I had 3 things I wanted to be: A nurse, a scientist, and a special education teacher. I cannot remember a time in my life where I wanted to be something different.
I'm kind of all 3 :) I did a lot of work with special needs people as a nurse. The scientist part comes through with using your nursing judgement and trying to put the pieces together with the Dr. to make a clear diagnosis :) Also, I am attaining my degrees in Psychology and Sociology... social sciences...
A lot of nurses I speak with have wanted to be a nurse, teacher, or vet... So, I'm interested: What did you want to be (who knows, maybe I'll do a research paper on it... LOL)?
When i was a kid i wanted to be a doctor. When i finished Jr. high i wanted to become an architect/civil engineer but as lief would have it I became a nurse (and at some point considered pharmacy)
My mom (an excellent artist) would not even get mad when she would open a book and found all the blank pages drawn on.
Classmates used to hand me reams of paper so I could make pictures for them.
This was cool until I got busted drawing naughty pictures in the 5th grade.
My teachers always had to talk to my mom about how I spent more time drawing than paying attention!
I was in Honors Art in high school.
My Art teacher looked me in the eye and said, "You better do something with your talent. I'll be really mad if I catch you bagging groceries 5 years from now!"
Well, he would not have caught me bagging groceries, but cleaning bums...
I fully meant to be an Art teacher, but I made a wrong turn at Albuquerque.
I still regret not following that path, to this day.
My mom (an excellent artist) would not even get mad when she would open a book and found all the blank pages drawn on.
Classmates used to hand me reams of paper so I could make pictures for them.
This was cool until I got busted drawing naughty pictures in the 5th grade.
My teachers always had to talk to my mom about how I spent more time drawing than paying attention!
I was in Honors Art in high school.
My Art teacher looked me in the eye and said, "You better do something with your talent. I'll be really mad if I catch you bagging groceries 5 years from now!"
Well, he would not have caught me bagging groceries, but cleaning bums...
I fully meant to be an Art teacher, but I made a wrong turn at Albuquerque.
I still regret not following that path, to this day.
You could be the person who illustrates nursing books. That'd probably be a fun job :)
Specializes in Professional Development Specialist.
I only ever wanted to be a nurse. But my mom thought for some reason that the best way to encourage a child was to discourage them at every turn, so it took me a little longer than most.
honeykrown, MSN, NP
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When i was a kid i wanted to be a doctor. When i finished Jr. high i wanted to become an architect/civil engineer but as lief would have it I became a nurse (and at some point considered pharmacy)