Would you consider a career in nursing?
CURTIS COMPTON / ccompton@ajc.com
Today, ajcjobs is honoring Georgia’s outstanding nurses at the Celebrating Nurses of Excellence awards. It’s an annual event that honors nurses throughout the state for their dedicated and caring service.
As this article indicates, while there is a nursing shortage, not everyone is capable of being a good nurse. The long hours, the stress, seeing patients die despite your best efforts – these are all things that can easily break a recent nursing school graduate. The turnover rate is high, especially within the first year of a nurse’s career. For those that have the mettle to make nursing their lifelong profession, it can offer rewards far greater than a salary.
Would you ever consider a career in nursing? Do you think nurses are paid enough? In honor of Celebrating Nurses, let us know about nurses that have touched your life in a positive way.
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Jessica
May 14th, 2009
1:04 pm
Although the money is good, I couldn’t do it. I can’t stand the sight of blood and I would be too easily disturbed by what I saw (i.e. people in pain, dying). So I went the business degree way
Penelope
August 3rd, 2009
9:33 am
When I gave birth to my daughter it was very hard. I’m a single mom and because of this they would not allow my sister in while performing the epidoral. At this point I broke down emotionally because I felt so alone. One of the nurses, her name was Candace, was so supportive. She had such a humanistic approach, and re-assured me it was going to be ok. She was so sincere, and I was able to lean on her for support both physically, and emotionally. This really made my delivery a happy experience.