Registered Nurse Employment - Is it For You?
This is a harder than usual piece for me to write, because I'm just a geek who usually feels most comfortable writing about gadgets, gizmos, and products. I am not a nurse, and I know nothing about medicine or patient care giving. But, as a young girl there was a time when I wanted to be a nurse when I grew up, and though I didn't follow that career path, my sister did.
As I got older I realized that I couldn't handle the stress and responsibilities of caring for the sick and injured, no matter how much it appealed to me, I just wasn't cut out for it. But Cindy, my sister, was--and not only is she cut out for it, she's very good at it. So good in fact, that she has been made the coordinator of LPN's and nursing students who rotate onto the 3 floors of Intensive and Critical care wards at the hospital she works in.
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She's not just a good nurse and care giver, but she's also a good leader and teacher; which she's passionate about since she believes there is a real crisis on the horizon given the growing need for care givers to our aging population and a giant shortage in qualified people to provide the services.
She's so passionate about this that she's created a web site to help people who may be considering a career in nursing by giving an honest and candid look at what this career path demands and offers to those who choose it. That's why I'm writing this article, to help my sister help others who might choose an exciting and rewarding career in nursing.
Did you know there are lots of registered nurses who never work with patients? They work as consultants with law offices that handle medical and injury cases. I'm not sure why you would want to get an education in care giving and not actually use it to give care, but the option exists for those who do.
I've always thought of hospitals, clinics and doctor's offices when I thought of nurses, but those are just the most visible jobs nurses hold, they are not by far the only jobs available to nurses.
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Some work in schools, cruise ships, industrial facilities, retirement and assisted living communities and so on.
Some also do what is called travel nursing, which are usually short term postings in hospitals or clinics around the country. A few weeks in Chicago, then on to a couple months in Miami...travel the country and meet lots of new people...sound like an exciting life? There are thousands of RN's living it right now.
Nursing can be a very exciting career, it's challenging, it's rewarding to help others.
