What a coincidence. . .every single student nurse who shadows me. . .

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wants to ONLY work NICU or be a trauma flight nurse, but only for two years because then they want to get either their CRNA or FNP before 2015 because there is no way they are getting a doctorate!!

EVERY. SINGLE. STUDENT.

Sigh. . .

"holy cow! yes!lol!!what on earth inspired all the marine-biologist wannabes? "

jacques cousteau.

(and i had two critical-care job offers four months before i graduated, took one, and did it for 20 years.)

i too wanted to be a marine biologist! it was the sixth grade when my dream was spoiled ((spoiler alert)). i went to seaworld for girl scout camp. i remember we were in the back room behind the dolphins or shamu and a guy came out and asked, "how many of you want to be a marine biologist?" of course every girl raised there hand. then he said, "how many of you will cut fish for the next two years?" well only two girls raised their hands (not myself)- lol! he then explained their marine biologists beginning their career there spend the first year or two cutting fish. i thought that was disgusting.

that was a dose of reality and i put that dream away. i decided to become a nurse shortly after that. oh well...but there will always be jacques cousteau and my national geographic book that has underwater mammals (which i still have to this day)!

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Specializes in Peds/Neo CCT,Flight, ER, Hem/Onc.

I think I get where the OP is coming from. Nothing worse than working with a student who has absolutely no interest in what you are taking time out of your day to teach him/her (as evidenced by the eye-rolling and monosyllabic answers to questions) because they think what you are doing is beneath them or bears no relation to their intended area of specialty.

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1. you have completely misunderstood and consequently mischaracterized me.

2. I don't precept students, so eager young optimists are quite safe from my pragmatism and statistics, lol.

Deleted. Not worth it.

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Specializes in PDN; Burn; Phone triage.
I'm doing the accelerated BSN track and have dreamed of becoming a CRNA for a while now. Not because of the money either, although the salary is a bonus, but because it seriously looks like something I'd enjoy doing until I'm crippled and can't do it anymore lol.

Why not go to medical school instead?

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hey-- people need smart nurses too. i have no doubt i'm at least as smart as the average physician, according to my standardized scores and other testing, but i wanted to be a nurse. that's why i didn't go to med school.

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Specializes in PDN; Burn; Phone triage.
hey-- people need smart nurses too. i have no doubt i'm at least as smart as the average physician, according to my standardized scores and other testing, but i wanted to be a nurse. that's why i didn't go to med school.

but is a crna really a nurse? do nursing students - who've never actually done bedside nursing care! - who have immediate goals of becoming crnas/nps as soon as they put their time in really want to be *nurses*? (also curious as to whether you connect intelligence in nurses with upper level education.)

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Specializes in Hospice / Ambulatory Clinic.
But is a CRNA really a nurse? Do nursing students - who've never actually done bedside nursing care! - who have immediate goals of becoming CRNAs/NPs as soon as they put their time in really want to be *nurses*? (Also curious as to whether you connect intelligence in nurses with upper level education.)

Yeah this is my issue. While I DO have plans to move into advance practice eventually it's just that a plan. May not happen. Mean while I enjoy being a nurse and that's what I trained for. Upward mobility is just a bonus.

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I wanted to advance to NP until one of my instructors pointed out something HUGE to me. She too was caught up in the $$ when she advanced. What she failed to realize is the amount of time that it takes away from your home life and family/personal time. She was no longer able to "clock out" and go home, but instead was on call every other weekend and had to close the office she worked in every weekday. This meant missing dinner, bath and bedtime with her kids every day. As soon as she said that I instantly thought to myself "Not worth the money!!" Maybe when my kids are grown I will feel different about it but I love bedside nursing. But I am so very thankful for those that want to specialize and advance because we are all needed!!

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A nurse that wants to go from right into advanced practice is a nurse. Yes.

You are not required to love, or practice bed side care. Period.

Its very unfortunate when nurses take the position that you are some how not worthy of being a nurse if you don't spend several years at the bed side, the same bed side job that quite a few them secretly burnt off of practicing at.

This is why we have specialties. I didn't care for labor and delivery, so im not a nurse because its not my thing as of today?

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Specializes in Forensic Psych.

But is a CRNA really a nurse? Do nursing students - who've never actually done bedside nursing care! - who have immediate goals of becoming CRNAs/NPs as soon as they put their time in really want to be *nurses*? (Also curious as to whether you connect intelligence in nurses with upper level education.)

Maybe, maybe not. Who really cares. I'm going to be working as a CNA. Do I really want to be a CNA? No. Fortunately there's no one policing the halls, kicking out the passionless. I

If I find I don't like bedside nursing, I will not want to be a bedside nurse and I'll bide my time until I can do something else. Fortunately, wanting to do something isn't a requirement for actually doing it.

I have a friend who wants to be a writer and that's about it. So she's working in childcare, just biding her time, hoping she gets a paid writing gig. No one badgers her about whether she really wants to be doing it or for how long, as long as she does it well. If she never takes off as a writer? She'll probably be in childcare forever.

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I wanted to advance to NP until one of my instructors pointed out something HUGE to me. She too was caught up in the $$ when she advanced. What she failed to realize is the amount of time that it takes away from your home life and family/personal time. She was no longer able to "clock out" and go home, but instead was on call every other weekend and had to close the office she worked in every weekday. This meant missing dinner, bath and bedtime with her kids every day. As soon as she said that I instantly thought to myself "Not worth the money!!" Maybe when my kids are grown I will feel different about it but I love bedside nursing. But I am so very thankful for those that want to specialize and advance because we are all needed!!

Wow, that is a really good point.

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Maybe, maybe not. Who really cares. I'm going to be working as a CNA. Do I really want to be a CNA? No. Fortunately there's no one policing the halls, kicking out the passionless. I

If I find I don't like bedside nursing, I will not want to be a bedside nurse and I'll bide my time until I can do something else. Fortunately, wanting to do something isn't a requirement for actually doing it.

I have a friend who wants to be a writer and that's about it. So she's working in childcare, just biding her time, hoping she gets a paid writing gig. No one badgers her about whether she really wants to be doing it or for how long, as long as she does it well. If she never takes off as a writer? She'll probably be in childcare forever.

Great point. Seriously, I love my job, most of the time, but when I was a little girl, I didn't dream of becoming a nurse, even if I'm lucky enough to be one.

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