I am a pre-nursing major and working at a LTC facility. I had been pretty sure for most of my life that I had wanted to do nursing. But last week I had one of those moments with a resident that I KNEW I wanted to become a nurse.
I have worked at this place for a few months now and I have a resident on the floor that I am a primary tech on that I have never heard speak a word. She has a chart with letters and words on it and she will spell things out for you. She had been sick all night and I had just finished cleaning her up and I brushed her teeth, just out of common decency. She motioned me over to her, hugged me, said "Thank you, love you." and it just filled my heart with so much joy...it was so much I couldn't describe it. That was the one defining moment that I knew that nursing was the career path for me.
So, what was the moment for you? I just like hearing the stories and it would be nice to hear a few!
I'm with most of you, I think I always knew deep down I was going to be a nurse. My mom has been a nurse for 36 years and naturally, ever since I was little, I was always in and out of the hospital, watching my mom work. It's not something I intended but now that I'm in nursing school, my mom and I have developed this weird, fascinating bond. She can bounce terms and situations off of me and I actually know what she's talking about now All the patients I've picked so far have touched my heart, I am forever thankful to them because they truly helped nurture my love for nursing to a level that I never thought it could go. Can't wait to see where my career takes me! :heartbeat
I am on my honeymoon in Barcelona, Spain.We had arrived the night before and were preparing for a night out.
I could not comprehend what I saw on the Spanish news.And when I finally understood what I was witnessing I knew I was the kind of person who needed something meaningful.A way to help, if not this time, than in the future.
A way to change the world, one personal moment at a time.
When a family friend died and left a widow with four kids.
I thought, "What if I became a widow? I need to be more than an aide to support myself and the kids."
Good thing I did get into nursing school.
I became a divorcee when my husband left me for the widow.
Sorry, they can't all be heart-warming stories! :icon_roll
I'll bet more stories are like this in this economy! You are brave to be honest! I applaud you and wish you good luck. When I too was left for a younger version of myself, the paycheck was vital.
Not only can I tell you about the exact moment I decided to become a nurse, (it hit me like a thunderbolt), but I can SHOW you what caused that little lightbulb above my head blink on....
Warning, this is a heart wrenching video sure to bring tears to your eyes, and while I personally would never post such an intimate, personal moment on youtube....well, it is what it is...
After viewing that video, and putting all the pieces together (past personal experiences with my mom's cancer and death, witnessing an actual person after committing a suicide and years as a MA) I just knew with all my heart and in every fiber of my very being that I was put here to become a nurse.
This all sounds very dramatic, I know, but it truly was a life defining moment for me.
PS...And I am now honestly off to my second training session as a hospice volunteer this afternoon. I figure this is a perfect way to fill some free time as I work on completing my pre-requisites.
The day my grandfather died of a STEMI. I knew I was destined to save lives as I had always been in love with the medical field even as a kid watching shows like trauma life. The day he died I saw it as a sign that I needed to be a nurse.
I was 18 and working a temp job for the census knocking on doors. In the training class I heard people talking about CRNAs and how much money they made. I started taking classes the next semester haha.
But now I'm a nurse and have no interest in being a CRNA and I definitely don't want to work ICU.
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I'm with most of you, I think I always knew deep down I was going to be a nurse. My mom has been a nurse for 36 years and naturally, ever since I was little, I was always in and out of the hospital, watching my mom work. It's not something I intended but now that I'm in nursing school, my mom and I have developed this weird, fascinating bond. She can bounce terms and situations off of me and I actually know what she's talking about now
All the patients I've picked so far have touched my heart, I am forever thankful to them because they truly helped nurture my love for nursing to a level that I never thought it could go. Can't wait to see where my career takes me! :heartbeat