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i have found my true calling in life.

you ever resuscitate a person that has drowned and is vomiting lung-fluid all over you while giving breaths?

my brother did this last week with a lady that had drowned after having an asthma attack at his lifeguarding station... it was so traumatic that a co-worker broke down the next day and quit.

so really, I'm just wondering if you're a queasy type of person?
 
Nursing education weeds people like that out really quickly. My sister has been working as a nurse for the past year, and while they have to put up with tons of both general crap and actual abuse it can be a spectacularly rewarding job.
 
I'm glad you found your calling and a noble one at that. I worked as an emt then as a paramedic for years and have recently thought of updating my certification but will never practice again cuz it was a horrible job. I would enjoy teaching bcls and btls though.
 
I just graduated with my nursing degree and became licensed in the past 8 months.

Nursing school is hell. Forget a social life, and forget any other type of life. It was such a difficult adjustment for me. There were many nights staying up 'til 4am (when I had to wake up at 6am) just wanting to give it all up and quit...be a bartender the rest of my life.

I just got my first job. I cannot wait for the next part of this journey.

Good luck to you!

P.S. I never thought about becoming a nurse. Ever. I was going for a B.A. in Philosophy for years. Then, one summer I had the "nurse" epiphany. It was great. 3 years later, I was a nurse.
 
My sister in law has been an ER nurse for 3 years. She did a 6 month stint in cardiac but ER was her top choice. She has lost her passion for nursing and feels burnt out already. She is thinking about going back to school to become a naturopathic doctor.

My brother's wife has been working in oncology for 4 weeks. I hope it works out for her.

Nurses are very special people.
No effin way I want to be one :)
 
ER work in general will burn most people out. It takes a very energetic, driven, and above all patient person to last in an ER. My sister did a rotation there during her education, and swore never to return. She's working split between a critical burns/general ICU ward now, and just loving it. Well, most days at least.
 
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