Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

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Every nurse has their own story to tell about how or why they chose to enter the nursing profession. Some may have been inspired by a personal experience with healthcare, while others may have been drawn to the idea of caring for others. Some may have stumbled upon nursing by chance, while others knew from a young age that it was their calling. Whatever the reason, each nurse has a unique narrative that led them to become a caregiver. These stories are a testament to the diversity and passion within the nursing community and the profound impact that healthcare can have on our lives.

Please be as detailed or as short as you wish. It'll be interesting to hear everyone's stories.

I started nursing the ambition right from my secondary school days when I was admitted into the hospital. I was attended to by some pretty,caring and smart ladies always in white ( CAP, DRESS , SHOE, RED&BLUE PENS ,N/WATCH etc) There and then ,I decided to be a nurse. Thank God today I,m a rn .

Anyway we became nurses, and now we all work in the similar positions, we should do best, because it is our own choices. Go on !

Specializes in cardiac.

I just wanted to make a difference. Not so easy to do, as I found out. But, still trying!:wink2:

and it's not true that the patients sleep on 3rd shift, at least not on a med/surg floor :uhoh3:.

i've been a "professional" patient several times, and i can attest to the fact that it's very difficult, if not impossible, to sleep in a hospital bed!!!:lol2:

Specializes in Surgical/Orthopaedic.

My mum introduced the idea back when I was in highschool trying to figure out what I was going to do after it. Mum suggested nursing, I was adamant at first becuase as a little child I hated the sight of blood and the smell of hospitals. But it turned out to be mums best suggestion. I cannot imagine myself doing anything else......its been great so far. Especially cuz I'll be moving to california next year to start work and expand my career. :wink2:

Specializes in Med-Surg, Home Health, LTC.

More important question for me personally is how do I find a vocation that actually helps people and does not support a failing system?

Nursing in the traditional world is against wellness and true health.

Specializes in ER/Ortho.

I am just a nursing student at the moment, but nursing is all that I have ever wanted to do. I remember being 2 years old, and getting my first play Dr's kit. I remember the texture of the plastic case, and running around doctoring everyone in my family. When I was a bit older I would play sick so I could go to the Doctors office. My ped was married to his nurse, and she was beautiful. I remember telling her that when I grew up I wanted to be just like her. Every christmas I would ask for science kits, and chemistry sets. I had to take allergy shots for a while, and I would steal the needles, and go around giving all of my stuffed animal shots. When all the the other little girls were playing dolls, and house I was playing hospital. When I was about 4 I found a medical text book for ob nurse about childbirth. It belonged to my grandma who was a midwife, and I don't have a clue how I ended up with it. It was written in the 40's and was falling apart. I started out looking at the pictures, and was loved how handsome the Dr's and nurses looked in there scrubs. I was intrigued by the tools, and instruments. As I got older I finally was able to read the book. It eventually lost it's binding, and faded away like a long lost friend. When I went to my dad, and told him what I wanted to do as a young women he told me "NO" that I was a pretty girl, and needed to look for a nice man to settle down with. This was in the 80's so I guess he was a bit behind the times in the womens lib department. I ended up married, and after 3 children, and a divorce I am doing what I was always meant to do going to school to be a nurse.

Peach

I was in my back yard one evening with a nice fat possum on the grill. I heard a noise and looked up to see a spacecraft directly above me. In an instant, I was transported into a dimly lit area equipped with strange equipment. Then a 3 ft tall being with a single eye in the center of his neck...or what I though was a neck, kicked me in the shins. As I jerked my leg up out of the way, several of the little critters pushed me back on an exam table. The next few hours were a blur as I went in and out of consciousness. Before I knew what was happening I was graduating from nursing school. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

LOL!!!!!!!:chuckle :chuckle :chuckle

Why I became a nurse by Brenda Mills.

Let's see, no it was not that, I think it was this, no that not true also.

It could of-------------

Heck I do not know, but I love it anyway!!!!!!!!!:nurse: :nurse:

I became a Rn because I was sick of having the Md's who were incontrol of my childrens health talk in terms that I could't understand. I felt out of control. I also felt becasue I wasn't in the med field I was regarded as ignorant. I love it and actually I am not a pedi nurse I am an adult ICU nurse but I have calmed down with my critizim and have asked more questions and got the answers need. "Whats in a title":monkeydance:

Specializes in pediatrics.

Why I chose to become a nurse is sort of interesting. When I was 16 I decided I would like to be a missionary. I am kind of an independent person and I knew if I were to go to a mission field, I would want to be able to help people. I decided to go to nursing school and by the end I didn't know if I wanted to be a nurse anymore or not. But after being out of school for a few months, I began to see why I had chose this. Nursing is hard in so many ways but it so very rewarding in many more ways. I work in a spcialized pediatric hospital for medically fragile children and it is the most rewarding thing I have ever done. i can't wait to go to the mission field later!

Specializes in geriactric care- no place i'd rather be!.

i grew up in a house of medical professionals. mom was an RN, EMT, ACLS instructor and dad was a first responder. everyone always used to tell me that i would end up exactly like my mom, and it used to make me so angry. i had the typical adolescence, couldn't stand my parents and did everything i could to make them mad. the usual rebel that did exactly opposite of what my parents said.

but time went on, i got a job as a dietary aide my senior year of high school, and found that i really enjoyed the elderly. the wealth of knowledge they had to offer if you only gave them the time. i graduated and took the CNA course the summer before i went to college so i could work just part-time during school and make better money than flipping burgers.

i found that i really enjoyed it and before i knew it, i dropped out of school (i was studying music) and worked full time as an aide. i didn't tell my parents because i knew they would be mad. mom had made me promise that i wouldn't drop out of school to work as an aide because she knew what a physical and exhausting job it was. but the longer i worked as an aide, i began to realize that music wasn't what i wanted to do.

i worked as aide for about three years and the strain of the job was beginnig to become evident in my back. i decided to get my CMA license and try to give my back a break a few days a week.

well to stop the rambling, i have been working as an CMA for seven years, CNA for ten and decided it was time to further my education again.

i plan to graduate from LPN school in January and it has been the best experience of my life.

i couldn't imagine doing anything else. i guess i should of listened to all those people who told me from the beginning where my life was heading, it could of saved me a lot of time. but i guess the experience i have, and the fact that it hasn't sent me running in the opposite direction shows that i am headed in the right direction. my mom has become a source of inspiration for me, and when things get tough i just have to look at her and the difference she has made in so many lives.

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