or would you encourgage them to try a new field.?
2006-10-10 07:27:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
nurses are special people ...they have to tolerate nastiness among the sickness, rudeness beyond comprehension, and long hours on their feet... they must have more compassion than most any other kind of professional- because we are vulnerable when we are sick- and we need them to comfort us . If your child possesses those qualities, absolutely encourage them to explore nursing as a career ... it is not only rewarding, the pay is quite nice too
2006-10-10 07:38:53 · answer #1 · answered by kimandchris2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would love to be a paid writer. I've had this desire since 2nd grade. The writing part is realistic, getting paid for it would be a huge challenge. I would love to be a paid pianist. Even playing in a mall would be a great joy to me. I took weekly lessons a full 12 months a year from 4th through 12th grade. I don't have talent, but I have a great love of playing and very hard won skill. If I had a better teacher (mine was the cheapest my parents could find, not in any way the best) maybe I could have gone farther with it. Even if I can never earn a penny playing I play because it is as much a part of me as my soul. Living without a piano in my home as I do now pains me. I love to sing. Some say I am good. I do not know a thing about how to begin this as a career. Still it will always be my joy. While I have never had the talent and took very few lessons, I would have loved to be a ballet or tap dancer. Since dance careers take a significant amount of training, some natural born talent, and even being born with certain body proportions such as height, this was never a true possiblity for me. I think it would be wonderful to be an artist. I like to draw sometimes. There are a lot of artists in my family. At least one has been in several art shows. I do not have the talent or skills of other family members, but will always find joy in this. If I were very wealthy and $ was no object I would take classes for all of the art I have mentioned except the dance. I would also enjoy taking pottery and other crafts. I would do this even if I knew in advance that I could never earn $ for doing any of it. Art is a great joy. It saddens me that it is being edged out of elementary, middle and high schools. When my children attended a brand new public middle school that only offered state mandated art classes (chorus and band only) I complained. I was told in most excited voices of all the school has to offer, mainly a focus on math and science. Sadly if they had offered art, shop and home economics the students who took those classes would have had the math and science advantage the school board craved. They were not options. Art shapes who we are as people. Most people enjoy creating art of some kind. Even among those who do not most enjoy it. How rare it is to find someone who does not enjoy music, reading, artistic pieces, or a creative solution.
2016-03-28 03:52:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been lucky enough to have been a RN for the past 20 years! I love my job, there is nothing else I would ever do! But for me, I guess I was lucky- I always knew I'd be a nurse. True it does take a lot of hard work to become a RN- but well worth it. The joy you experience from knowing that you've made 1 person's life a little easier is unbelievable!! What a great thing to help people! On the down side- there is a lot of BS that goes with the job, so you have to be willing to put up with doctors who don't see the value in nurses, hospital administration not giving you the time or support that is needed when dealing with sick patients. But (for me at least), the joy I get from my job makes all the BS seem like nothing. In my opinion there is no better job than being a NURSE!!!
2006-10-13 18:15:35 · answer #3 · answered by MG 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nursing is an excellent profession for a multitude of reasons. First, because of the predicted 20% shortage of nurses by 2010, the pay scale and benefits of registered nurses (RN) is going up quickly. Second, the job security and portability offered by nursing is almost second to none, some traveling nurses make six figures a year. Third, there are so many facets in nursing that almost anyone could be interested. There are surgical nurses, medical surgical nurses, hospice nurses, and some that just take care of the feet of diabetic patients. Finally, it is a job that lets you care for people and get paid! But be warned, there is a lot of science comprehension involved. If your child doesn't like science and still wants to care, think about social work.
2006-10-10 10:17:04 · answer #4 · answered by lilia_164 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It takes a special person to be a nurse and if your heart isn't in it, I wouldn't advise it for any one. It can't be all about the money, you have to be compassionate, patient with people, understanding, reliable, honest, knowledgeable and use critical thinking skills on a daily basis. I would encourage any one with these traits to enter nursing, we need you....there's such a shortage of nurses and it's not easy at times but it's a very rewarding profession. Nurses also have a great variety of choices to what area they would like to work, whether it be hospital (many choices here: ICU, open heart recovery, operating room, recovery room, telemetry, med/surge, pediatrics, labor/delivery.....) a doctor's office, clinic, school nurse, home health, nursing homes, research, nursing instructors, and many more. It's a great profession to be in :-)
2006-10-12 12:55:49 · answer #5 · answered by lakerfan81734 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only if you really care about helping people. It's not for everyone. The good thing is you can get a job anywhere with better than average pay.
2006-10-11 09:34:55 · answer #6 · answered by Reddy492 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a great field, high demand, and high paying.
2006-10-10 07:30:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋