Sunday, April 27, 2008

Week 1. August 1988. "Why do you want to be a nurse?"

During the first week of Nursing 100, Old Military Nurse Instructor encourages her nursing students to share their reason for wanting to become a nurse. Of course, most of the 35 women and 1 man in the room are there because they want to help people. For some it is a calling. I was there because I needed a job that pays more than I was currently making (barely above minimum wage) and it was obvious that the local bread-and-butter, factory labor, would one day become a thing of the past. "Nothing altruistic about that" says Instructor. She added that she thought it was acceptable to wish to be a nurse; even if your motives were less-than-altruism. Perhaps she knew that one day my desire to be a member of this profession would evolve into something more than a paycheck.

2 comments:

Neumed said...

A couple of good posts here. You're off to a good start. I hope you continue on with more of the same.

Unknown said...

I agree that it's okay to want a job that is secure and pays well. Patients will pick that up immediately if it's the ONLY reason though. It really is a calling in my opinion. I will add you to my link list on both sites. Love you too put one to www.npplace.com on yours as well. Thanks!

It's Not About You (and other legal mumbo jumbo)

Hmm. It appears that most nursing or medical blogs have some sort of disclaimer. Apparently there is a need for such a thing, so here is mine:

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