I am currently a nursing student approaching my senior year (May 2009). Also, I am a certified nurse assistant, who works on a progressive cardiac unit. I have never considered a career outside of nursing, ever since I could remember I've wanted to be a nurse. This has a lot to do with frequenting the hospital every 3 months and having excellent relationships with the nurses. This made me want to do this for someone else and I have compassion deep routed within me. Feelings of fulfillment and self actualization is necessary for me.
There is another young lady whose on here who accomplished nursing school and said she has never worked in a hospital setting either, instead she's been in clinical areas. She gave me the advise of time management. Making time for studies and treatments is very necessary.
Only you know what your limitations are and only you can determine when enough is enough. I've had a family member tell me not to do nursing because of my illness, but just like the average person, I want to be an achiever of my dreams. I agree with some of the others, that you may want to think smart when considering direct patient care.
My final words are "follow your heart", so you can live life with no regrets but you don't want to seriously compromise your health.
There is another young lady whose on here who accomplished nursing school and said she has never worked in a hospital setting either, instead she's been in clinical areas. She gave me the advise of time management. Making time for studies and treatments is very necessary.
Only you know what your limitations are and only you can determine when enough is enough. I've had a family member tell me not to do nursing because of my illness, but just like the average person, I want to be an achiever of my dreams. I agree with some of the others, that you may want to think smart when considering direct patient care.
My final words are "follow your heart", so you can live life with no regrets but you don't want to seriously compromise your health.