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So You Want to be a Nurse?

So You Want to be a Nurse?

Not all nurses sport cheesy smiles all day

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Nursing is a very rewarding career, but not everyone can be a nurse. You definitely need to be a special type of person!

We are often asked for the best way to become a nurse or what skills student nurses need to get through the course, the placements, the sleep deprivation and the maybe even how to be able to party on a tight budget!

Of course, not everyone has what it takes to be a nurse, but that is why you’re reading this!

So what do you really need to become a nurse?

• A broad medical knowledge.

• To be able to work with difficult or frightened patients

• To juggle many different roles without making a mistake

• To soothe other people’s distress and not let it disturb your own personal life

• To reach the end of a 12 hour shift and still be able to smile

So, do you have what it takes to become a nurse?

Did you know that?

• You don’t need A-levels or equivalent to start training to be a nurse

• You can get bursaries to train as a nurse

• Many people start training to be a nurse as a career change or after having children

• While the job market for nurses is tight at the moment there are a large number of nurses predicted to retire in the next few years

How can being a member of ProNurse help me?

• Free access to nursing experts. Ask best selling nursing author Bethann Siviter or HappyNurses life coach Claire Westwood a question and get an answer in a few days.

• Informative news and articles on a wide range of nursing, midwifery and healthcare topics

• Career tools – we are part of the recruitment company Monster.co.uk so you can keep your career as healthy as your patients

• Social networking tools – expand your network and make new friends

• Educational fun – Our quizzes will keep you thinking and motivated. Try our Do You Have What it Takes to be a Nurse? quiz as a start!

• Silly fun – Send virtual gifts, share photos or videos and tag your friends

•Did we mention that it’s all free?

You can do as little or as much as you like. It’s all up to you!

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