Before choosing to become a nurse, one must first examine themselves and look to see if they have the right qualities for this demanding job. Some qualities are such; caring, compassion, a strong desire and willingness to help those in need, patience, honesty and above all, good health. You need strength for such duties as lifting patients to and from bathroom facilities.

In order to become a licensed nurse, one could take a three year course at a college, or a four year program at a university. Even though the starting salary and job requirements are the same whether a graduate from college or a university, with a degree one is able to further their placement and a possible pay increase is more likely. There has, and continues to be, a very high demand for nurses all over the world.

After talking with an actual nurse I was able to see more closely the actual duties of this job. The work hours are 40 hour weeks. There are

Nurses join a union to work in hospitals. they may also belong to professional organizations such as ONA (Ontario Nurses Association). Some of the nurses feel that although union dues are high, the union may protect them and also negotiate new contracts and raises for them. In my opinion I feel there is security in being part of the Union.

As for my personal reflections, I admire nurses and their duties in the hospital. I have seen many incidences of true compassion towards patients and other individuals entering into the hospital setting. I have seen many good nurses doing their job with great preciseness. There of course is always complaints of how nurses are not doing what they

obtaining pre-operative information, takes vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, temperature) and obtains patient's medical history. The nurse then has to prepare the equipment for procedures to be done, and may have to assist the doctor with the procedure.

As people live longer here will always be people getting sick. There will always be a need for nurses and that need will only increase.

However, the job satisfaction seems to be quite great. They are able to work closely with sick and troubled individuals and see their progresses and know that they helped them to improve and strengthen themselves. It would be very rewarding in this way.

As my co-op is coming to an end, I know that I will miss being at the hospital everyday and seeing things so close and being a part of a team that way. There are other co-op programs at the university that I am going to look into as I continue there next year.

should be and a lack of care may be also noted. However, if those people who took the time to see just how much these nurses are responsible for or the kind of stress they are under, I am sure there would be more understanding in this wa

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