum.. I don't want to call any names out.
Cliche.. but I am attracted to helping people. I understand med and nursing are two different beasts, but I am still a freshman trying to grasp as much knowledge as I can!
Here goes it:
Those of you that know the 'forum' I speak off.. the premeds seem to be so concerned with their premed status, gpa, mcat, and .. er money.. that it really bothers me!
Here we talk about our experiences, our 'vocational callings' to the nursing profession.
On allnurses, I see more 'happy' people than on 'that' forum.
It just kind of further validates the fact that I think nursing is more where I belong. I am just kind of bothered by the lack of "why I want to be doctor" "i cant wait to treat my patients".. like we have here for nursing.
Am I just being silly? I think there is a correlation between today's premeds/med students and their dissatisfaction and a correlation between the nursing students/prenurses and our happiness.
Just tell me if you know what I mean..
[i spend my "study breaks" being an internet goof]
I was at the nurse's station not too long ago and one of the nurses cracked a joke. The neurologist nearby was deadpan. She asked the doctor if he had a sense of humor. He replied that he had an excellent sense of humor and loved to joke, but he doesn't show it at work. "I have to be serious here and I try not to laugh, joke or smile."
Perhaps it's not personality, rather how a nurse/doctor is expected to act?
Lord save us from doctors who don't know how to laugh...........or even cry, for that matter. I don't know anyone who "expects" a doctor to be serious all the time.
Lord save us from doctors who don't know how to laugh...........or even cry, for that matter. I don't know anyone who "expects" a doctor to be serious all the time.
Jeez, tell that to the docs who see the patients in my unit. You would think that they believe an arrest would ensue after cracking a smile. (Except for 2 docs, they display an array of facial expressions.)
Cliche.. but I am attracted to helping people. I understand med and nursing are two different beasts, but I am still a freshman trying to grasp as much knowledge as I can!
Nursing is a traditionally female female field; medicine is traditionally male. The underlying attitudes and values of the fields seem to largely remain.
Nursing values feelings and sharing. Medicine values competition and strength.
We weed out the weak (or at least try to), and excessive displays of emotion are generally considered a sign of weakness.
Most aspiring physicians are attracted to the idea of helping people. We just don't feel the need to go on and on about it. Consider this as you decide which field you are more suited to.
Nursing is a traditionally female female field; medicine is traditionally male. The underlying attitudes and values of the fields seem to largely remain.
Nursing values feelings and sharing. Medicine values competition and strength.
We weed out the weak (or at least try to), and excessive displays of emotion are generally considered a sign of weakness.
Most aspiring physicians are attracted to the idea of helping people. We just don't feel the need to go on and on about it. Consider this as you decide which field you are more suited to.
Well said, TiredMD. I have been waiting for you to chime in on this topic.
TazziRN, RN
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Lord save us from doctors who don't know how to laugh...........or even cry, for that matter. I don't know anyone who "expects" a doctor to be serious all the time.