http://www.virtualnurse.com/blog/is-being-a-little-squeamish-normal-when-going-into-nursing/ Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:58:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.virtualnurse.com/blog/is-being-a-little-squeamish-normal-when-going-into-nursing/comment-page-1/#comment-855 CUSTARD PIE Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:25:07 +0000 http://www.virtualnurse.com/blog/is-being-a-little-squeamish-normal-when-going-into-nursing/#comment-855 Its very normal. It proves you are human. I work at a Medical Examiners office and believe me, the first few times of watching an autopsy and even visiting bloody crime scenes were tough. You get "used" to it, but it should never become perfectly fine to see someone in immense pain and not feel anything. The only thing you should be concerned with is reacting under pressure. With nursing, you dont always have time to think a situation out, you just have to know what to do. My advice would be to be around more situations where blood and extensive injuries are involved. Volunteer at a hospital, or try to become involved in a shadow program that a lot of universities offer for students and nurses/doctors. Its very normal. It proves you are human. I work at a Medical Examiners office and believe me, the first few times of watching an autopsy and even visiting bloody crime scenes were tough. You get “used” to it, but it should never become perfectly fine to see someone in immense pain and not feel anything. The only thing you should be concerned with is reacting under pressure. With nursing, you dont always have time to think a situation out, you just have to know what to do.
My advice would be to be around more situations where blood and extensive injuries are involved. Volunteer at a hospital, or try to become involved in a shadow program that a lot of universities offer for students and nurses/doctors.

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