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So You Want To Be a Nurse When You Grow Up?
Author: Pat Wooten, RN, BSN
You're interested in becoming a nurse. How do you get into the field? First of all, you need to assess your basic interest. Why do you want to get into nursing? Are you getting ready to graduate from high school and always wanted to be a nurse? Do you want to go into nursing, because a relative is in the profession or your family has a tradition of graduating nurses, and it seems like the right thing to do? Nursing seems like a nice secure profession-the pay attracts you? You've always liked helping others and you care a lot? Have you worked in another career field and want a change for various reasons? Does the "nursing shortage" make you feel like you need to be a part of the "gold rush," because you have read and heard about all of the wonderful sign on bonuses? Thorough research still needs to be done, before the decision is made to embark upon a nursing career.

There are many resources which provide information on getting into nursing school, studying for and passing boards, getting into new graduate employment programs, summer exploratory programs, etc. But for traditional nursing work (bedside nursing) in a hospital or long term care facility (traditionally known as a nursing home), it really would do some good if you had a reality TV type experience. Reading books and articles exclusively, won't prepare you for what the profession is like.

During my first nursing clinical rotation, I knew instantly that I didn't like hospital nursing. However, I loved research, collecting data, writing papers, and so forth. Since I had a science background and had worked in various laboratory settings (e.g., a dairy plant testing milk to biotechnology company testing, human sera, a county environmental health lab testing water sample on a mass spectrophotometer, a food plant testing spaghetti sauce), going into nursing research seemed like a natural progression. The rude awakening: No one ever told me about the 5-6 years of med-surg hospital experience needed, before an employer would even look at me. It was not anyone else's responsibility to tell me this. Clearly, the lesson is to do all of your homework.

After graduating from nursing school, I combed the Internet, help wanted ads, journals, and even enlisted a network of friends to be on the lookout for any nurse research employment opportunities. Positions in nursing research were scarce. My diverse science background, along with my Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Rochester, weren't a powerful enough combination to hurry me into the interviewing seat. Hence, I never landed an interviewing spot for any nursing research positions.

There are simple, invaluable, economically efficient ways to thoroughly research nursing as a profession. Of course, nothing can substitute for the actual on the job experience. But you are not there yet, and you want to investigate to see if you want to get there. Here a few suggestions to include on your career research things to do list: (1) utilize the Internet to the fullest, (2) use the services of your ISP (Internet Service Provider) such as AOL, MSN, etc., (2) make contact with potential employers in your area, (3) try volunteering, (4) and find student mentors at your local college and university. Start with an open mind before you use any of these resources.

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News and Resources

1. Internet links: Home
... uk/ Nursing and Midwifery Council http://www.nmc-uk.org/ OMNI http://www.omni.ac.uk/ Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman http://www.ombudsman.org.uk/ South East Public Health Observatory http ...
http://www.knowledgenet.a ...rnet_links_home.shtml

2. Links - JS Hamilton UK Healthcare Recruitment
... uk Nursing and Midwifery Council - www.nmc-uk.org Royal College of Nursing - www.rcn.org.uk International English Language Testing (IELTS)- www.britishcouncil.org More Useful Links The J.S.Hamilton ...
http://www.jshrecco.com/medical/pages/hlink.html

3. NHS Jobs - Applying for Jobs from outside the UK
... rpsgb.org.uk Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) www.nmc-uk.org Welcome Home/Log in Detailed search List employers Useful links Working in the NHS About this site Applying from outside the UK Careers ...
http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/overseas_cand.html

4. One of UK's premier Nursing Agencies, Ambition 24 Hours - Video
... The Nursing & Midwifery Council is an organisation set up by Parliament to ensure nurses, midwives and health visitors provide high standards of care to their patients and clients The UK Nursing ...
http://www.ambition24hours.co.uk/links.htm

5. Links - Midwifery & Women's Health - University of Bradford
... rcm.org.uk Nursing and Midwifery Council www.nmc-uk.org RCM Midwives Journal www.midwives.co.uk MIDIRS Midwifery Digest www.midirs.org National electronic library for health www.nelh.nhs.uk National ...
http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/health/mwh/links.php

6. Thornbury Nursing Services - The UKís leading independent nursing agency
... All registered nurses in the UK must be registered with the NMC (Nursing & Midwifery Council). In addition, non-EU citizens may require a work permit or visa to work and live in the UK. You can ...
http://www.thornbury-nurs ...urses_application.asp

7. Nursing graduates from Informatics are likely to be employed in the UK
... This module will be approved by UK's Nursing and Midwifery Council. Upon passing this module, students will have to be qualified to seek employment with hospitals and nursing homes in the UK. To many ...
http://www.purpletrain.com/news/20050603_01.htm

8. Oxley Group - Nursing Recruitment Training
http://www.oxleygroup.com.au/links.html

9. Essex Electronic Library for Health - Directory of professional organisations
... org.uk Nursing and Midwifery Council: http://www.nmc-uk.org Royal Society of Medicine: http://www.roysocmed.ac.uk/ Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain: http://www.rpsgb.org.uk Society and ...
http://www.eel.nhs.uk/eel/proforgs.htm

10. Midwifery, nurse midwifery, midwifery canada
... Nursing and midwifery council uk Midwifery college Birthwise midwifery school Midwifery training Midwifery australia Seattle midwifery Midwifery journal Midwifery school oregon Frontier school of ...
http://www.nicechurch.com/midwifery.html

11. Nurse Training
... Nursing Community Nursing Consultant Nurse Continuing Nurse Education Free Council Midwifery Nursing Uk Council Nursing Critical Care Nursing Dental Nurse Job Diploma Nursing Education And ...
http://www.ezcrawler.com/nurse-training/

12. Awards_research fellowship
... duties. The Iolanthe Midwifery Research Fellowship is open to applicants who: are midwives registered with the United Kingdom (UK) Nursing and Midwifery Council; are PhD students registered with a UK ...
http://www.iolanthe.org/a ...earch fellowship.html

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Nursing Midwifery Council Uk FireRocket Search Related Searches nursing midwifery council in london nursing midwifery council uk code of conduct united kingdom central council for nurses midwives ...
http://www.council1.com/n ...midwifery-council-uk/

14. The Internet Corporation - Home
... 2002 The UKís Nursing & Midwifery Council has launched a new Internet venture designed to reduce the huge costs of recruitment in the National Health Service, as well as bolster its own finances. The ...
http://www.intcorp.com/newsArticle.php?news_id=26

15. NHSP - Links
... lowpay.gov.uk Nursing & Midwifery Council (formery UKCC) www.nmc-uk.org.uk Welsh National Assembly www.wales.gov.uk To go to the top of this page follow this link 'Misc' Employers Forum on Age www.efa ...
http://www.nhspartners.org.uk/body_links.html

16. Student intranet (School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work - University ...
... contact roy.grime@ manchester.ac.uk 0161 237 2677 Student support ... Useful resources Student council Representing student's views ... more Placements Find Nursing and Midwifery placements Search the ...
http://www.nursing.manche ....uk/student/index.htm

17. Research - School of Nursing - Trinity College Dublin
... H. 2002 to date Nursing and Midwifery Council [UK] Cronin, P. 1981 to date Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC UK) Morrisey, J. 1980 to date Nursing and Midwifery Council (UK) Murphy, F. 1989 to date ...
http://www.nursing-midwif ...search/leadership.php