What do you love about your job?

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I see a lot of reasons why nursing is stressful, hard, frustrating and the like. As a pre-nursing student, can you share the things that you love about your job?

Thanks :)

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Specializes in CMSRN, hospice.

I'm an inpatient hospice nurse, looking at moving to med-surg or ICU soon. I love the opportunity to educate my patients and their families. I worked a pretty terrible shift last night, but one of the bizarrely bright spots was spending time with a patient's wife explaining to her what DKA (diabetic ketoacidosis) looks like and why her husband's body was acting this way. I love taking the mystery out of conditions and experiences that are usually very scary; it takes some of the fear factor out of it for everyone, and it stretches my pathphys muscle reeeeeaaaal good. :geek:

I've even had a few children visiting loved ones who have gotten curious about what is going on with their loved one, so where appropriate, I love enlisting their help (e.g. "Does grandpa like to have music or no music to go to sleep to?") and giving simple explanations of some treatments, such as how a port works. I keep my fingers crossed that I've created a few little nurses, because some of these kids could be awesome!

I work at a very tiny middle school, the way some of our staff drama can be, but I have a number of coworkers that I can always count on. The teamwork is really great and can inspire huge warm fuzzies when the moment is right. That makes even the roughest shifts doable.

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Thanks so much for taking the time to reply!

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Hi Jen!

I love the wonderful physicians and fellow nurses I work with. I spend a lot of time educating young (and not so young) people about STI prevention and birth control methods , which is the best part of my job (other than my co-workers! ). It's truly rewarding .

Lots of other things I love about my job, and about nursing....... :)

Best wishes!

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Specializes in MCH,NICU,NNsy,Educ,Village Nursing.

I love the great doctors and the other NP with whom I work. I love being able to have a positive impact on another person's life. I love knowing that sometimes I can make a difference. Best to you in your future endeavors!

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Specializes in Neuro, Telemetry.

I work in LTC and always say it's like a building full of extra grandmas and grandpas. I truly love the people I work with and feel such honor to work in their "home" and get to know them. It is sad when they pass, but so worth it to know I have helped them have a happy end of their life and gotten to know them on a personal level (Within professional boundaries of course). I also love my coworkers and we make a great team.

I also work in the SNF of my LTC and love seeing people get to go back home and know I helped them get there.

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