Nursing Challenges: The Bellevue Hospital School Of Nursing

“Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.” (1) Nursing is one of the oldest known professions, especially among women who are recognized as the caretakers. The first school of nursing in the United States was located in New York City. The Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing was founded in 1873. According to an article by Nursing Link, “It’s a very rewarding career, both monetarily and emotionally. Making a difference in people’s lives and bringing them hope and cheer is not something

In fact, the could be just getting tougher. Being a nurse will always come with struggles and obstacles to overcome, but being a new nurse in a new environment is just as stressful. In an interview with Hannah Frost, a trauma nurse at North Memorial Medical Center, she explains her experience:

I thought it was a very big challenge being a brand new nurse in the hospital. I would say that I struggled with confidence and overall stress for the first 6 months. I quickly realized that very few patients fit inside a clinical box that I had learned in textbooks. I was very task oriented, just from being overwhelmed with work load, and it was difficult for me to critically think in the way I knew I was capable of. A lot of this improved with time and supportive mentors. (5)

As Frost stated, it is stressful and overwhelming being a new nurse. Learning how to think in a way you never had before will be extremely challenging at first, but there will be other nurses and mentors to ask for help along the way. Many new nurses are also forced to work the overnight shift which can be hard to get used to. When asked if it was hard working overnights, Frost

With nursing you will make a decent beginning salary and with experience it will keep getting better. According to Glass Door, a data base where you can research about different careers, says, “The average Registered Nurse salary is $65, 920.” (7) With this salary, people are able to support themselves, and their families. A big concern for a lot of people is financial security, and working as a nurse they won’t have to worry about that. Although schooling and the daily struggles of a nurse may be overwhelming, there is no better reward than knowing you make enough money to support yourself and the ones you