What was your job before you became a nurse?

BertinaRN, ASN, RN · Apr 27, 2008

Well lets see...

Waitress after high school, The I was a Home care assistant for extra money. Well I needed insurance so I started working for Jockey International as a Sewing Machine operator, then the plant in my city closed so...

I started my journey to nursing as a CNA needed more money so left that and became a Sewing Department Supervisor for Eagle Knitting Mills. Had my son so I needed to switch to 3rd shift so I went back to

CNA. Didnt pay the bills so I became a Bartender and stayed working as a CNA also. Decided to go back to school again so I was a Bartender, CNA, RN Student, all at the same time, well that was fine until cllical courses then I was Bartender and Full-time student in RN program. Now I am a Nurse intern and in my last weeks of the ADN program at my local community college. :smilecoffeecup:

Bertina

kimbacats · Apr 27, 2008

Well, this should give everyone a chuckle: I put the little brushes in nail polish bottles as they came down the line (a little Laverne & Shirley-ish)! I also twisted soft pretzels, made t shirts, babysat, ...all of this at a tender young age....my first hospital job 20-odd years ago, I worked as the ER admissions clerk. The nurses thought it would be funny to send the new kid in to get a newly deceased patient to sign consent forms.....funny, huh? It's been a strange road to get to this point! :)

rn4ever? · Apr 27, 2008

I'm sorry to hear that Mookie 427. Take care and God bless!

I was a systems analyst for 16 years until September 11, 2001. I worked on the 68th floor of the 2nd tower that was hit, and that building came down 5 minutes after i was fortunate to exit to the street. I still carry the physical and mental scars of that day.. and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma.

Ginger45 · Apr 27, 2008

"Welcome to McDonald's, my I take your order?"

ladybug21 · Apr 28, 2008

:heartbeatSTNA and worked at Starburks part-time :heartbeat

BrittRN2b · Apr 28, 2008

certified pharmacy technician at a retail chain for 5 yrs then a project coordinator/administrative job for 2 yrs. Now I'm headed to nursing school! Yippee! :)

GRAMMYTAB · Apr 28, 2008

Believe it or not....I was a welder!!!!

Dirty job!!! all that smoke and once i caught the hem of my jeans on fire.......think nursing is a safer option for me!!!

ok2bme · Apr 28, 2008

ER Tech & Chemistry Tutor

siamesepat · Apr 30, 2008

I had a great job in a steel factory as a secretary. I only made $8.80 an hour (1992) while every one else was getting profit sharing of about $6,000 a year, secretaries made nothing. So since I had already obtained a medical assistant certificate in 1981, I went back to school to be a nurse. :yeah:

abbaking · Apr 30, 2008

Before being an RN - I was a CNA, Mechanic, Youth Counselor, Worked in an Italian deli (Very thick italian/NJ accents).

mollyjada · May 2, 2008

Child Care Director/ Preschool Teacher, Excellent for when the kids were small. Currently an LPN, beginning the Bridge Program next month to become an RN. :yeah:

eccentricRN · May 2, 2008

let's see if i can remember them all, i tended to get bored really quickly:

1. babysitter

2. mcdonald's

3. christmas bow maker

4. deli clerk

5. general laborer in a foundry trim room

6. packager in cheese factory

7. cheese cloth bandage maker

8. assembled fishing lures

9. desk clerk @ a hotel

10. packaged coffee filters

11. assistant to maintanence manager @ hotel

12. daycare provider

13. assembly of electric drafting tables

14. manager of a hotel

15. manager of check/cash advance store

16. asst. manager of building materials @ menards

17. cna

18. nurse extern

19. rn

holy cow!! :lol2:i guess i didn't realize how unhappy i had been with my so-called "professional" life. here's to hoping i never grow bored with nursing!