subject: Beginning In A Nursing Career [print this page] After years in another field, many are adopting nursing as a new career. Nursing is a growing career choice because of the feeling it gives you.
Known as second-degree nurses, this growing group is unique to patient care. These people are committed to helping others which is a credit to the profession. These nurses come from all walks of life. Many have come from complete different jobs, but have traded in their shiny shoes for scrubs. Some may have gotten laid off from other jobs due to downsizing, but for others, they just wanted to give back to the world. A lot of people decide to do this because they want to make a visible difference in someone's life. The satisfaction that you get from hands-on nursing is not like any other.
If you are considering nursing, there are opportunities everywhere. You can work in research and technology, or direct patient care, or both. An occupational nursing career could allow you to work in athletic medicine, industrial medicine, or the rehab field. You can help with the elderly in their homes, or infants if you go into home health care.
There are also the chances to go into more unusual fields with more specialized training. If you want to work with infants, you may find being a mid-wife fulfilling. Many second-career nurses combine their old careers with their nursing career to open new doors. Someone who was into law may decide to go into the medical law field. Someone who is interested in medicine and also teaching may go into the community to teach children about chronic illness.
There is no limit to the many jobs open to someone who chooses to pursue nursing. Choosing nursing as a second career can open even more options. This career could last the rest of your life, even though it's a second career.
