Nursing Skills save lives

We had a bit of a situation earlier this week. One of our friends fell quite ill, very suddenly while we were at the beach. A lady in her late 50's, she was quickly dizzy and soon lost her balance. As we lay around on the beach, suddenly panic set in.

You think in those situations you have enough common sense to assist and aid the person in trouble, but it all happened so fast - yet when she was violently ill, we all felt helpless. A health lady, it may have been the sun that got to her. It's been quite hot here and the direct exposure to the sunlight may have caused her to fall ill.

Nevertheless, if we didn't have an off duty nurse nearby, then we truly might have been in more danger than we realized.

Such an undervalued profession, certainly in our part of the world - we don't have near enough nurses. Many nurses are leaving the profession and that is a sad shame. With the help of a nurse, we were able to quickly get our friend back to relative health and get her to hospital in much better shape than first thought.

It's for this reason I encouraged my younger cousin and her friends to get involved with nursing and look at it as a potential profession. Well respected and well paid, it is a job that would be satisfying no doubt - when you're helping people daily, and sometimes saving lives. Positions such as a Licensed Vocational Nurse who have undertaken LVN programs - truly have chosen a rewarding and special career.

Even Online there is plenty of information and access to things such as a Vocational Nursing Program or a similar study course that could get you into such a field. I certainly hope my cousin chooses such an option.

If you're looking to select a career that really gives back to the community and rewards you regularly - the please, investigate the profession of nursing and make a difference every day.