First observation

For my first observation I put a bunch of my interviews together to try and get a feel for nursing. I spoke to numerous people who had both started out in nursing and found out it wasn't for them, and I have spoken to people who love it and could not see themselves doing anything else.
My first observation was with the nurse at the doctor’s office. She welcomed me to the office sweetly, and just had such a good attitude. You could really tell that she liked where she was working. She brought me in to one of the rooms and took my vitals before the doctor came in and she made me feel very comfortable. That day I had my NSU Women’s rowing shirt of so she started talking to me about it. She may not have actually been interested if I was on the team or if I even attended school there, but she made it seem like she did and I liked that she wanted to have a conversation with me.
I generally feel that if you are in a profession that deals with different people on a daily basis, you need to be patient and want to talk to patients. Personally if you have a good attitude wherever you work, it’s a positive outlook for you and for whom you are actually working with.
My second experience was with one of the doctors who work in Athletic training. He too generated small conversation and it brought me away from why I was actually there. Because I am a student at Nova, he asked my major and what I was learning towards. When I had mentioned nursing, he automatically congratulated me but gave me some helpful advice. He said before he started working with athletic training, he too wanted to become a nurse. He told me he volunteered at a nearby hospital to see if it was what he really wanted to pursue. He then continued to ask me why nursing, and to check local hospitals to see if I could volunteer. Once we started talking about it, I felt like I wasn’t even there to see a doctor. I was so interested on what he had to say that I wanted to know why he didn’t end up in the nursing field. Later he said that he just knew it wasn’t right for him. He said the amount of time and hard work put into it, I have the upmost respect for anyone who is a nurse.
At the end of the appointment it made me feel really good and it kind of motivated me to want to really be a nurse.