slo’s MONDAY 8/18 poll - Nurses 🩺

[NYCgrrl]

Two aunts were RNs; they convinced me that I didn’t want to be a nurse or any other position in the medical field.

 

[evilmommie]

I hung up my Army Nurse Corps boots a few years ago, but our oldest daughter carries it forward as a Nurse Practitioner.

 

[Trinity88]

My daughter is about to enter 4th year as a nursing student. She's been working summers as a Clinical Extern, this summer in the ER. It's a very difficult program and profession, I don't envy her. But it's her passion and calling, she loves it! We're in Canada, not sure how the program compare to the US, but she will graduate with a Bachelor degree then has to take her nursing exam to be an RN.

 

[Micca]

I don't think we have any nurses in the family, maybe one or two in a medically related field. My current doctor has an awesome nurse who somehow seems to remember me from one visit to the next (usually only once or twice a year.) I know they keep notes in the records but she talks to me like she actually knows what's been going on with me. Of course all of my medical providers know to ask "When is the next WDW trip???"

 

[disneyseniors]

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.

I' m a retired RN who worked homecare/hospice, the med/surg floor, and ICU.
You learn to handle the pressure from all the pressure put upon us while in school.
In our class, 1/3 of the class quit after the first semester, or failed.
They put so much on you while in school that there is tremendous pressure.
You learn how to cope under this pressure or not.
Some of those who quit learned early on that they did not want to go through all that is required to be an RN.
So, in part, our training prepares us for the pressure.
I loved nursing and came to that professional later in life, the age of 30.
It's not for everyone, and the way the schools have it set up, you find out early on if it is for you or if you can take the pressure.

Thank you for your kind words. Being a nurse was a very rewarding occupation that I loved.

 

[Dan Murphy]

My daughter-in-law has been an ER nurse for over 20 years. My son is a firefighter/paramedic, over 20 years. He dies not have a nurse position as such, but performs many front line, first responder medical procedures. The far greater number of their calls are medical, often emergencies.

 

[tvguy]

My mom was an surgical RN. Graduated from nursing school in 1946 and retired in 1985. Specialized in eye and orthopedic surgery.
My cousin was an RN. Graduated from nursing school in 1980. Specialized in management. Ran healthcare programs for First Nations Peoples in Canada. Moved to Qatar 10 years ago, traded snow for sand. Not sure what she is doing there other than making a lot of money. I look forward to talking to her about her experiences there. It is a nation where women still face restrictions that men do not, and knowing her personality, not sure how THAT is working out. Her brother says he thinks the making a lot of money makes up for it.