Career

I am going to school to be a Registered Nurse (RN) in the field of pediatrics. I want to work at Memorial or SSM when I initially get out of college.

I’ve always been very good with children, and I love helping people. I feel that I would be a good nurse because I would always strive to be better, not for my sake, but for the sake of my patients. I avoided nursing when I was younger because of my mother being a nurse, but she has been such a good role model and so supportive of my career decision.

Pros                                                                      Cons

Work with kids                                                  Possibility of losing the life of a patient

Mom was a nurse                                             Long work hours

Good salary                                                        Stress

Being happy where I work                             Watching patients in pain and only being able

Helping people                                                  to do so much to help them.

Not necessarily a lot of college debt

Very high in demand

There are many scholarships offered specifically to those planning to major in nursing.

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