job change to nursing?i'm scared.?

Question

i'm working as an admin asst. the job is taxing, and stress.it's been a year plus already.
i've been thinking of taking nursing course for quite sometime.i want to change career to become a nurse, but i'm afraid that i might fail, or wont be handle this new profession.
i'm only 22.

Answer 1

First of all you need to consider why you want to go into nursing. The first question you should ask yourself therefore is 'what is your motivation for wanting to change career'.

After assessing your motivation you then need to consider what do you want from the job. The second question to ask yourself therefore is 'what matters to me most about a job'.

Once you have established your motivation for wanting to change jobs and then establised what you want from a job you are in the driving seat to then select what sort of job is best for you.

try this weblink and follow the short 15 questions. I did and it helped me loads:

http://www.jobsite.co.uk/cgi-bin/myjobsite_questionnaire.cgi

The weblink will help you assess the above two questions and then go on to provoke thoughts that you will probably find are very true to your personality.

When selecting a job / career change you must consider all the variables behind that change. Money, work hours, career progression, family life, emotional effects etc all all things you must consider before you take on something such as nursing as it has a huge effect on yourself and your potential family in the future.

Nursing on the whole as others have suggested is agreat profession. My mother started as a nurse, moved through the ranks and now works as a Manager of an old folk home for BUPA. She lives very comfortably and really enjoys her work. Speak to any nurse and they would say the same.

To surmise the key is to understand why you want to do it.
Let me know what you decide to do!

Guy

Answer 2

Don't worry about it, you'll be fine! I've got a long career in retail. The register will tell you how much money to give the person. Don't feel rushed, take your time. A customer appreciates getting the correct amount rather than a rush and the wrong amount. But - what to know a secret? Most customers don't even look at their change! Do you? They just rush out stuffing it into their wallet. Not that you shouldn't strive to give back the correct change, but even if you did by mistake, I doubt the customer would know. HOWEVER - your employer will know because your drawer won't balance. The worst thing from this is that sometimes they take it out of your paycheck. Now don't be afraid, you usually only mess up the change, so it would be under a dollar. No biggie. You just can't make a habit of it. I'm sure you'll be fine. Just the fact that you are concerned about it tells me that you'll count carefully and accurately. I've never known a customer to think someone's a moron because they accidentally gave back two dimes instead of one. They just point it out, you correct it and they leave. If you're still struggling with the issue, practice a little bit. Remember, in the drawer, things are all sorted so it is easy to grab the right change. It's not all mixed up like in a wallet. You'll probably find that making change is the easy part of the job!! Have fun!

Answer 3

Good question. I would suggest a couple of things. First of all, you cannot simply start nursing school. It just isn't that simple any more. They way things stand right now, nursing school is generally very competive to get in and requires a lot of studying commitment on your part. I would suggest you visit a local community college and speak to a counselor. You will need to take pre-requisites before starting nursing school. These courses would include anatomy and physiology I & II, chemistry, basic maths, microbiology, and english. Also you can become a Certified Nursing Assistant and/or a Phlebotomist. Either one of those programs can be completed in three months. If you were to work any of those jobs, it would be very tedious but that is just a starting point not what you would as a nurse. After you finish these courses you will know if nursing is right for you or not.

Good Luck........

Answer 4

There are plenty of excellent reasons to pursue a nursing career. There is (and will continue to be) a huge demand for nurses. You can earn a very good salary, excellent benefit package, and pretty much go wherever you want.

More importantly...is nursing what you really want to do? If it is, then I'm certain you will succeed in school and in your career. What are your reasons for being concerned that you may not be able to pass or won't be able to handle this career?

Answer 5

They say that people regret the things they didn't do in life. And you don't know until you try. Maybe you could get some kind of job that would allow you to see how it would be to be a nurse before becoming one.

Answer 6

My 21 year old daughter feels the same way. She wants to become a nurse, but she is scared also. I'll tell you what I tell her.
You'll never know unless you try it and if you don't try it, you might regret it the rest of your life. You just have to have some confidence and go for it! Good Luck!

Answer 7

Talk to some nurses, for nursing is one of the most taxing and stressful jobs that there is.

Nursing has a very high burnout rate, but it can also be very rewarding.

Look into the different levels of Nursing, and the different occupations that nurses work in. The field is wide open, and there are many, many opportunites out there in nursing.

I enjoyed working in nursing, but switched over into business (dual degrees), and like business much better.

Answer 8

Well it's hard work, long hours, and you have to be a special kind of person to do that work, you can't be afraid of death, or blood, or nasty things that the Dr. asked you to hold. You have to say "I'm going to make the commitment to save lives, and stick to it" Trauma units are nasty, and messy, and the teams of people that work them are unique, "Emergency medicine" can take it's toll on you, my Dad was a combat surgeon in WW2, he had some problems after dealing with 4 invasions (first wave on one of them), he was good Doctor, and always stayed on the job, but I could see later in life how all of that carnaige took it's toll on him mentally, I guess after all that he had been through finally caught up to him, he saved many lives, and worked tirelessly, and often completely exhausted, the phone would ring in the middle of the night, and he would leave for the hospital, i remember my mother (a nurse) always making him coffee.

Answer 9

If being an administrative assistant is taxing and stressful for you, then going into nursing is definitely not for you.

Most nursing work is a lot more stressful than administrative assistance work is.

Stress at work usually comes from being pressured to be productive and having little control over organizing your work and doing it efficiently. And nurses often have big workloads and haved very little control over how they do their work.

I suggest that you go back to school, get better qualifications in your present line of work, and find another job where you will have more control over your work.

Answer 10

Can change your career because at 22 still young, no problem. Act fast before age is catching up. The nursing career is of a very bright future all over the world, also a very demanding job.