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To Registered Nurse's(RN's) ONLY!? |
I would like to know from any RN out there if how well they like or love their career? What do you specialize in? What do you love most about your job? How would you rate the nursing school you attended? I am asking these questions because I feel that my life should about making a difference in someone else's life and having a rewarding career full of happiness and luxury. I am going to be attending my local community college and hope to get into their nursing program. I am also a male 25 years of age from ohio and I am asking for advice from RN's only!! I do not want any responses from no one who is not a RN because I am not interested in knowing anything other than that. I have gotten feedback from others on here saying its very tough and hard in nursing school. I am wondering if that is the reason why hospitals and such lack nurses because of nursing school being difficult to get through? Thanks to all who will answer, and god bless you! Hope the lord will help me!! I work in a hospital, Labor & Delivery. I went into nursing because of the same reasons you stated - I wanted a job that wasn't just pushing paper, wasn't selling a product, I wanted to feel like I was helping people. I was fortunate enough in my life to have good nurses during times of need and times of joy (birth of my children) and saw what an impact they were capable of having on people and wanted to do the same. The thing I love about my job is that as a labor nurse I only have one or two patients to care for instead of 4-6 on a medical floor. I can really spend time with them, getting to know them and their family. I am there to witness one of the greatest blessings a family can receive - the birth of a child. And, I am also there when things go wrong, and I am there to help try to bring a tiny bit of comfort and understanding and support when children are lost too soon. My job is both beautiful and terrible, but immensely spiritually satisfying in both cases. Nursing school is tough, but not unmanageable. You get out what you put in. If you study, take your education seriously, ask for help when you need it, you'll do just fine. The nursing shortage is not just about the difficulty of school. It's far more complex than that. But part of it is because there is a lack of nursing program spots available - there is limited clinical sites to train the nurses who are in school so the schools can only take so many students. That creates a bottleneck - tons of people want to be nurses, the schools fill up quickly, but only put out so many nurses per year. The shortages in hospitals are due to more illnesses in our society in general and the complexities we have created with our technology making so many different treatments available for those illnesses. Nurses have a larger number of patients they must care for per shift leading to burnout and nurses leave the profession. More sick people, more older people (baby boomers), less nurses = shortage. I think more men should go into nursing. One of my best friends in nursing school was a guy, he went into pediatric ICU, what a job! I think a lot of guys go into more of the critical care specialties. I see a lot of male nurses in cardiovascular, ICU, and the ER. Naturally we don't see many of them in L&D, but it's not unheard of! Good luck to you whatever you decide to do. Source(s): RN I am an RN. Retired now - English. It really can be tough - not all the time. Yes it has great rewards. My nursing school had its faults but also a very good side. The only statement you make that would concern me is the bit about happiness, (you might well gain that with time), but luxury??!! I did get many rewards, they were never financial or luxurious. maybe it is different in the US but I really doubt that. Good Luck - the nursing profession needs people who have the commitment for patient care - what it is all about. I am also retired; I spent most of my nursing career as a Home Health Nurse with the Public Health Department and I loved it. I had to retire early due to Multiple Sclerosis and it was hard to give it up. The field is wide open for male nurses. Also many areas of the country need RNs so bad that they offer sign up bonuses as well as a great salary. If you really want to make a difference and get great emotion rewards yourself you should definitely consider a nursing career. Good Luck |
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