i want to be a nurse, but i am terrified of needles. what to do?

Answer 1

Become a doctor so you can tell a nurse to administer the shot.

Answer 2

There are many NEEDLELESS job opportunities for nurses. Here are a few:
1. Hospital Case Manager: Most hospitals have RN case managers. A case manager reviews the chart of each patient, expedites ttreatments and tests, then arranges for the patient 's discharge within a time frame determined by the patient's diagnosis. No needles.
2. Information Systems Nurse: The current trend in the medical world is to go computer with EMRs (electronic medical records), computer scheduling, and computer charting. Programs must be written for these procedures and tailored to each hospital or clinic. Nurses are usually part of the Information Systems teams that create and taylor these programs. An information systems nurse never need pick up a needle.
3. Cardiac Rehab Nurse: A nurse working in a cardiac rehab program conducts classes for individuals recently discharged from the hospital after a heart attack or bi-pass surgery. Life style changes in exercise, smoking cesation, diet, and stress management are taught. The patients are monitored as they exercise to increase their activity capacity over a 6 week period. The nurse can exercise with the patients. There are no needles in this setting!
4. Infection Control Nurses: Most hospitals have an infection control department usually run by nurses. These nurses are like detectives. They track infection trends in the hospital and figure out ways to contain them. They conduct classes with the staff about infection control measures. They are often responsible for quality assurance. Again...no needles.
5. Nurse Managers: Nurse managers are just like managers of other employees in other job settings. They manage a department or many departments, but do no hands on nursing. RNs make better managers for hospital staff because they understand the work done by those they manage.

As far as nursing school, you will actually get very few opportunities to give an injection, and even fewer opportunities to start an IV in nursing school. Most of those skills are learned after you graduate and are out on the floor practicing on poor unsuspecting patients.

If you want to be a nurse, then do it! You will never be out of a job. Nursing is a wonderful opportunity to help other people while you make a comfortable living for yourself.

Answer 3

Not all nursing involves needles. Sure, during your schooling u'll have 2 deal with needles, but afterwards there are several jobs that don't require nurses to give shots. For example: school nurse, charge nurse at a nursing home.

Answer 4

My son has the same issues. Show him a needle and he faints... and he's 29 years old.

That is only a mild phobia and if you can find others who have this same issue, maybe you can find out why they bother you so much. If you know why, then work on that problem to solve it while you attend college. In fact, when going into the nursing program, I would discuss it with a counselor. They may have such a program to rid you of this problem.

Answer 5

I assume you want to be a nurse because you like to help other people, however, if you are afraid of needles, nursing, is not for you. You can opt for something else in the medical field like physical therapy or radiology etc. Good luck, and if you really want to be a nurse, talk to a psychologist so that he can help you get rid of that fear!!!

Answer 6

not all nursing involves needles. particular, for the era of your preparation u'll have 2 deal with needles, regardless of the indisputable fact that afterwards there are some jobs that do not require nurses to provide images. For representation: college nurse, fee nurse at a nursing domicile.

Answer 7

Try nursing school anyways. There are plenty of people who are afraid of being poked with a needle but having no problem poking other people with them.

Answer 8

Choose another profession, or go into an area of nursing were you won't see many needles.

Answer 9

If it helps any, u don't stick the needles in yourself; you stick them in other people. I know many nurses who don't like needles but have no problems giving a shot to someone else.

Answer 10

Maybe look into technician work (General Ultrasound Technician, Health Care Admin, Quality Assurance.) It's just as great of money and sometimes you are able to make your own schedule. Good Luck and umm...don't poke ur self!