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Going into nursing profession? |
I am considering taking up LVN, then RN and BSN. I am in my 40's and hv been in the HR/management field and has an A/degree in Industrial Relations. My only drawback is i have a fear in dealing with blood and injuries. I want to overcome my fear and make it in the nursing profession. Is it possible? Is there an opportunity of me going into administration after my BSN since i hv years of Human Resourse and admin. experiance? What is yr advice? Thank you. Hi Sal, I'm not an expert in the field but if you have a dream then I think you should go for it. I have worked as a carer for a bried period in the past and one of my patients had quite a large pressure sore. Even though I'm squeamish I had no problem with it. I think it was because my patient depended on me to look after them, so I simply couldn't afford to be squeamish. Also, I watched the pressure sore being regularly cleaned and dressed by the nurses and saw that it was well cared for and gradually healing. I think part of what causes the squeamishness is the feeling of helplessness in the presence of an injury. But if you take the nurse's training you will learn to know what to do in a case of an emergency. So you will not have the feeling of helplessness. You will know what is needed to be done. If someone is brought to you with an injury then you will realise that the patient's health, maybe even his life depends on you. I think your brain will naturally help you in that moment. It will go into emergency mode and feelings will be put on the back burner for the time being and all your focus will be on how to help the patient. So I'm convinced, yes, it is possible, to overcome this fear. chirpy There is always a possibility of doing Admin Nursing. Check into many fields of study for nurses. It's usually at the BSN or above level, but I know of some ADN, who are Admin nurses in Nursing homes, hospitals, and some who work with insurance companies. I had some of the same fears of blood and injuries (especially broken bones with open wounds). I found in nursing school that the blood wasn't bad at all, and I don't have to be around broken bones unless I work in the ER, OR, or orthopedic specialty areas. I am now a labor & delivery nurse. I see a lot of blood, a lot of feces, vomit, and every other miscellaneous bodily fluid, and it doesn't bother me at all anymore. But if for some reason you don't get over it, yes, there are plenty of opportunities to work in an area where you won't be exposed to those kinds of things. Having a BSN in HR/Mgmt is a great asset, and would get you into a decent nursing administration position. Just don't assume the worst about what you can or cannot handle, you might surprise yourself! Good luck! |
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