Hello, world. You are constantly changing, evolving, getting stronger and mightier.

But guess
what? So are nurses. Having a career is great. Doing a career you love is amazing. Nurses
are flexible individuals who excel at what they do. Even if you place them in an innovative
career, they would just be an iron bar under constant heat, becoming bendable and suitable
for whatever challenge they may face. You can find jack of all trades in most nurses. So if
tested? Challenge accepted.
In this world of constant change and need for growth, what are the careers where nurses
can evolve to? Nurses are known for being exquisitely adequate for any job as long as he
put his mind into it. If there isnt a nursing career in the world, where can we find our
nurses? Here are some surprising suggestions:

1. Flight Attendant
Similarity: Ensures client health and safety

Aside from having free trips around the world, nurses can very much enjoy this job. She can
apply the skills and attitude acquired in the nursing profession in being a flight attendant
because these two jobs are somewhat related. Flight attendants ensure health and safety of
their passengers. They teach safety measures and make sure to provide comfort throughout
the time of travel. They even have similar training like First Aid and Basic Life Support.
Nurses, on the other hand, does not have the luxury of travel, or the elegance of welcoming
the patients. Who wants to be welcomed in the hospital anyway? We cant say, Welcome
aboard!, or Glad youre here with us. That would be incredibly absurd, and comical. But
nurses ensure comfort and ease of patients throughout his confinement, or even during
check-ups. We are flight attendants but with less elegance, more actions, less travel and
more compassion. We are great health attendants.

2. Artists

Similarity: Innovativeness

Are you one of those who keep tallying repeated terms your instructor tells you? If yes, (I
think you also had that back then) then did you count how many times did she quoted,
Nursing is an art? Youd probably ran out of paper. Thats how they emphasized that
Nursing is very much an Art.
If it happens that youre not a nurse, your artistic side can probably rise high and be
valuable in the world of Art. I know many colleague nurses that have a creative side and
excel in drawing, sketching and painting. These nurses probably have their left side of their
brain functioning well. Nurses are gifted individuals. For some who are gifted with the other
side of their brain, they mostly excel at nursing skills and put their personal kind of Art on it.
Even on simple procedures like IV insertion, Art can be integrated in the way you secure the
IV site. You can put innovativeness on bed making and bed bathing your patient. Having
creative interventions can make our patients feel well and necessary. These are simple
ways yet comforting to our patients. Just dont paint Monalisa on your patients cast, a
simple drawing will do.

3. Lawyer
Similarity: Client Advocacy

Yes, you read it right. LAWYER. Have you heard of a nurse-lawyer before? I have a friend
who chose this path, and she is splendid at it. Youre probably wondering how these two
different professions can be as one? Their similarity being a PATIENT ADVOCATE.
Nurses and lawyers speak on their clients behalf and work to represent the best for their
clients. As patient advocates, we are the voice of our patients. If they are in pain but dont

have an order, we relay it on the physician. Same with lawyers, if their clients are accused
guilty, they plead innocence. You dont have to do massive changes like write to the
President to lower the cost of medicines for your patients to afford it. Remember, great
things are wrapped in small packages.

4. Writer
Similarity: Documentation and Communication Experts

Since we are excellent at documenting, why not make a career out of it? Nurses can be
good writers. If you have numerous patients per shift, with many medications, Nasogastric
feeding, monitoring of vital signs every 15 minutes, plus other toxic patients, you are
probably (forcibly) trained in writing, right? Great experiences make great memories. Great
memories should be preserved through writing. So if you have the passion and skills, make
your nursing career a remarkable one by sharing stories that will exist for the next
generations. Your experiences are treasures.

5. Instructors
Similarity: Teaching and inspiring

When I was in elementary, I have noticed a banner in our school grounds which says, Be
proud you are a teacher, the future depends on you. So that means as educators in our
own field, we must be proud of ourselves because everyones future depends on us. We
take care of people of all ages. We do health education from womb to tomb. We empower
our patients. We served as inspirations for some.

There is no future without us. Oh, wait! I think thats overstated. There will still be a future
without nurses, but in case that happens, it would be a crude one.

Bonus: 6. Chef
Similarity: Preparing and cooking healthy meals

If you are a nurse, and youre good at cooking, then youre a supernatural nurse! You can be
a chef and serve food that nourishes the body. With a compassionate approach appetizing
presentation, youll be a KNOCKOUT. Who wouldnt eat any meal you served? Others may
order extra rice if you do.
Diet is an important aspect of our health teaching as nurses. Teaching is a great thing, but
cooking it for others is another. Same as chefs, they consider food as their Obra Maestra.
So if you want to switch careers, being a chef is a yummy option.
We can excel in everything we do. Whatever career we may be, for as long as we do our
best in doing the job, then its the best career for us.
I know you have something in mind. If youre not a nurse, what career would you
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