To consider nursing one day?

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I am young. I don't have the time available now to do it as I'm a full time carer, but will sadly once DS is too big for me to handle

Things I think are good indicators. I cope very well with -

• 4 hours sleep. My son sleeps a max of 3/4 hours in a 24 hour period. I nap during the school day if I can

• Use to poop. Smearing, changing nappies of older child etc

• Being in control and safeguarding escalating situations, my son is an escape risk for example etc

• Dealing with multiple attacks, including from other disabled children I've agree to look after for a while whilst their parent had an emergency, so not just my own flesh and blood

I'm professional, empathetic, very absorbed in task, fascinated by healthcare.

My friend is a paediatric nurse and she said adult nursing is a mugs game to get into now...

Forgot to add, I'm use to being paid poorly my carers allowance is under £70 a week! And I'm 'working' close to 20 hours a day

Do you have the a levels to get in, and the time to train?

You don't need a levels, just equivalents. Like I say, I don't have the time to train now but would in the not so distant future

It’s obviously up to you but I wouldn’t aspire to do something that takes three years training and has low pay?!

Nursing can be an excellent career if you choose wisely. Get your head down through the training and then have a real focus on what role you would like and work towards that. I went to an academic uni for our programme and the majority of my peers are now in senior nursing roles, varying levels of stress and obviously a ceiling to the pay but generally enjoy their jobs. It’s a safe and secure career and given your experience you would be excellent.

Thank you

I really do enjoy caring aspects and I'm very passionate about people's rights, patient confidentiality, trust, respecting rights

I feel I handle situations well and can read a room well too

Morning phases me either. Nothing. My mum tore her arm in an injury, I was the one to apply pressure and get her into hospital.

I'd rather deal with blood than poop but neither really 'bother' me as such

What sort of nurse do you want to be? There’s a few different pathways to go down. I’m an RMN.

@ThisShitsBananas I'm really unsure if Adult nursing is for me, or Paeds.

I like the idea of eventually working in emergency care for both though - although the reality might be different

Just do your research :) a lot of universities offer the Mnurse now which is 4 years but you can dual qualify.

Thibk if what you love doing, an area that interests you and try to think about how you can apply that to your field.

I love working with babies but I knew that I wouldn’t cope with poorly babies so I stead of child nursing and I did mental health nursing and I now work in the perinatal team. So I get to see and cuddle babies but they are all generally well and I can use my expertise and loved experience to help their mothers.

With adult nursing there are lots of routes you can take, you won’t necessarily be tied to ward work. Even newly qualified nurses are being taken on in the community where I am (Scotland). The pay may feel low if you are in a very stressful relentless role eg on a short staffed ward but in other roles it might feel quite even. You would have a secure job and pension, paid if off sick (as a home carer I was never paid if off). I’m still doing my training, in 2nd year of adult nursing. Scotland have it easier for student nurses, no tuition fees and £10k bursary- I don’t think I would do it if I was in England and come out with a huge student debt.

With your experience and things that you like about the idea of nursing,
Have you considered learning disabilities nursing? It is similar to mental health nursing in that it is across the lifespan so you can choose to work with adults or children. I know RNLDs who work in lots of places sdult nurses do like wards and A&E but also more specialist units.
Its not for everyone but is a really good branch of nursing.

I think you would be great working with children with SN, although it may be a bit of a busmans holiday. Is definitely look at nursing for the future. It's very flexible for working hours, reasonable pay and changes all the time.

I went back to do nursing as a mature student and I'm so glad I did. I work in Cardiology and I absolutely love being a nurse. I love the fast paced environment, meeting new people all the time and working as part of a close knit team.

I live in Ireland where the pay is much better than in the UK though. Money isn't everything of course but it is important and poor pay for hard work would probably leave me feeling less satisfied in the job.

I’ve done nearly 40 years in NHS I have worked in dozens of hospitals and dozens of different depts. I have moved around the UK. Nursing and what the NHS at it’s best stands for is written through me and has made me the person I am. It can be a tough very stressful job, yup the moneys not great but when it’s going well I come home knowing that I have made a difference (for the better) to peoples lives. We are in a privileged position; we are literally paid both physically and emotionally to care for often total strangers and often at the worst moments in their lives. I have reached out a metaphorical and physical hand to so many patients and relatives, most I will never forget (even if I can’t remember their names). Nursing is know a technically demanding job we work as equals with our medical colleagues, who is the cast majority of cases respect what we bring to the party. If your young bright ambitious and mist importantly a caring empathetic person the NHS and it’s many patients needs you.
But it is often exceedingly stressful we are incredibly short staffed we are not able to do the things we want to do for our patients and their families and secondly many patients and their families are placing unrealistic demands on us. Over the years I have been physically assaulted on numerous Ive been bitten punched pushed kicked and Ive had guns and knives pointed at me. I also had to put up with loads of verbal aggression, Ive spent large chunks of my time reading frankly ridiculous complaints which leave and my colleagues totally demoralised. I rarely get off on time and worry about the staff I work with and the patients when I’m not at work. I’m getting too old for it all now and have just changed jobs (still nursing in the NHS) because physically in particular I can’t keep it up many colleagues of my age feel the same. But if I could have my time again I know I would choose this career.

Sorry, yes I meant are you ready to begin to train when the time is right or do you need to do further study first to get to the entry level requirements