I need help!!
Okay, I'm 19 years old, and now I still cannot decide what course should i take..
After I graduated, I work part-time as an Estate Agents (and I hate it) while take my time to think what should i study..
But until now, I haven't come up with a conclusion.. I'm thinking of nursing, I loves those job that helps people.. but some of my friends told me it's too tough. . and they even say I won't be long in this nursing world.. is it true?
I have to come up with a decision soon, before March 2008, so I'll really appreciate if any of you can give me advice or maybe you can give other options for me. . 
This is a hard one, cause I have the same problem as you do, beside that I'm a bit older (21).
You have to do what you really lik to do...
I have a male friend studying nursing and doing practice in hospitals from time to time. Well, according to our discussion about the nursing job, it is a job done by angels and it is a most love giving and care delivering job in the world. Everyone needs help when they are sometime unable to do things, and nursing is just a job to enable your patient and help them through their tough time. Is there more glorious job and career than that? Oh ja, Florence Nightingale, a great legend to the whole human society.
I don't know what is a nursing job like, but I really want a job that can help me people, I'm not rich, I can't do voluntary or donate money to poor people or to those people who need it. That is why I'm thinking to do nursing, since it is one of the noble job ^^
I feel very happy if I able to help people, I guess the problem is whether I mentally and physically ready with the nursing job 
My mother is a nurse and she loves what she does. She meets all sorts of people and I can tell that the patients she takes care of really appreciate it. My brother is also aiming to become a nurse.
I graduated college with a BS in biology, and I'm thinking of going back to school, maybe go into nursing. Nursing is a job that is in demand right now so it will be easy to get a job and the pay is pretty good too, nursing school is pretty competitive right now though as many people are applying.
I think the best thing for you is to go to a hospital and try to volunteer and aks if you can follow a nurse around and help out to see if it is something that you would want to do.
I agree with driftingfe3s. Most hospitals have volunteering programs for students who want to go into health care. Note: volunteer in a city hospital will give you more experience than volunteering in a rural hospital. It also looks great on your resume. 
Nurses work long hours. I hear that shifts are 10 hours at the hospital I volunteer (but these nurses don't work every day). You may also be asked to fill in for another person; I've seen nurses work for 16 hours straight. Nursing isn't that tough. Most (full time) jobs in health care require long hours of work. yeah, that's a good idea too..
but I don't think here in my country they allow such thing.. in fact, I already apply in a nursing college, so far I haven't get any reply from them.. I really hope I get.. T.T
I am already 19 years old, I don't want to waste another year..
| karrupin wrote: |
yeah, that's a good idea too..
but I don't think here in my country they allow such thing.. in fact, I already apply in a nursing college, so far I haven't get any reply from them.. I really hope I get.. T.T
I am already 19 years old, I don't want to waste another year.. |
Wow, you will soon be a pensioner...better get a move on. JOKING.
At 19 I didn't have a clue what I wanted to do - I still didn't at 21. Don't be too hard on yourself. I eventually went into a 'caring' profession - teaching - but only after I had played around with other ideas and decided teaching was what I was good at. Nursing is a hard job (as are most of the 'caring' professions). My advice would be not to jump into it unless you are fairly sure it's what you want. I am sure that there will be voluntary work available in local hospitals - whatever country you come from - and that would certainly be the best way to test your 'vocation'. | Bikerman wrote: |
| karrupin wrote: | yeah, that's a good idea too..
but I don't think here in my country they allow such thing.. in fact, I already apply in a nursing college, so far I haven't get any reply from them.. I really hope I get.. T.T
I am already 19 years old, I don't want to waste another year.. |
Wow, you will soon be a pensioner...better get a move on. JOKING.
At 19 I didn't have a clue what I wanted to do - I still didn't at 21. Don't be too hard on yourself. I eventually went into a 'caring' profession - teaching - but only after I had played around with other ideas and decided teaching was what I was good at. Nursing is a hard job (as are most of the 'caring' professions). My advice would be not to jump into it unless you are fairly sure it's what you want. I am sure that there will be voluntary work available in local hospitals - whatever country you come from - and that would certainly be the best way to test your 'vocation'. |
I can tell you are a good teacher, by the way.Which part of the world are you from ???
My aunt is a nurse and she enjoys the jobs. At times the hours can be awkward as she works on a weekly schedule. Each work week is different on how many hours and what times she works.
In the United States, you should have no problem finding a job. There is currently a large shortage in nurses. My cousin who came to America to study abroad switched to nursing because I believe there is a program involved with nursing that allows foreign students in the field to have an easier time applying to stay in the United States once they graduate.
And oh yes, the wage for being a nurse isn't so bad in the United States.
I think it's good for me.
Just do what you think you want to do.
If you think you want to be in nursing, then go for it now, you don't want to wait too long, you want to start young, and gain as much expierence as you can.
But if you don't think your ready, I guess maybe you should wait. Just go with what you think is right, none of us can make your decision.
Good luck!
follow your heart, think back what you can do, what is your talent. if you interested with it and you think after 30 years, what would you think about become a nurse. if you think that is ok, then choose it. other wise, think of others. after you make the choice, you would be hard to change.
Nursing is in demand now a days. Most Filipinos are taking up Nursing so that they can work abroad as well as a high paying job. Now, even old schools and new ones opened up college of Nursing because it is really latest trend in P.I
