Is Nursing the Career For You???

7 thanks to daytonite for the following information.

great links in helping you to decide if nursing is the career for you.

• http://www.learnandbecome.com/nursing_career_quiz/1/ - a quiz to take to find out if nursing is the right career for you
• http://www.collegeboard.com/student/...ers/45263.html - "ten questions to ask yourself" about any career and if it might be right for you

you also need to learn as much about the profession of nursing that you can. there are several websites that were set up to do just this:

• http://www.discovernursing.com/
• http://www.choosenursing.com/
• http://www.gem-nursing.org/

these are information pages from the u.s. department of labor on what an rn and lpn do:

• http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm - about registered nursing
• http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos102.htm - about lpn nursing

and, finally, here is an official listing of the rn and lpn schools in your state. find the ones close to you and contact them for information about their nursing programs. most of them should have websites where you can also get information.

• http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3143&q=388916 - lpn programs
• http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3143&q=388918 - rn programs

whatever you decide, good luck to you. Last edit by sirI on Dec 11, '07
Wow!!! Ive been in my bed for the past 3hrs reading on these websites... Its very informative. Thanks for posting this information for everyone to view!
I'm thinking of going into an LPN program but have a fear of doing IV's and wonder if that is something that many in this field have felt and have overcome. Thanks.
Here's another useful link for folks interested in BSN, MSN, or PhD/DNP programs:http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/n.../nep_index.htm - List of Nursing Programs from the American Association of Colleges of NursingThis site includes lists of baccalaureate and graduate programs. It has separate lists of accelerated programs and also lists LVN->BSN, RN->BSN, and RN->MSN programs.
Wow! tweety you are a gem. I have been away for some time and now though older still enjoy nursing.I was originally trained as a surveyor in the building industry but circumstances (recession in building) led to down grade of the work available and me so I began looking for something else.The only job available being an assistant nurse in the local hospital! I took it and was invited to go to the psychiatric hospital and do my 3 year training! A Mental Nurse. Since then I have qualified in many other nursing areas including General and Paediatrics and Aged care. Now I have been nursing for nearly 40 years. So after 3 operations and now over 65 years of age enjoy working with a multidiciplinary rehabilitation team in a medium secure mental health unit. Nursing? It is what you make out of it. You have to give to receive, be a giver!Hugs, smiles and kisses from Mister Chris.
Quote from katgirl761I'm thinking of going into an LPN program but have a fear of doing IV's and wonder if that is something that many in this field have felt and have overcome. Thanks.
Quote from katgirl761I'm thinking of going into an LPN program but have a fear of doing IV's and wonder if that is something that many in this field have felt and have overcome. Thanks.
I was looking into Long Beach City College's program for LVN, but I have some concerns. I want to be a nurse, but I think that somehow I will be infected with AIDS or some STD or herpes or anything. I want to know if any nurses that are retired or have been working a long time, how they avoided catching anything from patients other than the flu. Other than this I really would like to try the LVN program and eventually the LVN-RN program bridge. Any thoughts?
Quote from MissKitty345I was looking into Long Beach City College's program for LVN, but I have some concerns. I want to be a nurse, but I think that somehow I will be infected with AIDS or some STD or herpes or anything. I want to know if any nurses that are retired or have been working a long time, how they avoided catching anything from patients other than the flu. Other than this I really would like to try the LVN program and eventually the LVN-RN program bridge. Any thoughts?
Thanks for the GREAT links!