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tell me about becoming a nurse, what is difficult, how is the environment, what tasks are you given?

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Nursing school success is dependant on two things (in my opinion): studying hard and working hard. The first two years of the Bachelor in Nursing program are classes that prepare you for clinical experience. The last two years are spent in clinical areas getting experience.

As a nurse, caring for patients can be difficult. You are responsible for the overall health and well being of your patients while working with doctors, pharmacists, physical therapists and dieticians. You must work as a team. You administer medications to patients and need to make sure that they will not be harmed by that medication. You help them with bathing, and eating, and moving. You are their advocate.

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Shadow a nurse at your local hospital. Ask for the HR department
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Hi Angelica! There are a lot of things that are challenging and frankly difficult about becoming a nurse but there are also many rewarding aspects to this career, anything from saving someone's life, to being stimulated everyday, to being able to be proud for serving your community, etc. Nursing school itself is a challenge (whether you decide to pursue and associates or bachelors degree) but is also rewarding as you make new friends, gain confidence in your ability to be a good nurse, and have the security of knowing you are entering a stable job market.
Once done with nursing school, the level and frequency of challenges are really determined by how you personally handle stress and what type of nursing job you select for yourself. There are jobs in hospitals, clinics, homeless shelters, with pharmaceutical companies, legal firms, cosmetic clinics, telehealth jobs and the list keeps growing. Not everyone is an ICU nurse on the frontlines of COVID-19 and that is what makes nursing great...you can fit it to your lifestyle and if your lifestyle changes you can find a new job that suits you. The daily life and task list of a nurse varies so much, and is therefore hard to describe here. I highly suggest what Scott recommended above, which is to shadow a nurse, and if possible, shadow many different types of nurses in a variety of settings. Volunteering in a hospital can also be a good way to see what nurses do.

Katherine recommends the following next steps:

Ask your local hospital or nursing home about volunteer opportunities.
Speak with your guidance counselor about nursing school entrance requirements.
Contact local nursing schools to ask about campus tours or to speak with a student nurse in their program.
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