This article is appealing i must say, many who embark on a professional journey do not always get a full gist if what the profession involves, this was my case too
During my college school years i always dreamt of being a nurse, i always thought about how i will look like in a nursing uniform and what i will feel like when people will go about calling me Nurse Nurse i never knew that what is involved is far more than what i thought but all my mind was that when i get to the river i will cross over
Thirteen years as a nurse.
After 3yrs in nursing school i graduated and few months after i got my first job in a hospital and maternity home
during my first year in school.
Just few days i noticed that this profession is beyond just putting on a scrub and tag of your name, humanity its involved, I got scared because i came to realize that peoples life is actually depending in my actions, any little mistake from me a life might be lost.
I had to work soo hard in building confidence in myself that i can do this, i just had to make a change in my way of thinking i need to be positive and alert in whatever i do, which wasn't really easy.
I also came to realize that i can't put myself first anyone, me and my life are secondary while the life saving job am doing comes first.
I could recall one day i was sick then my neighbor took me to our hospital, just approaching the hospital gate an emergency of Road traffic Accident was rushed in, more hands where needed in controlling the bleeding, i totally forgot that i was ill i quickly changed to my scrub then put on my gloves and started working, funny my neighbor got angry and left.
I have been on this same routine for over thirteen years and it has not been easy, Nigerian hospital even made the job more tedious you just have to be up and doing if not you will be guilty of a soul that died
I also have learned the importance of humility and mildness because this is the only quality that can help you care for people and be happy at the same time, some people have just decided to be aggressive and insultive, some maybe because of what they are facing while some thinks that it is their right to maltreat fellow human, with humility and mildness you will be able to overlook their shortcomings and save their life.
Nursing is a profession of compassion not just for making money, peoples lives comes first before anything including money, i worked in a hospital for six months without pay and i still enjoyed my work because i always looked at my patients and am always happy when they recover from illness.
Some people say nurses are hard hearted but over the years i will confidently say that it's not true but only a false accusation, nurses are only brave and courageous because if they are not brave and bold it will be very difficult for them to cope with the challenges that comes along with the profession.
summary.
I love my profession despite the fact that i never knew it will be this demanding but am really enjoying and will always be proud of myself and grateful to my parents who made it possible.
