Look through the comments American nurses have made about their job. Are all of them happy with their job?
A. Caroline W.: I’ve had the best nursing role model you could ask for – my mom, who is a cardiac care nurse. Listening to her and watching her make a difference in people’s lives all these years has been the greatest influence in helping me to decide to become a nurse. Nursing isn’t just academically challenging. We also develop our personal and communications skills, which are important when working with patients. In nursing, I’ll never stop learning.
B. Brenda M.: I have been a nurse for 6 years. During this time I have learned I love patient care, working with families and helping them make hard decisions. What do I dislike? Nurses get no respect from their peers, managers, or administration. Families treat the hospital like it is supposed to be a 5-star ho- tel. Nurses need to complete a lot of paperwork. Patient load is huge. If I had it to do all over again, knowing what I know now, I would have chosen another profession.
C. Kimberley C.: I was introduced to nursing by my father. I remember being fascinated by learning new things about how human bodies work. In high school, I also came in contact with medical missionaries who worked in far away lands. These two experiences in my life helped me realise my calling to be a nurse.
D. Dan L.: I have been a nurse for over 20 years now and I’ve never regretted choosing the job. For me, nursing has always been more of a calling than a career. It is challenging and very rewarding to be able to help patients and family through one of the toughest times in their lives. I also believe that the profes- sion of nursing is in great need of more men.
E. Katherine B.: I decided I wanted to be a nurse when I was 8 years old. Visiting my Mum in hospital, I began to notice the nurses and how they took care not only of patients but also of the patients’ families. The most challenging part of nursing is the critical thinking. We have to put together all the pieces of the patient’s symptoms and help them recover. I never know what to expect in my job, but I know that I am never alone. We work as a team.
F. Sandra B.: Nursing is different from what I expected. My grandmother was a nurse, my aunts and several cousins are also nurses so I thought I had a pretty good understanding of what the profession was all about, but it turns out that I didn’t. Nurs- ing is more than I ever imagined. As a nurse I really get involved in patients’ lives. I make a real difference in people’s health and they remember me. It is immensely rewarding to know that you can touch someone’s life in such a wonderful way. As a nurse, I am a well-respected member of the team. Doctors really listen to my opinions. I know that I can work anywhere because nurses are always needed. Coming out of college nurses have good em- ployment prospects and very competitive starting salaries. Nursing is hard and you have to have it in your heart if you want to choose this career, but the rewards are worth it.
G. Rebeca T.: I am proud to be a nurse, a profession of great challenges and great rewards for those who are ready to use their hearts and minds to help people when they need it most. I fell in love with the job when I saw nurses in action. It seemed to me that they were real heroes at the heart of the action. I still get a rush of adrenaline when we bring a patient back from the brink of death.
H. Delmar I.: Being a nurse is one of the few careers where you are able to make a difference daily in someone else’s life. Time passes quickly, but it requires skill, talent, and commitment.
I. Stella M.: I haven’t been a nurse long but every day I just hate it! My job makes me work more than 50 hours a week and I have personally worked a shift where I didn’t sleep, eat, or go to the bathroom in over 40 hours! I have started to feel like a patient’s personal slave! I do care about people, but I also care about myself. I wish I hadn’t found the job!
Questions:
a) Is nursing more of a calling than a career?
b) How big is the work load?
c) Who have been the nurses’ role models?
d) What has been a great influence on
them?
e) Have any of the nurses regretted choos-
ing the job? Why?
f) What skills are needed in nursing?
g) Why do nurses need commitment to
their job?
h) Why is their job challenging?
i) Is a competitive salary the only reward?
j) What are the employment prospects?
k) How can a nurse make a difference in people’s lives?
l) Do you think nursing is rewarding?
Answer the questions in comments. Answers will be graded😀
a) I believe that a nurse is a calling. Not everyone can work that hard. b) The nurse has a very high workload. They work for many hours and also on night shifts. Patient care is a lot of work. c) A very part of the role model is mom or grandmother, aunt or sister. d) They were greatly influenced by being an example to follow. e) Some are sorry, some are not. A lot of the braid like it is their favorite thing. And for the rest it is a difficult physical activity. f) Better to study in a special college to have all the skills in patient care. g) This profession is important so that there is someone to look after and the sick. h) There are difficult patients and everyone can cope with it. That's why they study for such a profession. i) I think yes. Since nurses rarely have respect from doctors and other colleagues. j) It is difficult for nurses to find a job, but possible. But a nurse cannot become a doctor. k) The nurse influences the patients a lot. Care for them, their mood and more depends on her. l) I believe that their work should be more rewarded, since they are very important people, like doctors. Who monitor our health in the same way.
ReplyDeleteSerafim Shits
ReplyDeletea) I think yes. This profession is in great demand but the payment is not so high. Therefore some people treat this profession with only sarcastic views. But nevertheless the humanity can't exist without such a job. And a lot of nurses go to their job every day only with a willig to help people.
b) According to the comments the work load is very high. As Stell M said, her job maked her work more than 50 hours a week
c) It's clear that the best role-model was mother/grandmother/.. etc who worked as a nurse
d) The example of being a nurse which was given by their relatives and self-expirience of working as a nurse.
e) Yes, they did. Some of them were expecting nursing to be a bit different job. But as we see they have changed their minds
f) Patience, kindness and attentivness are needed in nursing.
g) To be a nurse u need commitment cause the job is more calling then rewarding. Moreover u don't work with papers or numbers - u work with lives.
h) If u work as a nurse u don't have a great salary. Instead u might work overtime, work in stressful conditions and so on. That's why i think that the job is very challenging.
i) If we speak about material rewarding, the answer is yes. But what concerns others i'd like to admit that the main rewars is people's gratitude.
j) U may have a promotion if u r perspecive enough. For example u may become a doctor or even work overseas.
k) Without nurses the whole operation (for exaple heart-transplantation) could u be unsuccessful cause the do assist a lot during it. Nevertheless nurses always take care of injured and wounded people and their condition mostly depends on nurses.
l) I don't think so, cause nowadays a lot of people treat this profession with only disrespect. Doctors are thought to do all the job while nurses only assist. But this apporoach is absolutely incorrect. A nurse is a small gear that gives movement to the whole mechanism of a health care system.
1) This work challenging, very rewarding to be able to help patients and family through the hardest time in their lifes.In our world we need more man nurses.
ReplyDelete2)Nursis has a lot of work load. Author says that if she would know that, she would have choosen another job. And of course you need to finish medical university to know how human bodies work.
3)A. Caroline W. were a nurse role model. She were influenced by her mother. F. Sandra B., her grandmother were a nurse and her cousins and aunts was nurses
4)Mother of Caroline were She was cardiac care nurse. Caroline were listening to her and watching her make a difference in people’s lives
5)All of them never regret of being nurse, but some of them said that nurse are very hard of work. But Stella M. said that she hate her job. She working about 50 hours a week.She working in a shift where she didn’t sleep, eat, or go to the bathroom in over 40 hours.
6)Nurses need a lot of knowledge. This includes knowing all about human bodies and communicating skills. They need to put together all the pieces of the patient’s symptoms and help them recover.
7)Health of patient depends from other medical personal, but their health recovery depends from nursies. Nursies need to help their patient and take care of his health.
8)Nursies has good salary, but the first reward are words of gratitude from patient when you bring a patient back from the brink of death. And some nusies has adrenaline rush when help their patient to survive.
9)At the start of the work, when nursies get to job after college, they have competitive salaries. But if the work hard and good they can get raised to a doctor and their salary will grow a lot.
10)When you help people to recovery they will remember you. Of course that will influence you and motivates to work harder and better.
11)For real, salary of nurse in our country are very low. And you can get only words of gratitude. But in USA nurse salary are very good. But it not comparable to their load.
Kurbyko Rostislav
ReplyDeletea)A nurse is more of a vocation than a job (that's what most nurses say). You must not only graduate from a medical university, but also have a desire to help people. Education alone is not enough to be a nurse.
b)Nurses work a lot (for example, one of the storytellers works 50 hours a week). Nursing is a very time-consuming job.
с)For many nurses, family and friends were nurses and this was an example to follow.
d)I believe that the desire to help people had a big influence on them.
e) Yes, one of the storytellers regretted his choice of profession due to the fact that he worked in shifts that lasted 40 hours and she did not even have time to eat or go to the toilet.
f)Well, first of all, of course, you need to know human anatomy, what you will be taught at the university. But the very desire to help people is also very important.
g)Because the health and possibly the life of the patient is in the hands of the nurses.
h)Because nursing requires a lot of time, attention to patients and hard work.
i)For all nurses, not only salary is important, but also the very fact that they helped or saved a person's life.
j)Such work as a nurse is always and everywhere in demand, so there should not be any difficulties in finding a job. Almost all the storytellers have confirmed this.
k)The nurse will not only help with your recovery, but will also become your new friend, support you when you are sad or help if you have any difficulties.
l)Yes, it is rewarded with pleasant words from patients and gifts from their side, and of course a bonus at work
A) I think that nursing is a calling, because you must have academic knowledge, be able to communicate with people, support people in difficult times and have critical thinking. Not everyone can do this kind of work.
ReplyDeleteB) A nurse should devote a lot of time to her work. Many people can't cope with this load.
С) Relatives were role models for many nurses. They admired this work from an early age.
D) Relatives and the desire to help people influenced the nurses.
E) Some nurses regretted choosing the job because it was too difficult for them. One of the narrators said that he worked 50 hours a week and didn't even have time for himself.
F) Nurses must have academic knowledge, personal, communication skills, and critical thinking.
G) Nurses are responsible for the health and life of patients.
H) The work of a nurse is challenging, because it requires attention, concentration and responsibility. You must have certain skills and be ready for the loads.
I) For some nurses, salary is the most important thing, but I believe that many nurses work because they know that they are helping other people.
J) Nurses are needed everywhere and always. All of the storytellers got a job.
K) Nurses can provide not only medical care, but also help you in difficult times, support you in difficult situations.
L) I think that the work of a nurse is rewarded, because the patient will always remain grateful. But a nurse doesn't always have a high salary.
a) Different people have different opinions. One part of the people think that nursing is more of a calling, but the other part think that nursing is more of a career. But in my opinion, nursing is a career.
ReplyDeleteb) It's really the work load is huge. It's not only filling out papers, but these are also varios complex procedures that deoend on the correct technique for their implementation.
c) For Caroline and Katherine their mums have been role models. But for Kimberley it has been father.
d) Their environment, their parents and ralatives influenced them.
e) Some of the nurses regretted choosing the job, because it takes a huge amount of the time and effort.
a) Yes, nursing is more of a calling than a career. Not everyone can work as a nurse even after receiving medical education.
ReplyDeleteb) The work load is huge. It consists of patient load, a lot of paperwork. Also nurses have to work long hours(often more than 50 hours a week).
c) According to the comments parents, nurses in hospitals, relatives(grandmother, aunts, several cousins) have been the nurses' role models.
d) Surrounding people and a desire to work with people have been a great influence on them.
e) Some of the nurses have regretted choosing the job because of different reasons. Nurses get no respect from their peers, managers or administration. Families treat the hospital like it is supposed to be a 5-star hotel. Nurses need to complete a lot of paperwork. Patient load is huge. Their job makes them work more than 50 hours a week.
f) Personal and communications skills are needed in nursing. It requires critical, thinking, knowledge and talent.
g) Nurses need commitment to their job because being a nurse is one of the few careers where you are able to make a difference daily in someone else’s life.
h) When you are a nurse it's easy to start to feel like a patient’s personal slave. Unfortunately this job isn't well-paid all over the world. That's why their job is challenging.
i) A competitive salary isn't the only reward. It is immensely rewarding to know that you can touch someone’s life in such a wonderful way.
j) Coming out of college nurses have good employment prospects: a ptomotion or salary increase.
k) Nurses and doctors are real heroes at the heart of the action. Their joint work can bring a patient back from the brink of death. Also nurses take care of patients during their recovery.
l) Yes, nursing is rewarding. The healthcare system would not be complete without nurses.
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ReplyDeleteMaria Slonimskaya
ReplyDeletea) I think that nursing always a calling. It is very hard job which requires a lot of patiens and strength.
b) One of the nurses said that her job make her work more than 50 hours a week. And sometimes she can't even take a shower, sleep or eat.
c) Nurses from comments have different role models, such as: mums, aunts and cousins.
d) Their relatives have been a great influence on them.
e) Yes, some nurses regretted chosing their job, because it takes a lot of time and energy. Also they get no respect from peers, collegues, managers or administration. Some of them feel like they are a patient's personal slave.
f) To become a nurse you need to be a good communicator, flexible and patient. It was about character. You also need to pass medical exams and do not be afraid of physical injures.
g) Nurses need commitment because their job is very responsible. Human lives depend on their actions.
h) Their job is challenging because it takes a lot of effort and sometimes can even lead to health problems (how ironic). And during all this troubles nurses need to stay friendly with patients.
i) Of course, no. Saved human lives and happiness in their and their relatives eyes is also a reward.
j) It may be kinda difficult to find a job, and you also can't become a doctor, because you need to get education for it.
k) Human health depends on nurse's work. They prepare people before surgey and care for them after it. They set your mind for a positive outcome, cause mental health important too.
l) Actually, no, it isn't. Not in our country. Their salary so low for their work, it seems disrespectful. Sometimes people don't treat nurses with gratitude, their colleagues can do so. Work turns into a real hard labor, thats why many of them begin to regret their choice. I hope that this situation will change someday.
f) First of all nurses must have to work with the patients using all necessary equipment. Also they must capabel of finding an approach to everyone.
ReplyDeleteg) The job of a nurse is very hard as it was said nefore dozens of times. Everyone could come and become a medicine worker but the most devoted to their job will stay because every day of their live consists of different tasks inclunding serving a lot of the ill. They are in hazardous surrounding. But they risk to help others.
h) Nursing is very hard and difficult job cause nurses are responsible for their patient's health and if u work as a nurse u're under pressure all the time because lives depends on you.
i) No, I don't think so. Except competitive salary one more reward for a nurse is patinet's gratitude. Moreover I think that this reward is the best.
j)You may apply for leadership roles with wider responsibility. There may be opportunities to work overseas. You could also progress to become a doctor but it involves a lot of study as you still have to pass the medical exams.
k) Nurses really make our life different because they imrpove and maintain our health and even mental condition.
l) Of course it is important and rewarding because nurses are always near us when we're injured or when we're hospitalized and they do everything possible to help and treat us.
1. I think that nurse is a calling. Of course, you must have working experience, knowledge and skills to be a really good specialist but first of all you should like what you are doing. Being a doctor or nurse is a really hard work. People who are going to be a medicine worker are really fascinating because it takes a lot to of time to study at the university, to carry on experiences and just to learn a lot schemes and human anatomy. It seems terrible for me, but there are a lot of people who like it. You must really like medicine to get through all of this stuff and enjoy your work in the future.
ReplyDelete2. The nurse has a very high workload. They work for many hours and also on night shifts. They do a lot of paper work, take care about patients.
3. Moms, grannies, aunts, sisters and other relativities were nurses’ role models.
4. Their relativities and lifestyle in the childhood influenced on them a lot.
5. Some nurses regretted choosing a job because they can’t cope with all challenges of this work.
6. To become a medicine worker you must be flexible and patient person. Also nurses need a lot of knowledge and aptitude.
7. Nurses need commitment because human lives depend on their actions and abilities. They can save someone’s live at the right moment.
8. When you decide to be a nurse you dive into the life of learning all over the time. Working as a nurse is really challenging. You must be always on touch with all patients, you must be calm and friendly even if you are tired or annoyed. Sometimes you should work in a really harsh conditions.
9. May be. With money you can do whatever you would like to be done in your life. So, yes, the competitive salary is one of the hugest reward for nurses but not the biggest one.
10. It can be a little bit difficult to find a job in same well-paid places, and you also can’t become a doctor without additional education. But if you are a really good specialist you can get a promotion or salary increase and be happy.
11. They can safe people lives so they can make them be different from dead :D I’m kidding, but there is a part of the truth I my words.
12. I don’t think that the profession like nurse is rewarding in our country enough. Be a medicine worker is really difficult and we must respect this job more. I think that the salary of the nurses must be higher. You can’t put just «thank you»in your pockets. And yes I admit my greed and desire.
a. Nursing is more of a calling than a career. It is challenging and very rewarding to be able to help patients and family through one of the toughest times in their lives.
ReplyDeleteb. The work load is huge. Work can take more than 50 hours a week. Nursing is hard and you have to have it in your heart if you want to choose this career, but the rewards are worth it.
c. Most often the nurses’ role models are their parents. Also they took an e[ample from outstanding people.
d. They have the desire to help people and influence\change their lives in a good way. e. Some of the nurses have regretted choosing the job. One of them doesn't get enough respect from their peers, managers and administration. Also some people treat the hospital like it is a 5 star hotel. Patient load is huge. Stella M. work more than 50 hours a week.
f. Nurses help patients and their families to make hard decisions. They must have the critical thinking. Nurse have to put together all the pieces of the patient’s symptoms and help them recover.
g. This job requires responsibility and seriousness. Human lives depend on them.
h. Nursing requires a lot of time, attention and concentration. This job implies a readiness to the high load.
i. A competitive salary isn't the only reward. The greatest reward is the patient’s gratitude and the fact that you saved a live.
j. Nurses are always needed. But to become a doctor require they need additional education.
k. A nurse helps a person through the healing process, she takes care of the sick and wounded for their early recovery.
l. I think no. In Belarus they have small salary, huge load and many pacients treat them without respect. I believe that people in this profession have a strong character and faith in people
1)I think that a nurse is more of a calling because not everyone can take care of others and always help
Delete2)nurses can work day and night because patients need constant care
3)For some, relatives who work as nurses were role models, and gor some just loved the profession.
4)Listening nurse and watching her make a difference in people’s lives all these years has been the greatest influence in helping them to decide to become a nurse
5)some of the nurses are not satisfied with the long working hours
6)nurse are develop personal and communications skills, which are important when working with patients
7)a nurse should be a responsible person, because the future life of a person depends on her.
8)The most challenging part of nursing is the critical thinking, nurses have to put together all the pieces of the patient’s symptoms and help them recover
9)also nurses have good employment prospects and very competitive starting salaries
10)nurse can work anywhere because nurses are always needed.
11)patient is always grateful to the nurse for the work done. Also, the nurse has a good salary