I am currently a RN who is also in school to become a NP. Never let anyone discourage you at your goals. I am happy that you see the importance of nursing as a profession. There is a saying (may not be verbatim) if can have the best surgeon but if you don’t receive excellent nursing care, none of it matters.
Wishing you the best in your career and our profession will be in gratitude to you because of your strong conviction towards the profession. I am proud to have you joining this great profession.
My mom works in an ER. The other day she was talking to a doctor about me, telling her how I just got engaged and how I was doing in nursing school. This doctor has the nerve to say “I’m really disappointed she didn’t want to become a physician.” My mom informs her that eventually I’ll go back to…
As a natural who styles her own hair, I become very anxious when visiting a salon for the first time. Finding a salon that caters to natural hair is like searching for a needle in a haystack. Before entering the establishment, I formulate what I plan on saying about my natural hair before I enter. Then I realize why I’m so anxious, it is based on a experience I had when I was transitioning. The stylist refused to style my half natural hair, the washer even asked in her broken english, “no perm.” From that moment, I styled my own hair.
For crying out loud people, its only hair.