Calling all Nurses and Student Nurses.
@Angelwhispers (8978)
United States
March 20, 2007 10:44am CST
I always knew I wanted to be a nurse. I worked many years after marriage as a CNA. Finally I was able to attend nursing school and at least get my LPN. I worked for an agency that takes care of the Mentally challenged folks in our area. We maintianed homes where they can be as independant as possible. We provided as much or as little supervision as necessary. I throughly enjoyed my work I had plans of continuing my nursing education and obtaining my RN, but when the time came that I was once free enough again to go to back to school, my husband and I decided my time would be best spent at home taking care of my 12 year old son and the grand children that were being born.
I sometimes miss my work but not the long grueling hours. I was wondering how many nurses and nursing students we have here in mylot and what is your experiences. Are you specialized? Or is there one direction you want to go over another? Let't Talk.
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@ArmyEMT2004 (21)
• United States
13 Apr 07
I am one of my schools few male nursing students. I am working towards my bachelors degree. The program is pretty tough but I think it will be worthwhile.
@smellsyummy (635)
• United States
5 Apr 07
Hi there!
I am a student nurse going for my BSN right now.
I love it and couldn't imagine any other field of work.
I work at a hospital in a cardiac care unit, but I don't plan on staying there after graduation. I have found through it that I LOVE critical care units. I plan on becoming a trauma nurse, and later on in life becoming a school nurse(it only requires 5 additional classes once I have my BSN) and that has been a dream of mine since the first grade, seriously!
I think it's great that you stayed home with you child and grandchildren though. That is such a rewarding path to choose and I commend you on that.
If I was able to have children, I would probably do the same once finished with school, but since that will never happen for me,I just put my all into my dear hubby and school/work:)
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@weemam (13372)
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21 Mar 07
I always wanted to be a children's nurse , but I met my hubby not long after I left school and it just kind of went on the back burner , I got a job thinking it would only be short term , but I had my first born at 19 and then I just nursed my own children , I often wished I had went into it but never regret being married xx
@crazynurse (7482)
• United States
21 Mar 07
I wanted to be a nurse from as far back as I can remember. As a child I would tear holes in my teddybears and take arms and legs off my dolls so that I could 'nurse' them with my homemade 'bandages.' I graduated highschool and went straight to college and became a nurse (bachelors level). I worked ICU/open heart surgery for 12 years. I then wanted to be home with my children so I started working for a per diem agency. I took an assignment working evenings in a psychiatric hospital with troubled adolescents. I loved it and ended up signing on there once the assignment was over with the agency. Six years later I moved to anotehr state and decided to get my masters in mental health nursing. I now teach nursing at a local college (both med-surg and mental haelth nursing). Nursing is a wonderful profession. When one feels the need for change there are numerous directions to take! All of which are very rewarding!
@laltu86 (1249)
• India
22 Mar 07
" The lady with the lamp " , i guess, one of the highly acclaimed jobs in this world. I am an engg , so i know very little about this proffession, if you may call it though.
What i know is that my life was once saved by some one great nurse like you , when i had an operation as a baby and was falling from my cart accidentaly. Thanks to herthat i am able to respond to your post, and thanks to all other like you and her for whom we never pray.
@uiwwitch (892)
• United States
22 Apr 07
I graduated with a BSN degree in 1993 and worked right after graduation. for a while I strayed away from nursing until I finally gave in to its call again. I now work at a cardiac telemetry unit and I am loving it immensely. The physical work is heavy as well as the mental aspect of it but at the end of the day, I am still rewarded by the thought that I have helped someone.
I'm not sure where I want to go five years from now but I am very interested in doing unit education. I am precepting an intern right now and I think that I can help a lot in making sure that the intern experience is maximized.
