Why become a nurse? 35 Articles

by Lynda Lampert

Why would anyone want to be a nurse? There are quite a few good reasons if you are able to take the stress and fatigue that nursing requires. In some ways it is a great job, but it has a steep learning curve and a high r...read more

by Victoria Leslie

When I started High School back in the stone age(1968), there were not many career opportunities for women. At that time there were still employment pages that had columns for female employment and male employment. These w...read more

by Claire Kernaghan

Why become a nurse? Its easy, its one of the true altruistic jobs out there. Do you have a passion to work with people, to help them through the good times and the bad times, to look after their every need? Then nursing is...read more

by Christain Cullen

A traveling nurse travels around the United States filling temporary nursing positions. If you are a nurse and love to travel this may be the right career move for you. There is a high demand for traveling nurses in areas ...read more

by Maureen Hagen

I believe a person is called to the nursing vocation. It's a spiritual calling. No matter what the reason given for becoming a nurse, all have one thing in common, the gift of mercy. Nursing is all about service and hel...read more

by Imogen Rayne

Do you want to help others, no matter what is expected of you? Will you use your skills to help others feel better or to be comfortable during their illness? Are you compassionate, caring, loyal, and dedicated to the pe...read more

by Chelsea Adcock

As people grow and age their body's go through periods of wellness and periods of sickness. Usually good health goes unnoticed, but when things turn from good to bad it becomes apparent that interventions are needed to re...read more

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by Olivia Bredbenner

If you are challenged by the thought of committing to something you can throw your heart and soul into, Nursing may be the career for you. However, if your personality needs constant stroking and rewards, it is not. ...read more

by Miss D Charnia

Why become a nurse? Of all of the professions, why a nurse? Finding a career right for you is a difficult task. Some people decide what they want to do with their lives during their childhood, some during high school...read more

by RahimAbdul

Gone is the idea that nursing is a "lesser profession". If you believe nursing is all about patients and bedpans, you need to change your mind. Nursing in the 21st century offers more opportunities. There are various speci...read more

by nursekarina

I have heard this phrase time and time again during my almost 20 year career - "It takes a special kind of person to be a nurse". I never thought too much about it in the early years, but I believe it's more true now than ...read more

by Chelsea Paget

Going to nursing school was the best thing I have ever done. I'm told you have to have a big heart and a special gift, to make it in nursing. I just know that I love taking care of people. I started my career working in a ...read more

by Kaitlyn Edwards

Why become a nurse? That is what my friends asked me when I told them that I was going to apply to university for a place on a pre-registration nursing programme. Why spend my working life wiping people's bums, cleaning up...read more

by Lee Gee

Both male and female can have a passion and aptitude to help and care for others and can be drawn to the profession nursing. Most nurses are initially attracted to the job because of a desire to work with and help childre...read more

by Valerie Johnson

Growing up having any kind of job in healthcare was the last thing I ever wanted to do. It wasn't because I couldn't stand needles or the sight of blood. I had no interest in science at all and avoided science classes at a...read more

by Shelley Retterer

A nurse is who I am, not what I do. In mid life I changed careers. This time around I wanted my career to be who I was. I wanted to jump out of bed in the morning and not be able to wait until I got to work. I wanted t...read more

by p.smith

Guaranteed Job Security! A Good Reason to Become a Nurse. Do you like people? Can you tolerate twelve hour shifts with impatient patients? How do you handle emotionally upset strangers during a crisis? Have you ever ch...read more

by Paul Lines

Long and often unsocial hours. A pay scale that is derogatory in comparison with may other jobs. Sometimes abused and insulted by those that they aim to serve. All these, and many more, are conditions that attach to the n...read more