I realize that this forum is where people do a lot of venting about the profession. Venting is both normal and healthy. However, as a result most of the threads here tend to focus on negative aspects. Not all, but most. But there's got to be some positive stuff too, right?
So what are some things that you really enjoy about being a nurse? What are some things that pleasantly surprised you about the job, or at least turned out to be nowhere near as bad as you thought it would be?
First, I love our presentation!!!!!! Our Uniforms are Sexy whether you admit it or not!!!!!!!!!!:redbeatheSometimes you gotta love the Superficial Parts TOO!!!!!!
1. I Love the Stethoscope:redbeathe, It is like a marine's gun, or a cop's badge.
"This is my Stethoscope. There are many like it, but this one is mine. It is special to me. . ."
2. The White Lab Coat, I mean is there anything in this world made to work in that is as SEXY as a lab coat? I'm
talking knee length, big buttons, with my name in BLOCK not SCRIPT!!!!
3. The Scrubs, particularly White or Surgical Green scrubs with a material like the ones we steal from the Surgery
department (once again whether you admit it or not!!!!!!!!)
4. The way our spouses look at us when we are totally decked out with lab coat, name tag, watch, stethescope over neck
perfectly symetrically resting there. We are starched to a tee, and shoes that could pass a white glove test, we ARE HOT!!!
5. And yes, all the ushy gushy helping stuff, and teaching stuff.
6. Getting out of speeding tickets and traffic laws because of that great secret alliance nurses have with Law Enforcement.
7. Seeing a patient who came in with the odds in the Reaper's favor, walk or ROLL out with their families with a neat
new perspective on life, and living,:bowingpurto the TRAUMA TEAM!!!!!!!!!
8. When you reach a patient. I mean when you really connect for no specific reason like devine intervention. Like the Lord
put you there to affect the life of this person or vice versa, THE PATIENT YOU REMEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:loveya:
9. THAT FIRST CIGARETTE AFTER 5 HOURS NONSTOP HOOP JUMPING AND BOOT CAMP FEVER!!!!
10. Driving home and Defragmenting to some good tunes, on the way to get bite to eat, See the Wife and Dog, and do it all
over again!!!!!!!!!!
11. VENTING AND CELEBRATING OUR WONDERFUL PROFFESION ON ALLNURSES!!!!!
It depends upon the person. I look better in them than I do in most of my clothes, though that's possibly more of a statement about my wardrobe. In general you're right. I have been shocked by how much better some of my colleagues look in real clothes.
I like when a student or newer nurse ask me a question and I know the answer.
I like when I "find/catch " something and notify the doctor he/she listens and the patient gets transfered to icu, new intervention, etc. If you have been working as a nurse for a while you will know what I mean about the the catches that could have gone all night undetected. There have been a few good calls.
I like that in theory you can go work in any state etc.
They stop you, they walk up to your window, and see the stethoscope hanging over your rearview mirror, and their whole outlook and manuerisms change from that robotic police officer into a fellow human being that understands you both see the best and worst of human kind, its kind of an ODD, but understandible kinship between TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT CAREERS.
As I stated in a different thread, I don't find this place to be overly "negative" as much as I find it to be "realistic". I appreciate this realism, as it gives a truthful perspective of what it's like to actually be a nurse (as opposed to what college career advisors might try to convince you).
I'm still a student, and yes sometimes reading threads will discourage me. They don't discourage me by making me think I don't want to be a nurse anymore, but more that I'm afraid that I won't be good enough to be a nurse. I work in IT (data security, specifically) and in my little niche of the world, I'm very good at what I do. I would hate nothing more than to be a mediocre nurse.
Truth be told, I'm an older guy (38 this year) and this is my 3rd or 4th career, depending on how you divide them. I have no delusions that by becoming a nurse I'm not just going to be trading my current set of dull, worn-out bu||$hit where I work for a different set of shiny, new bu||$hit as a nurse. Every job has its helping bu||$hit. But I'm tired of my current set, I want a new one now
At the same time though, it is the patient interaction and education, the caring for other people (something I have a natural inclination to do to people around me), the physiology and human body as a system, even the hospital smell. I find these things very fascinating and appealing. Oh, and the thought of working three 12 hour shifts and having four days to myself is so delightful.
I love the check and the marketable job anywhere around the nation.I love it when the patients and family address their concerns and I can give them good answers (the look from their face make me feel like a real pro :-) ). I love it when my shift ends and the patient thanking me and hoping I will be their nurse again.I really love it when the patient improves and has a big smile when I enter the room.I really love it when the patient call me by my name somewhere out of the hospital.The last and not least : I love the stretchy scrub pants!!!!!
i try to take it with a grain of salt.
NoviceRN10
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Are you sure you aren't a doctor????