Becoming A Nurse: The Zeal Of Become A Nurse

The Zeal of Becoming a Nurse

“What do you want to be when you grow up,” is the typical question every child has been asked when growing up. Many children may have responded a policeman, fireman, teachers, doctors, when it was my turn to respond, without hesitation, I proudly announced that I wanted to be a nurse. I have no recollection of any true reason for this embedded desire; only that as a young girl, I always loved to help my mother, grandmother or anyone else that I could assist. Naturally, my caring and compassionate personality carried over into my teenage and adult years. By the age of eighteen, I was working full time as a Certified Nursing Assistant in a nearby convalescent center. Twenty years later, I continue to work in that capacity, I have earned other certifications in the healthcare field, as well as receiving honors and awards throughout the years for

There are many other careers that I could have chosen, but I researched and saw that nursing was at the top of the list for job security. In the United States there is a widespread shortage of nurses. If there is a shortage, there will always be a job opportunity somewhere in the field of nursing. Some places offer sign on bonus to nurses, with other incentives for remaining on the job for a length of time, and for referring other nurses that may be qualified. Nursing is not limited to one area of expertise. It has a variety of specialties that you can work in such as pediatrics, med surgery, telemetry and geriatrics just to name a few. Some nurses may choose to work in more than one specialty at a time. In the past years many nurses have gained employment in clinics, home care settings such as home health and hospice care, traveling nurse, management and of course hospitals. If you are licensed in the state that you are working in, you are guaranteed a career in