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LoveMeDead posted:If your number one reason for becoming a nurse is not "It's my passion" you will hate it and burn out. And probably be a lovely nurse. Work as a CNA for awhile to see if it's something you can handle. And don't go in to it thinking that "real nurses don't do this stuff" because we do. We wipe asses and feed people and help people walk down the hall. We also comfort people and help people die with dignity. We hold parents' hands while their children suffer. It's not a glamorous job. A sense of humor helps too. My mom has a lot of stories but I think the one she likes the most is a c. diff patient she had. She had recently gotten new brand name crocs (my mom put herself through school in her 30s and money was very tight so this was exciting for her). She's talking to the patient and she tells him she just got new shoes and is breaking them in. They keep talking and as she's getting him up he does what c. diff patients tend to do and ends up pooping on her feet and it gets all in there. The guy felt SO BAD but my mom just laughed it off because it's not really the guys fault and what else can you do? Now whenever he comes by the hospital he asks for her and refers to himself as 'the shoe shitter'. The other nurses give him funny looks but my mom just laughs and they catch up. So that's something to think about too. If you're gonna freak out about stuff like that, maybe reconsider.
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