Nursing Assisting

[arlie]

I've debated with myself over a nursing career path for a long time and finally decided that since I still don't have a clear career path I should start nursing.  I have been accepted into a State Tested Nurse Assistant training class which runs for two weeks beginning on the 6th.  Once I finish this course I will need to take the state test and

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[philokalia]

and finally decided that since I still don't have a clear career path I should start nursing.

I explained it to her, but she would say, "Are you sure you want to do nursing?"

there are alot of folks these days that are getting into nursing because it's a "good" career - but then after a few years, they leave because they hate it.

perhaps she was just trying to get at your motivations.

i will say that i think nursing is a wonderful career for a christian and recommend it all the time. at the same time, i understand it's not for everyone.

[arlie]

When I was in junior high I volunteered at least an hour every day at a local nursing home. There was a man who was a very good friend of my grandfather and fought along side him in WWII. He would always tell me stories and it almost felt like I was with my grandfather again. Then in high school I saw my friend break her leg during a soccer game and seeing her leg going in four different directions turned me off from any medical career. However, I was still very interested in sciences and even thought about research. This ended up becoming environmental science major along side Christian Education at Wesleyan. I don't know where, but nursing just disappeared from my thoughts as any idea of an actual job. I knew people did it, but rarely thought about it. Then once I started dating Zac and talked to his mother, who is an RN the idea came back, but I kept thinking about Andrea's leg during that soccer game. I was horrified. I don't know if it was some part of becoming an adult but I thought to myself about Christian

[arlie]

What is an IBCLC? I was trying to think of what it could mean and all I can think is maybe birth and labor?

[robo_tom]

God will provide - cranky interviewers or not.... if nursing is good for you spiritually, the devil will undoubtedly try to get in the way of it.

St Luke was a doctor right? ask for his intercession! And of course ask Our Mother the Panagia.

[arlie]

Thanks for the support.