Should I be a nurse? Fears, bodily fluids etc

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Hi everyone I haven't been on this form in a few years. Three years ago when I started college I was a nursing major no so sure they'll become a nurse that when I started to read about how difficult and competitive it is to become a nurse and how you need to deal with a lot of bodily fluids I just freaked out and decided to change my major to something easy. I've always wanted to do something in healthcare ever since I was a junior or senior in high school. I was so sure that I would do nursing but I have so many fears I just gave up.

This past week there was someone in my family that had an infection and they ended up getting sepsis and passed away. I couldn't believe I was so unaware and oblivious that I didn't know that there was an infection it was so bad it turn into sepsis. The doctor told me I didn't even know was sepsis what is I had to look it up on Google. I want to be able to know these things And understand the human body I've always been interested in these things but I just figured there would be no way that I could be a nurse. Because of what recently happened I thought maybe this could be the push to make me finally learn what I've been wanting to learn but I'm still afraid that I might not be able to handle the bodily fluids I've never even volunteered or shadowed anyone in the hospital because I've been so scared.

Last year is when I decided to change my major to something easy I wear could work behind a desk and I wouldn't have to deal with what nurses and other health professionals have to deal with. I need vice? Should I bother becoming a nurse? I just don't know what to do with myself and I'm scare that because of what happened to this person in my family what if this is short-lived what if I just want to do this because of what happened but then again is that so bad At the same time I did want to do nursing from before I look at a lot of other health careers because of my fears of gross things and hard-work and failure I just never bothered and chose a major that was easy for me. I just need help.

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Sorry for so many typos I was typing so fast. Just to clarify the doctor told me that the family member has sepsis. And I didn't know what sepsis was so I had to google it.

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You have articulated a good reason not to be a nurse. I support your decision

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What do you mean?

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There are other healthcare professions that don't deal with bodily fluids on a daily basis (radiology tech, dietician, pharmacist to name a few), but all of them require hard work. Each profession has its own kind of stress and people will experience failure at one point or another. It's one thing to be scared of bodily fluids, but being scared of hard work is an indicator that you may not be ready to take on a healthcare job yet.

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Thanks for being honest

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Nursing is hard work. Nursing school is hard work. If you want a nursing desk job you will have to do some hard work in order to get that desk job. Like peihan said there are other non-nursing healthcare professions that don't deal with body fluid. What major did you switch to?

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Thread moved to Pre-Nursing forum.

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I decided to switch to legal studies last year. At the time when I started college and I saw how hard nursing was into nursing school I just decided to do something easy. I've been in college for three years now and I'm not afraid of hard work anymore I grew up the past few years. Nothing is easy no major no career everything is stressful and difficult. No other profession can do what nurses do. I'm a scaredy cat I'm not going to lie but I am getting over it as I finally get into the real world.

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I decided to switch to legal studies last year. At the time when I started college and I saw how hard nursing was into nursing school I just decided to do something easy. I've been in college for three years now and I'm not afraid of hard work anymore I grew up the past few years. Nothing is easy no major no career everything is stressful and difficult. No other profession can do what nurses do. I'm a scaredy cat I'm not going to lie but I am getting over it as I finally get into the real world.

The thing is, you can have fears getting into nursing. You can always do some shadowing in your area. I'm not sure what it takes in your area, but call around to local hospitals.

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The thing is, you can have fears getting into nursing. You can always do some shadowing in your area. I'm not sure what it takes in your area, but call around to local hospitals.

I think this sounds like a great idea.

Also, I'm not a nurse yet but a few of my best friends are nurses. One of them went straight from nursing school to working at an insurance company doing case management. She makes as much money as the other nurses I know who work bedside. One of other nurses I know quit bedside nursing to be on an Ask-a-Nurse line and makes as much as she did bedside minus the shift differential.

Now, of course, there's no guaranteeing these "non-bodily-fluid" jobs, but some people don't work directly with patients as nurses.

Good luck no matter what you choose.

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Nursing is not for you. Actually, to be honest I dont think any medical field job is for you because even if the position doesnt require much education (eg. HHA) the work is hard and you will come in contact with "gross things". Its healthcare, people can and will be gross regardless if theres a pool of blood or stool on the floor. But if you really want to be in the field, your best bet would be to do a medical and billing course where you can work in a medical office and assist with billing. Still helping people indirectly.

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