What made you want to be a nurse? LPN, RN, BSN...etc.?
Asked by noomi
Whether you appreciate helping people, job stability, or the money. Whatever it is...I'm just curious...

Best Answer:
At the time... job stability and money. I thought it was cool that nurses could work so many different shifts, that I could get a job across the country in just about any hospital, and well, the scrubs were really cute. I also love children and knew I wanted to work in pediatrics. After externing and two years into my BSN, I began to change my mind. The whole, working nights for years... working holidays... the stress... started to wear on me. Plus, I find people can be very mean and stab you in the back quite quickly because no one wants to take the blame for a medical mistake. So, now I have been an RN in the pediatric intensive care unit for a year. I have a source of pride in what I do, but I dread work. I am thinking about becoming a school nurse or going back to school to become a school teacher. I want out of the hospital world, I do hate it. When I tell people that I want to be a teacher (something I felt before I graduated from nursing school; I wanted to quit before my Senior year but family members urged me to stay), they talk about the pay cut. In all honesty though, my mother is a school teacher in a rural county and she makes more hourly than I do and I work at the best paying hospital in our state (WV). Teachers and RN's actually make roughly the same amount of money, teachers just have a lot more time off.

I am not one yet but i will be soon. I want to be a nurse because I love to help people. I figured that I might as well make a career out of doing something that i love and that way i will enjoy work, always be able to find a job, and the pay is pretty good.
Answered by jaseman_16

Flexibility. The ability to move different areas of specialties and still be a nurse. Traveling, the ability to see the world and make up your own schedule.
Answered by stepcmpb

First, I am not Craig, I am his wife answering this question. I have been am LPN since 1979. At first I wanted to help people and at times I still do. Nursing is not what is use to be. Now it is all about money and even as an LPN the money is good. Yes, the job is stable most of the time, but if the patient load is low you will be sent home without pay or you can use your vacation time. I love nursing when I have the staffing to do my job right. Hope this answers your question.
Answered by Craig M