What Attracted You To The Field of Nursing?

What attracted you to the field of Nursing: The need for a challenging field where if I became bored with an area I could move into and learn about other areas.

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What attracted you to the field of Nursing: I cannot remember when I did not want to be a nurse especially with babies


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Specialties: Neonatal Intensive Care Maternal Child Health
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What attracted you to the field of Nursing? Wanted to make a difference of substance in others lives.

Jenkins, Linda B, RN, BSN, PHN, ACCE, California:
Specialty Areas: Obstetrics
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What attracted you to the field of Nursing?: I wanted to go into a CRNA program

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What attracted you to the field of Nursing: I wanted to be a nurse since I was a little girl

Krista Taylor, RN, West Virginia Nurses:
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When I had my 1st child I was working in a hot factory on production line..I'd been to college for accounting but quit to have her and get married. I'd always loved babies and babysitting and I saw the nurses rocking the babies (this is July when it's burning around here) and I thought by gosh I can rock babies in air conditioning too LOL didn't think about doing anything but rocking them and feeding them

I WANTED TO BE A NURSE LIKE MY BIG SISTER, THEN I WANTED TO TAKE CARE OF THE ELDERLY, HOWEVER I CAN REMEMBER IN HIGH SCHOOL, I WANTED TO BE IN THE MILITARY AND BE A NURSE. I HAVE DONE BOTH, AND NOW I CAN SAY THAT NURSING ALLOWS YOU TO BE AND DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.

I never wanted to be a nurse when I was growing up. All that blood! Yuck! After I was married, turned out I needed a job. My Mom worked as a nursing assistant in a local nursing home and suggested I try it. During my time there I worked with a wonderful nurse whose compassion was awe inspiring. I thought that if I could be half the nurse she was, I would have accomplished something important in my life. I was an LPN for 20 years before going back to school and becoming an RN then achieved a BSN. This all started 30 years ago and I still get excited about nursing! What a wonderful profession we are in. A few years back I called that nurse on the phone and told her how she had inspired me. She was then in her 70's and long since retired. I don't think she even remembered me. But I'll never forget her and what she did for me.

Unemployment

In Nursing for this decade and probably the next, it something you won't ever need to worry about. The shortage we're in will last at least that long.

Andrew Lopez, RN
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What Attracted You To The Field of Nursing? Wanting to take care of patients.


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What Attracted You To The Field of Nursing? I am in general always concerned about humanity and life. However, I was considering other fields until I discovered that nursing was a profession that required extensive knowledge and skill and that through this I would be able to be an advocate for quality healthcare. I made that decision 25 years ago without any regrets.

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What Attracted You To The Field of Nursing? Natural desire and ability to care for others.

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What Attracted You To The Field of Nursing? I wanted the medical knowledge base to combine with my yoga expertise and felt I could really make a difference for my patients and nurses with this winning combo.
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I am a sought after no barriers heart felt speaker, coach, teacher and writer and am featured extensively in the media including in the Associated Press and on NBC, CBS, Fox News affiliates and have been interviewed on national TV by Arielle Ford as one of America’s Experts. I am producing, writing, and acting in several DVD documentary/educational projects: I am training and coaching other nurses, yoga teachers and health professionals throughout the USA and Canada to be Yoga Nursing Therapists and I lead fantabulous Yoga and Juice fasting Makeover Retreats on the magnificent Pyrate laden Crystal Coast of North Carolina. My programs our hip, conscious, filled with hilarious humor, enlightening and designed to inspire and leave a legacy. This is the most prolific, jamming and juicy time of my life and I get to do it all by serving others. SERVING RULES!"
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Originally, after the service as a corpsman. Nursing attracted me one as a job I like doing and two as a place to meet women. I ended up married to a nurse and still in it 4 decades later. Must have been a good decision.

What Attracted You To The Field of Nursing? The idea of helping people on a very personal level was attractive to me. I wanted to be involved with patient care on an intimate level, so as to be most effective helping my patients recover.


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Can relate to that Tom, dated nurses several years before I became one, married and have kids with the same now.

Andrew Lopez, RN

Lets Connect! http://www.nursefriendly.com/social/

Money. It was definitely the money.

Job security played into it for sure, and the pay isn't too shabby either. Not many places where you can earn $20-30 plus an hour off the bat with a two year college degree and nursing license.

Make no mistake, we do work for it. Like a plumber, we earn our pay working in sometimes ugly working conditions.

Andrew Lopez, RN

Lets Connect! http://www.nursefriendly.com/social/

Actually, I was semi-joking about the money. The reason I went into nursing was because I was frustrated by the invisible lines of scope of practice between my prior field, respiratory therapy and my current field, nursing. Now I'm frustrated again...

What Attracted You To The Field of Nursing? Helping Others and the thrill of working in the ER

Larry Snyder, BA, RN, DBA, RN.ORG, SA, Nursing Continuing Education Providers:"Larry Snyder, RN is the Founder and President of RN.ORG®, SA. As a licensed healthcare professional with over 15 years of experience in nursing as well as a computer authority with in-excess of 20 years of experience, he is knowledgeable with the integration of healthcare and computers and sees a strong need for licensed professionals to maintain their license in an easy, convenient, comfortable no stress environment. Larry has worked in various aspects of nursing in many states in both large and small hospitals and has the experience and background to make healthcare and nursing education friendly. Larry also functioned as a consulant at large corporations in various aspects of IT management including CBS Sports, Sportsline.com, Sports.com, Universal Studios, Nickelodeon, Viacom, Flexsys and Monsanto. Larry also has served as an expert witness on several high profile cases throughout the United States sharing his valuable input as an experienced Emergency Room nurse."
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What Attracted You To The Field of Nursing? I was 17 and that was so long ago—I am not sure I remember! I have always loved everything medical—it seemed a natural way to pursue the medical field. In those days women were nurses—and we wore caps and all white!

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Nurse wearing the old white uniforms with Mini skirts back in the late 60s early 70s. I miss mini skirts.

Only if the wearer has the legs...

Teeituptom wrote:Nurse wearing the old white uniforms with Mini skirts back in the late 60s early 70s. I miss mini skirts.

First got the idea to become a nurse as a phlebotomist watching the nurses do their thing. Saw them every morning doing patient care, got the idea in my head that "I could do that too" :)

Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.nursefriendly.com/social/

ME, I still miss them mini skirts

Go for it, Tom. But first, do you have nice legs?

nice and smooth legs and very tattooed

nice smooth legs and very tattooed

Yeah but most of the facilities won't let you show your tats anymore - I'm not really a tattoo person but some of them are quite artistic and well done. The last facility I worked at had a nursing superviser who ran around with these great big bandaids to make people cover their tats. It was really stupid looking. Instead of people seeing a tattoo patient's were left to wonder if their nurse had some kind of infectious disease under all that.

And in California where folks are pretty liber al about these things

Hppy

Awesome. Post a pic sometime.

It's a challenging subject. It seems strange that individual rights which most of the time are championed above most other things, are compromised over the issue of tattoos. A person can wear very seductive clothing or multiple piercings at work but must cover the tattoo? My facility is pretty relaxed about tattoos however there are certain departments whose directors are more strict and want to try to interpret what might be offensive. On a similar note, we have a kid working in the dietary department who usually wears "guages" in his ears however, must remove them for work. What is left are the pathetic remains of his once fine earlobes hanging like flesh colored spaghetti from the sides of his head. Ridiculous, really. I think I'd rather have him wear the "hubcaps" in his ears, he might look better. I don't think there's a right answer.

I have more than a few tattoos. Some are visible at work. There is only one that does not get seen at work. I have a very large tattooed Marijuana leaf on my calf. Not because I smoke pot . But because I support the legalization of MJ. I also stand for the ending of this crazy, costly, ineffective, ridiculous Drug War waged by the Federal Gov't

What Attracted You To The Field of Nursing? I was attracted to Nursing by the diversity of opportunities and the ability to step in and change a situation to make a difference in a person's life.
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It attracted me to the field of nursing because I like to experience the feeling of into an O.R because later on I will took up masterals about medical surgical nursing. I am curious about the inside body of human in my own eyes so, it attracted me to this field.

because of the surgeries I like to feel the experience when you enter the O.R and the see the "REAL" inside of human bidy that intrigued me too much :)

I work with the elderly. I was attracted to the field because as a child, my grandfather lived with us. My parents both worked full time so, we took care of each other. That relationship stuck with me throughout my whole life, and I realized, as an undergrad, that I wanted to help the elderly and their families overcome the struggles of the role reversal and guilt associated with helping an aging loved one. Caring for the elderly isn't the most traditional route but, I love it. I am a male nurse, and it can be difficult to deal with emotions from time to time. However, without my job, I would have never been able to fill the void I had after my grandfather passed before I went to college.

Nursing...It was the most popular course during our time and I want to be in the medical field, because I think people in this field are highly regarded and well respected...it’s nice to see nurses with their caps on and their white uniforms!

I wear my white cap and uniform to work every day...

Opportunities I guess...considering the so many fields in nursing, you can just work anywhere you want

Wave of students entering the nursing school and the news all over that nursing is an in-demand course anywhere in the world so there will be an almost certain employment after graduation and board exams! A lot of my friends wanted to be in this field so, they actually influenced me a bit..But learned to love this profession later on!

I like your enthusiasm but before you plunge ahead, job shadow a nurse and ask a lot of questions.

Good luck

danielle5454 wrote:Wave of students entering the nursing school and the news all over that nursing is an in-demand course anywhere in the world so there will be an almost certain employment after graduation and board exams! A lot of my friends wanted to be in this field so, they actually influenced me a bit..But learned to love this profession later on!

Hi Ricu,,thanks for your words!! that's also one of the reason why I joined this forum..I know a lot of experienced nurses in this forum will be kind enough to answer my inquiries in the future and that I will learn a lot from the experiences they share!TC!