Is nursing a profession, a vocation or a job?why?

Is a career that becomes a job but needs vocation in order to succeed ........

I'd say it's all of the above.

I went to vocational school to become a nurse to get a good job..but I had the heart to be a nurse. I found that nursing is a "calling" more than anything else. Taking care of strangers when they are most vulnerable and in pain; or sick and really caring about what happens to these people is a "gift". Anyone who goes into any type of nursing/medical will tell you there are times when it breaks your heart. If you don't love it, leave it to those who do. I always tried to treat my patients as part of my family. There has to be a certain "barrier" that you will develop to keep your own personal issues in check; professional behavior and that comes with time. Never nurse for the bucks if you don't have the heart. I hope this answered your question. Godloveya.

I was trying to work this out yesterday

i think it is classed as an associate profession just below a doctor who would be a profession. but above like an office worker who would class themselves as a professional but really arent. its the g'men classification system.

in the past it was much more vocational - but that implies servitude, altruism, and subordination so i dont like that.

either way professional conduct and professionalism in terms of caring for patients, patient-centred care, caring with knowledge and insight, and caring with empathy are all things a nurse with professionalism should aspire to.

I am starting a nursing diploma and in general life you are a professional really in comparison to non nurses. you're not working on a checkout.

nursing is also changing right now with nurses prescribing meds, and doing diagnosis, while the nursing assistants do all the nasty stuff these days cos they have finaly realised how busy being a nurse is!

A comprehensive nursing career is a passion. It's the only job where you deal directly with every orifice in the human body and are expected to smile while doing it.

Nursing is just a job. Most nurses I know dont really care about patient care, are selfish, and talk bad about the patients. There is so much going on behind the scenes when you go to the hospital. Gossip, scandal, etc.

It started as a vocation.... changed to a profession... and you guessed it... now it`s a job.

Why: burn-out, maybe....

I like keeping out of politics, and I speak my mind. Therefore, I`ll never be `management`material.

I go to work, do my work, am friendly with everyone there ... then I leave the hospital and begin my `life`.

I`m not bitter, I`ve just decided that right now, nursing is my job. Maybe one day it`ll turn around and it`ll be a vocation again... who knows....