Sometimes I still find it difficult to believe that I ‘m a nurse. I think it is among the greatest privileges in life to do this and take care of other people. I am given entrance to people’s lives and minds and I am very thankful for that. I can feel, at the end of the day, that my work has importance and that I have probably done something during the day that has made someone feel better.

On the other hand, it has such difficult times that I sometimes find it difficult to believe that I choose to do this for a living.

Nursing isn’t my first career. Nor even my second. Before I went to nursing school I was a computer lady. Okay that wasn’t my title. I was Information Systems Manager, but mostly was known as the computer lady. I’m not one of those people who always wanted to be a nurse. As a matter of fact, I would have been a doctor for about 20 years now, if a certain person had stood up to his end of a bargain. Actually, I was studying pre-medicine when I discovered that I was more interested in people than in disease. I knew I needed a job where I could get up and run around and talk to people. I’ve always been interested in science and in medicine, and so this seemed like the logical step to take.

The responsibility is truly staggering, and the financial rewards are staggeringly small; with that said, nursing is a job that only certain people can handle and benefit from. It can be truly rewarding if you have the right personality.
-denniesim