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5 Reasons You Should Become a Nurse in 2009

5 Reasons You Should Become a Nurse in 2009

#2 Recession Proof

Markets may go up and down like a rollercoaster, , but people will always get sick. Nurses are on the front-line of healthcare and it is for this reason that Nursing is a recession proof job. More so than another other industry in America, the healthcare industry is has air-tight job security.

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Because nursing is so recession-proof, now is the perfect time to switch careers. To help fill the dire need for nurses, the industry is turning to males (nurses are currently 90% female). According to John Rossheim, a Senior Contributing writer at Monster, “Men who choose nursing as a second career will join the ranks of the country’s 2.9 million licensed RNs – of whom fewer than 200,000 are male, according to government figures. “Very few male teenagers have the nerve to buck social trends and tell their peers that they want to be a nurse,” says Sandy Summers, RN, executive director of the Center for Nursing Advocacy.

Men who go into nursing will quickly learn social pressure isn’t the only challenge their career change might raise. “Firefighters and police officers who train to be nurses all come back and say nursing is the hardest thing they’ve ever done,” says Richard S. Ferri, author of the novel Confessions of a Male Nurse and a nurse practitioner who has led national AIDS nursing organizations.”


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    caribbeangyrl

    5 months ago

    34 comments

    I'm torn right now. I really want to become a nurse, becasue I consider myself a Florence Nightingale..I don't know.

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    veramarhipe

    5 months ago

    24 comments

    ..dear friends pls pray for me i just took the licensure exam last june6 and 7 2009..hope i could make it this time...hhmmnn hard questions...huhu hhmmnnn to God be the Glory...so help me God!!

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    AmbitiousFutureRN

    6 months ago

    52 comments

    NO! Nursing is NOT recession proof!! I have heard nurses hours being cut back, nurses being laid off, and nurses not getting pay raises because of the horrible economy. Don't believe the media when they tell you that the recession is easing, because its not. I wish it would go away but its not going to for a while. Well dont be discouraged by the economy everyone. People are still hiring for nurses it just depends on where you live. LuvEvry12death you are NOT too old! 34 is not too old. As long as you work hard, your determined, and focused on obtaining your degree to become a CRNA age isnt a problem. Try not to stress out, stress kills, literally.

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    LuvEvry12death

    7 months ago

    4 comments

    Wow thats alot of school..I am 34 and wanting to finally persue my dream in the medical field.I want to become a CRNA. Am I to old now? Honestly. I want this but I'm afraid I'll be in my late 40's by the time I can take the CRNA test..:( I hope it's not to late and to top it off I can only go to school part time cause I'm a father of 3 small children and supporting my family. Is part time going to double my time to become want I want to be. STRESSED out over it.. I love everyone and want to help. Everytime I go to the doctors and hospital for my family I always ADMIRE the whole staff..Doctors, nurses whatever your part in the field is great. But I am a strong beleiver in ALL you nurses that it is you that bring us back to life.. Nurses are the heartbeat of health care.We'd all be worse without a nurse. Confucius say: "Man who want pretty nurse, must be patient." lol

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    twnkltwnklilbat

    8 months ago

    2 comments

    This is great information for people considering...

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    francine9707

    8 months ago

    2 comments

    What if you got a low rating in the examination but you've passed, i really want to become a nurse i want to continue the battle i've statred since i was studying but i got a low rating at my licensure exam? do i still have a space for this profession?

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    Athena74

    8 months ago

    12 comments

    Is getting a bachlor's in health and science a good field to go in if you want to go into nursing?

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    mdc_garcia

    9 months ago

    2 comments

    I WANT TO BECOME A NURSE BECAUSE I LIVED FOR 6 MONTHS IN THE HOSPITAL DURING MY DAUGHTERS SICKNESS AND I ABSOLUTELY ADMIRED THE WORK THOSE NURSES DID WITH MY GIRL THEY WERE SO DEDICATED AND LOVED THIER PATIENTS SO. MY DAUGHTER CONFIDED SO MUCH IN HER NURSES AND SHE DIDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH BUT SHE CONNECTED WITH THEM IN A WAY THAT NO WORDS WERE NECESSARY. THAT'S THE KIND OF NURSE I WANT TO BE.

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    msellie55

    9 months ago

    376 comments

    I've been an LPN for 19 years. My goal was to be an RN some day. I have all prerequisites done with the exception of a pathophysiology course. I will take it this summer. I am enrolled at Durham Tech. but wont start nsg prgm. until Fall 2010. Wish it was sooner. I'm finding LPN's in this State are not given the credit they deserve.

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    rhyzzynne

    9 months ago

    16 comments

    these are the reasons why i took nursing.

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    sheyan30

    10 months ago

    6 comments

    I find that this topic is interesting due to some of the kids I went to school with, their parents are coming to the nursing home to live. It makes me sad to see this for I think of how I would feel if my father were here. Also I am taking care of a lady that I went to school with. This is also another disturbing thought. I have felt good and excited about going to school to get my nursing degree and it feels great to be making sure all my stones are in the right order to go...

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    Nurse2Be_2009

    10 months ago

    10 comments

    good info for people who are still considering..

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    mhyne05

    10 months ago

    14 comments

    i know i made the right decision of choosing nursing profession...

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    carieanne

    11 months ago

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    I started school with my pre-reqs spring of 2007. Fall of 2008 I started the clinical portion of the ADN program. Though they say that their is no waiting list I know of many who say they have been waiting to get accepted into the ADN program. I can only think that they have not completed all of their pre-reqs. At our school you can get on the list after you finish chem I and then continue to complete the rest of your courses. I did that and finished the next semester with Microbiology, Chem II and A&P II. The following semester I was in the ADN program. I should note that I did have a 3.8 gpa with straight A's in all the sciences. This did probably help get me in faster though they say that gpa is the last consideration and is only used as a tie breaker per say. Our school accepts 120 new students twice a year. Spring and Fall. After completing the first semester of the ADN program I can see why so many do not make it straight through the first time. For those of you just doing your pre-req's the only advise that I can give you is make it a priority and pay attention. You will use the information in the program.

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    newdiva

    11 months ago

    2726 comments

    This info definitely motivates me to complete my ADN and shoot for my BSN.


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