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Why I decided to be a nurse 💊💉🏥

So it's currently 5.30am and I am on my way to work. I won't get home until 9.30pm at the earliest tonight.

Sometimes I ponder my decisions in life (laughs) as I have little energy as it is and I've decided to complete another 12 hour shift.

The reason I do this is because I want to be a nurse one day. I am currently studying children's nursing at university.

I am trying to work in children's wards to build my experience and get a taster for what my career is going to entail.

Getting used to 12 hour shifts is also a benefit as I will be doing 3/4 in a row.

My choice to be a nurse wasn't something I had always dreamed of. I knew I wanted to work in healthcare somewhere but never dreamed I would be a nurse.

People have told me I would be a great psychologist and I did look into it. I have heard from a few people it isn't what it's made out to be.

Then I tried nursing in adult wards and knew straight away it wasn't my calling. As soon as I worked with children I knew that is were my passion was.

So I looked into the entry requirements for children's nursing and I knew I didn't have enough qualifications to be accepted right away.

I completed my HNC in Care part time in the evening over 2 years, whilst working full time. This was the hardest 2 years of my life.

Not only did it break me down emotionally and physically but it also affected my relationship and family life.

I thought of given up so many times but the constant thoughts of the goal at the end kept me going.

I eventually passed my HNC but not as well as I could have done. I could have done alot better but atleast I was accepted into uni.

A few weeks have passed at university and I have struggled to keep up with the workload. I am more tired now than I was working full time.

Completing the HNC has definitely helped me alot in regards to university though. The subjects we are covering are all subjects I have studied before.

So I guess the point of writing this was to help you understand that hard work pays off. Yes you might not get the grade you were expecting or you might feel like giving up.

Keep going and keep the end goal in sight. I have a long 3 years ahead of me but I am determined to do this!

Also if you are looking into nursing but have no care experience I would highly recommend an access to nursing course.

Get yourself some work as a carer first before you make the big step into university. Some people manage university with no experience but I can only imagine it's a harder struggle.

I hope you enjoyed my blog today please let me know via Twitter @jour2positivity if you would like to know anything specific or would like me to cover a certain topic.

Have a positive weekend and remember YOU CAN DO IT! ❤


Lots of love


Lynne


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