What I Love About Nursing Is....

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ability to share my knowlege with others so can help decrease someone's pain, suffering or prevent complications...

helping to arrange services so a person can remain in their castle: HOME rather than hospital ....

networking with others......

learning somthing new everyday so never ever bored!

Specializes in Med/Surg.

what a wonderful, wonderful thread. like several others have mentioned, the other threads around here can be very discouraging to a nursing student. this is definitely the right place to bring these concerns and share with those who understand. but for a soon-to-be-nurse, it can be very scary. so ... this thread has been just a pleasure to read, and i wish i could thank each and every one of you personally! you have all, in your own words, stated the reasons that i am becoming a nurse at 40, after a long career in corporate america. i could start by listing all the things nursing is not that my old career was, and that alone could be why i love nursing! :)

but i especially want to echo lfulton2002's sentiments about the flexibility. i have said those very words - "best of both worlds" - many times! i also describe it as "having my cake and eating it, too"! we have 4 children. in addition to nursing school (evenings), i work a weekend baylor shift as an lna (cna). when i graduate, my goal is to work 3 12-hour weekend shifts (i am sure other nurses will be glad to share their required weekends with me) and even with all this, i am still a stay at home mom! what a blessing!

despite the struggle that these past 4 years have been, i feel like being in nursing school has been a priviledge, and i look forward to feeling the same way about my new career.

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I think the thing i love most about nursing is being able to meet all different kinds of people from diverse places, pasts, etc.

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Specializes in pediatric respiratory, icu.

The abjility to be an advocate for those who are not able to speak for themselves.

The ability to educate patients and their as to their disease process and help them through a difficult experience.

:nurse:

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Specializes in Cardiac Tele.

I will have to agree, this posting is very positive, and not all of this forum is positive at times,and can be discouraging.. although i do think its a great place where nurses can vent and talk to eachother about everyday issues in the work environment!! I am graduating next year and i have been on this forum for quite sometime now, but ive also been a nursing assistant for 2 yrs, so i know what im getting myself into, and I love taking care of people although it may be stressful at times, nursing is a rewarding and meaningful job.. we are the epitomy of health care!! The thankyous and the smiles will never get old to me- i love interacting with my patients and meeting new people! :nurse:

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Specializes in rehab,geriatrics.

you all have stated some of the same things I feel but i guess the most important to me is It has forced me to continue learning and not allowed me to get stagnent,I have seen many,many changes over my 35 years of nursing.It has Never been boring!!I have never wished even on my worst day to leave nursing.I have changed type of nursing till I found my place in geriatrics.We all have that special place where we can excel in nursing which is another reason I love it.there also is no replacement for the feeling you get when my resident tells me Boy did I miss your smiling face while you were off.I also have great co workers and other professionals to work with.In general it is a great overall profession to be in even with it's problems.thanks for having this upbeat thread

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Specializes in Everytype of med-surg.

What I love about nursing is.... I absolutely adore 90% of my collegues. I don't think any other career has some of the characters that nursing does! My floor works as a great team, keeps each other laughing the whole shift and sticks up for each other when we need it. The other 10% that I don't so much adore, the majority rule of the other 90% keeps their attitudes in check :smokin:.

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Specializes in OR nurse.

:bow: well its great to be a nurse...

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Specializes in Cardiovascular OR / Cardiac Cath Lab.

i love the fact that you don't become a static person.. you learn a lot of things everyday, new knowledge, new experiences, you meet new people, which all continue to shape you as a person.. i also love how you get to teach patients and make a difference in their lives and at the same time, you learn from them as well.. you get to be a part of their lives and even if it is a short while, you still will make a difference no matter how small it may be. you know that a few years from know, they won't recognize you anymore or recall your name but you know that the kindness and the care you gave them will be remembered.. :redpinkhe:nurse:

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Specializes in ED/trauma.

What I love about nursing is...

I get to "care" for my patients instead of just "cure" them.

When I took A&P in high school, I was convinced I would be a surgeon! After years of business school, returning to school for pre-med, shadowing docs, and volunteering at different facilities, I changed my mind! I decided I preferred nursing to the medical profession -- to my surprise!

I currently work in med/tele, and (sadly) I don't get to care for my patients as much as I like to. I spend so much time charting, calling other departments or doctors, faxing orders, etc... I do make time for my patients, but I don't get as much as I'd like. I guess that's just the nature of the beast :confused:

I've recently been offered a home health job (though I haven't started yet). When I talked to the DON, I had become disillusioned with hospital care because I'm not able to provide as much "care" as I'd like to. She said that's the great thing about HH (and went on to give me examples). I can only hope it will be as wonderful as I imagine!

I also love that nursing provides endless opportunities! I get bored easily and like to move around. (See also: the Peter Principle.) In medicine, once you do a residency, you can only move in a linear fashion in that path. I love knowing that I can ANYWHERE in nursing :yelclap:

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Specializes in everything.

new advances in medicine. watching a patient progress.:nurse:

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I am constantly amazed at what my patients teach me! How the human will to live is on display if I only care to look for it!

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what i love in nursing is that, i have the ability and skills to deal with people who are sick. being flexible at all times and able to deal with different kind of attitude.=) and most especially at the end of the shift, hearing patients and families saying "thank you". it is really a relieve after working hard for 8 or even 16hrs day=)

and of course, getting paid during pay day and spending it for shopping and whatever you want to.haha=) and also, seeing folks of patient's or even our very own patients in the mall and still recognize you.=)

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