Whether or not you are a nurse or hoping to become one, you may ask this question: Am I cut out for nursing? Or, would I make a good nurse? You are not alone in asking this question. I sometimes ask myself the same thing! It is common as a new nurse or after a particullarly hard day to wonder if you are cut out to be a nurse. It is easy to question our abilities …
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As you may know, I am a Registered Nurse. I work on a busy medical floor in a large hospital. After working there for nearly 3 years I have grown accustomed to the hospital environment. I have realized though that a hospital is a strange place. There are things about it that are anything but ordinary. In many ways, it has its own culture. I recently took care of a patient who was 95 and had …
Growing up… I never thought I would become a nurse when I grew up. It simply wasn’t on my radar. I was lucky to not have to spend any time in hospitals so I really had no idea what a nurse even did. I don’t even remember seeing the school nurse. When asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I had a few different ideas. Actor, Veterinarian, and later Band director. Settling on …
