Hi. Allright so im a freshman in highschool. I ABSOLUTELY hate throw up! I cant stand the sight of it, and when i see it, i either start gagging or i throw up. I want to be a neonatal nurse when i grow up. But if i dont like throw up, can i still be a nurse or would it better to do something else?

sorry if this is a silly question. Just needed to know.

thanks!

tori

I've been an RN for a long time - most of my jobs were in management, and before that, psych nursing, so not much vomitting! Plenty of nursing positions don't deal with that type of thing.

BUT you have to get through nursing school first, so you'll put up with a few icky things here and there.

I'm like you, if someone throws up I'm likely to gag... but i survived many years as an RN and EMT... you just have to learn to endure some unpleasant experiences along the way.

I don't think anyone enjoys the messier parts of nursing, but you learn to take it all in stride. It might be you gag the first tiem you see a pt hurl their cookies, but you will get de-sensitized to it. Plus, like lawyerRN said,  you don't have to work in a specialty where you are likely to see vomit. You just have to make it through nursing school!

OMG...some of these post made me laugh.

I wouldn't say DON'T become a nurse just because puke bothers you. You are still young and you don't know what might change once you get to college and start with pre reqs. Nursing school comes after that and with nursing school comes "clinicals". You'll see a lot there and I mean a lot!  If its too much for you then, well I guess being a nurse isn't for you because you never know when your patient might vomit, wet the bed, poop, bleed, etc. You have to have a strong stomach and be able to expect the unexpected. 'm not sure if you need the strong stomach at your age or if your stomach just gets stronger as you go along. LOL

I think I'll puke once I finish nursing school which is in MAY!!

LOL LawyerRN! I can relate to that...in fact I've bombarded the driver quite a few times in the past. You know...catch a few breaths of fresh air because the driver has his/her head out the window and then go back to the awfulness in the back. Sometimes I think we need our own SCBA for some of these calls! LOL

if you don't like throw up, blood, guts and the whole bit, nursing isn't the field for you.

its like saying you are a chef, but hate to cook

what the hell

I'm sure as you get older and closer to school things will change...............hopefully

Vomit doesn't bother me, I think because I started out in Peds.  No one in the office including the nurse would pick up the puke when I young child came in with a virus and used our waiting room for a toliet, so I was the one who would go out into the waiting room and clean up.  I love to watch Trama life in the ER, I watch it alot of times while eating dinner.  I use to eat dinner alone, since my husband worked nights.  My husband watched it with me one night and he couldn't eat.  He was like, how do you eat and watch this at the same time.  LOL I guess some have stronger stomachs then others.  Don't let it hinder you going for your dreams though, you will eventually get use to it all.  If you find you can't, then maybe doing something else in healthcare will work. 

But if you're ever deciding on becoming a parent...  I'm just saying...kids hurl.