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People Ask Me Why I Became a Registered Nurse

by yak max

Unlike most little girls, I looked forward to watching my mom get ready for work each day. As she put on her starched white uniform, white stockings, and polished white nursing shoes, I was in awe. Years later, my sister chose nursing as a health career. I admired both of them for their passion for helping others and wanted to do the same.

However, there are so many factors to consider when looking toward nursing as a health career:

Nursing is rewarding:

  • Nurses witness the miracle of birth
  • Nurses save lives
  • Nurses hold hands
  • Nurses work with injured veterans

Nursing has many career options in the clinical setting (just to name a few):

  • Emergency room
  • Pediatrics
  • Geriatrics
  • Maternity
  • ICU/CCU for high tech experience
  • Operating room
  • Physician’s office or clinic
  • Blood drives
  • Hospice facilities
  • Behavioral health
  • Many more

Other Nursing Career Options:

  • Homecare
  • Homecare hospice
  • School nursing
  • Sales rep
  • Education
  • Administration
  • Insurance companies
  • Private homes
  • Writing for publications
  • Freelance writing
  • Travel nursing
  • Cruise ships
  • Many more

Nursing careers offer various shifts and schedules:

Nursing probably has the most options for anyone trying to raise a family or work around their spouse’s schedule. I successfully scheduled my working hours around raising my children and helping raise my grandchildren. Finding the hours to further my education was never a problem.

  • Work three twelve-hour shifts a week
  • Work days
  • Work evenings or nights
  • Work only weekends
  • Part time or full time

Nurses can find employment wherever they live:

  • Large cities
  • Rural areas
  • Vacation spots
  • Small towns

Nursing salaries and benefits are competitive:

Although salaries vary according to location, specialty, education, and other factors – I personally know many nurses making six-figure salaries. Some additional things to consider:

  • Hiring bonuses
  • Premium pay for weekends or special shifts
  • Overtime pay
  • Health insurance available
  • Generous paid time off
  • Daycare offered at some facilities
  • 401K

I chose nursing for my personal reasons. However, I found my career choice to be rewarding in so many ways: I have witnessed the miracle of birth; been part of a team that saved lives; held a child receiving chemotherapy; did the happy dance with a father when he finally had a boy; and held hands with a woman as she passed on from this life. With these experiences and more…how could anyone ask for a more rewarding career?

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