A lot depends upon the situation, the needs, the interest
and the motivation to choose the field of specialty in nursing profession. From
inclination towards patient care and having a rewarding career in future to
real-life lessons that inspires many, there is always something that led nurses
to move ahead with their choice of nursing specialty.
On a popular website Scrubs Mag, nurses were asked to share
the deciding factor that made them to choose their nursing specialty. Some
stated to be destined for the profession before leaving the womb, while some
others made a choice after going through strenuous life events and tried
different careers before landing on their ultimate career. In this piece of
blog, we would share those reasons given by nurses in their own words.
Ellen J. - “I don’t think I ever wanted to do anything else. Med/surg makes it easy
to help a variety of people. I love it and have for many, many years.”
Luciana W. -“I had a miscarriage and was all alone in the
hospital when I met this nurse who made such an impact on me. She took the time
to talk to me. She also gave me a hug. At that moment I thought to myself, ‘I
want to do the same for other people, give comfort and show compassion in the
most vulnerable time of their lives.'”
Sharon H.- “I am a recovering alcoholic, and as a young,
intoxicated female, I was treated pretty badly by a lot of people. When I got
sober, I wanted to work with other alcoholics, and so I tried to get training
as a CD counselor. Nothing worked. Every door I tried got slammed in my face,
and someone kept saying, ‘Why don’t you try nursing?’ So I went to the local
college and applied for their nursing program, and doors started opening right
and left. In 25 years as a nurse, I have tried other fields, and I always come
back to mental health. It is my home!”
Rita D. -“I donated a kidney to a friend and went into nephrology!”
Lee B. -“I always wanted to be like Mary Ellen Walton and wander around the
countryside on Old Blue, seeing my patients…I have been a community nurse
consultant for 21 years. I wander around the back roads of our county seeing my
patients…in an old Saturn.”
Sally C. – “I was affected by a child fatality and ever since have worked in
pediatric operating theaters! Making a difference, caring for children and
their careers is 110 percent job satisfaction!”
Renata B. -“The hospice where my sister made her grand transition gave me the
inspiration to make a transition of my own. My sweetest days come when I help a
family assist a loved one cross on to that next stage.”
Selecting the field of specialty in nursing depends on
individual’s choice. Just as the reasons mentioned here above of different
nurses, you too might have one. You can share with us in the comments below, we
will be happy to read what your story is.
