… nurse. Today, not so much. I had to get x-rays taken of my finger, which required me to go to the hospital. So they sign me in and send me on down to the Radiology waiting room. I sit down and the first thing I notice is the waste bin RIGHT next to me. It has empty containers and straws probably used by sick people before their x-ray or MRI. This felt dangerously close and germy. So that was my first clue that maybe nursing is not the career for me.
Then I start to notice the sterile environment and florescent overhead lighting that is very typical of a HOSPITAL. I think I actually thought “It would suck to work in this place all day.” Clue number DUO.
The real nail in the coffin… I found myself covering my mouth when the nurse delivered the news that her patient did in fact have pneumonia. I mean the lady was sitting right there across the room, I could have contracted it!
but think of all the free gauze you would get. and all the stuff you would get to clean up, like broken water, vomit, busted puss bubbles, pee. if you’re lucky, you would be allergic to latex too and have a rash on your hands constantly. it’s a really rewarding profession.