Would you recommend nursing to your daughter?

[burn out]

My daughter is 17 and graduating this spring and plans on going to college this fall. She has expressed a desire to go into nursing but I really have a problem encouraging her to do this. I don't know if it is just the mother in me that wants her to go on to something else or if I just don't want to see her emptying bedpans and taking the crap we have to. She is so young and shy I am afraid she will be eaten alive. AM I being to overprotective or should I be more supportive and encourage her even if I think it is a mistake?

[mvanz9999, RN]

burn out - wouldn't your daughter be "young and shy" in whatever career field she chose? And wouldn't she have to learn to stand up for herself, regardless?

It was hard for me to let my daughter continue to plan for a career in acting - that is such a hard field and the rejection is almost guaranteed. But she loves acting and I am going to support her.

Good luck - I have a 17 year old too . .. however, shy she is not . . I kinda wish she was.

steph

I applaud you for supporting her. If she wasn't able to try it, she would always wonder. That's exactly what happened to me. I tried it, it didn't pan out, now I'm going for nursing.

[BULLYDAWGRN, RN]

Nope, I would not. Matter of fact my 5yr old is already complaining about me working hollidays and weakends..