I apologize if this ends up being long. I'm just about to start my journey into the nursing world. I'm very nervous about it, but I really think that nursing is what I was put on this planet to do. I have a LOT of compassion for people, always have. One morning I woke up and it was like a slap in the face, "Duh, you're supposed to be a nurse!" :selfbonk: Of course, then I got really excited about it. I just put my two weeks in at an at-home job at a medical transcription job. I wasn't even a transcriptionist, I was a "proofreader," and let me tell you, reading medical reports all day wasn't exactly the break into the medical world I was hoping for. Soooooo, anyway, I started telling friends and family about my decision and everyone says that it would be a perfect job for me. Until I got to my mother-in-law. She was a hospice nurse for 20 years. I am not planning to go into hospice nursing, I think I want to be an ED nurse. Sorry...I have a problem with going off on a tangent. Anyhow, my mother-in-law not-so-politley told me that nursing wasn't the job for me. She thinks I'm WAY too soft a person. She did think that I would make a very nice secretary or receptionist. Usually when she says those types of things I shrug them off, but since she is the only real nurse that I know, I'm not sure if I should believe her. So, that's where allnurses.com comes in! Any opinions would be much appreciated! I know you don't know me personally, but do you think that even if I'm "soft" I can handle being a nurse? Thank you so much!
My MIL seems to be getting more supportive now. She was telling me horror stories from her nurse training days to gauge my reactions and I think she was impressed that I didn't pale once. I think she was worried that I would "steal her thunder" in a way because she is the family nurse, the one everyone goes to for medical advice so I'm not sure if she was completely open to the idea of sharing that position with me. So when I told her I would be coming to her to quiz me. She's the type of person who always wants to feel needed and included in everything, so I think she feels better now.....hopefully. So....here I go! I can't get over how cool this site is!!! I love you guys!!!!
hi my name is krysti i am a cna and i work with the altimezrs dementia and psy units i have so much compasion and i want to bea nurse but i am afraid that because i have dislexia i will not get to ful fill my dreams of become in an nurse i love to help poeple and makea difference in there lives so i just hop i can ful fill my dream
I just want to add that I am a softie at heart, but life has helped me grow a thicker skin. Sometimes it is a painful process, so just remember that if you encounter people and situations that are hurtful, it's all part of life's process! I don't mean that you should take any garbage, just that us softies often learn how to toughen up by being hurt.
Even though you may need to learn to toughen up in some ways, treasure your loving and caring heart!
Usually when she says those types of things I shrug them off, but since she is the only real nurse that I know, I'm not sure if I should believe her. So, that's where allnurses.com comes in! 
Any opinions would be much appreciated! I know you don't know me personally, but do you think that even if I'm "soft" I can handle being a nurse? Thank you so much!
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My MIL seems to be getting more supportive now. She was telling me horror stories from her nurse training days to gauge my reactions and I think she was impressed that I didn't pale once.
I think she was worried that I would "steal her thunder" in a way because she is the family nurse, the one everyone goes to for medical advice so I'm not sure if she was completely open to the idea of sharing that position with me. So when I told her I would be coming to her to quiz me. She's the type of person who always wants to feel needed and included in everything, so I think she feels better now.....hopefully. So....here I go! I can't get over how cool this site is!!! I love you guys!!!!