slo’s MONDAY 8/18 poll - Nurses 🩺

[slo]

Becoming a nurse is not an easy road - it takes a lot of work. I know, because I have 2 friends that have a daughter that have/are going down that road. One daughter just graduated in May and is now an ICU nurse and the other daughter will graduate next year. My DD21 is going to school to become a Doctor of Occupational Therapy and had to take many of the same classes as nursing students, and they were definitely a challenge. Nurses deserve a lot more respect than what they get. They give so much to their patients in so many ways. So, to all the DIS nurses - thank you! So today….lets brag about the nurses in our family. Maybe you’re a nurse, and you can brag about yourself. So tell us today……

Are you a nurse?
Do you have a nurse in your family?
If yes….who?
(multiple choice)



For Me…..I am not a nurse and I have no nurses in my family. I have nurses on my mind because my DD21 is friends with my friends daughter who’s going to nursing school, and they recently got together before my DD leaves to start grad school. They’ve been friends for about 10 years - they were teammates. Another reason they are on my mind, is because my mom recently went to the ER and had a wonderful experience there because of how awesome the nurses were - they treated her very well and I’m very grateful.

 

[LoveDaisy]

My youngest bonus daughter is a sophomore in college in the nursing program. She took a pre-med program this summer. We will see what happens over the next few years but I would expect her to graduate with a plan to either be a nurse or doctor, it has been her dream since she was little.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

No nurses in my family but I know someone currently going to school to be a nurse and my coworker’s wife is a nurse my boss wife was a nurse ( she’s deceased) and his daughter in law is a nurse - lot of hard work lot of hours not enough respect for all the things they know and do - my opinion ymmv

 

[Kitty 34]

I have a niece in nursing right now but that's it for family. I have my 3 infusions nurses who are very much like family to me.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

My step-daughter is a RN. It is definitely a tough thing. She has been doing it for a couple years now. I don't know how people handle the pressure.

 

[luvmarypoppins]

Ds3 is a nurse. Very proud of him. Getting into nursing school here is beyond competitive. He had to go to cc and get his aa in general studies and then got a scholarship to the nursing program. They also chose him to promote the nursing program because he is photogenic. We all thought that was funny. He was on a billboard, magazine cover, a bus stop ad and on the side of the bus! Wild. He’s still on something outside the cc campus closer to us.
He then got bs online and did np in adult and family nursing. He liked intensive care. Now works with the hospital drs in internal medicine.
He helps me so much during all my health issues.
Now I have been dx with breast cancer so I know he’ll be by my side too. Not to mention he likes fmla lol. He’s a treasure!!

 

[antmaril]

My son is a Family Nurse Practitioner. He worked for five years as an RN and then got his Masters Degree. I am very proud of him.

 

[PollyannaMom]

My MIL and SIL are both retired nurses. It's a job I really respect because I know I would struggle to do it!

 

[Meriweather]

No nurses in the family

 

[snowwite]

Becoming a nurse is not an easy road - it takes a lot of work. I know, because I have 2 friends that have a daughter that have/are going down that road. One daughter just graduated in May and is now an ICU nurse and the other daughter will graduate next year. My DD21 is going to school to become a Doctor of Occupational Therapy and had to take many of the same classes as nursing students, and they were definitely a challenge. Nurses deserve a lot more respect than what they get. They give so much to their patients in so many ways. So, to all the DIS nurses - thank you! So today….lets brag about the nurses in our family. Maybe you’re a nurse, and you can brag about yourself. So tell us today……

Are you a nurse?
Do you have a nurse in your family?
If yes….who?
(multiple choice)



For Me…..I am not a nurse and I have no nurses in my family. I have nurses on my mind because my DD21 is friends with my friends daughter who’s going to nursing school, and they recently got together before my DD leaves to start grad school. They’ve been friends for about 10 years - they were teammates. Another reason they are on my mind, is because my mom recently went to the ER and had a wonderful experience there because of how awesome the nurses were - they treated her very well and I’m very grateful.

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I’ve been a nurse since 1983! I began as a licensed practical nurse then went back and got my degree and became a registered nurse a couple years later. I’ve seen a lot of changes over the years.
My great aunt Alta was an ER nurse. I became a candy stripper volunteer at the hospital she worked at when I was 15. My favorite teacher taught anatomy and physiology and had been a US Army nurse. She recommended I consider the same. I took the ASVAB placement and was accepted to join the US Navy like my dad but decided not to because of a stupid boy. I would have been retired by now!
My mom was a nursing assistant. She trained to work in an office and did that for years but hate it. She and a friend decided to take a free course at the Red Cross when I was volunteering there in high school. She found a job as a CNA in a nursing home and eventually went to work at the local hospital on the maternity ward. My career has included long stints in young adult rehab for spinal cord and brain injuries, oncology and hospice. I’m no longer physically able to do heavy physical nursing. I am now a certified case manager for an insurance company. It’s a great career path!

 

[soccerdad72]

My mom is a retired RN.

 

[ronandannette]

Two nieces (sisters) who are nurses, my BFF is a nurse and there are another half a dozen, at least, in our extended family and friends circles. God bless them every one.

 

[Wood Nymph]

My youngest daughter is an RN. She enrolled in a nursing program that was geared to candidates who have already received a bachelor's degree in an unrelated major. She enrolled in the nursing program when she had two young kids at home. Her husband was supportive, and she made it through in two years. We are as proud as could be of her achievements. She now has an administrative job, overseeing the ICU at her hospital.

 

[AppleDumpling]

I have much respect for anyone in the profession. I think it’s one of the hardest jobs out there. In hindsight, it’s a career I should have considered for myself, but wasn’t really exposed to know much about when I was young. Have no family members, but a few friends in the field.

 

[bobbiwoz]

DDiL is a wonderful nurse!


I had wonderful care from nurses during my HIPEC operation and days in the hospital! Thank God for nurses!

 

[sarahann77]

My aunt was a nurse. She went back to school later in life when her kids were teens and after a hard divorce. My grandfather, being a pediatrician, was very supportive to help my aunt with school etc. She ended up doing very well and being highly regarded at the hospital she worked at. She loved being on the geriatric floor to bring those patients her joyous personality.

I also dated someone who's a nurse so they've been all over in my life at different points.

My cousin ended up being an occupational therapist and knew the struggles her mother had.

 

[clappyclaps]

No nurses in my family, although I do have a few friends who are nurses or something similar.

 

[disneychrista]

No nurses in the family. A good friends daughter is about to start college with a nursing degree as the end goal.

 

[Kooks and Bay Bay]

My mom is a retired med-surg RN of 40 years.
Growing up she wanted to be a doctor but decided on nurse instead.
It completely ruined her body and they went to 13 hour shifts right near the end of her career and she only last 2 months doing that and said it was time to retire.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Nice to see a positive thread about nurses here. Thanks, slo!

I am an RN of almost 40 years. It’s not only a job, but who I am. There have been a few times during my tenure that I’ve been away from it for a bit for medical reasons, and I always really miss it, even though when you’re in the thick of it, you sometimes wish for a break. I am on leave right now and I miss my patients as well as my coworkers, and the fun that we often have even though things get crazy. Looking forward to going back and winding down my time, though truth is, even when I retire, I’ll likely do something nursing related again, but closer to home without the awful commute.

Whoever said things have changed a lot in hospitals over the years is correct. Too much to get into here but there are both positives and negatives for nurses. Nurse training today is excellent and there are some really great nurses coming out of these programs, so I’d say the public is in pretty good hands overall.

My DD is an RN also. She’s 4th generation in our family of nurses. She works in an ICU and has gotten her Master’s in Nursing to help round out whatever it is that she wants to do down the road. In her sixth year of bedside as we’re still of the belief that the most well-rounded nurses have put in their time that way, which teaches them how to really deal with people and problems, etc.

Just got word yesterday that a friend of ours - someone DD used to babysit - passed her NCLEX (nursing boards) and got her first job as a nurse! So proud of her. DD’s babysitter, too, went into nursing herself, and I might’ve had a little hand in that. My SIL is a nurse as is my son’s girlfriend. And, of course, I have a ton of friends who are nurses!