You can adjust your work schedule to have a family. Appreciation Mrs. Loren finds nursing to be a gratifying career. You know you've helped someone. Mary Femia, president of the Albany Council of Catholic Nurses, agrees with Mrs. Loren that nursing is a stressful profession. A nurse since 1958, she has seen medicine change causing more stress for nurses.
Nurses are busier and patients are sicker.
It used to be that people came in for tests, had surgery, and stayed a while. Now it's rush, rush. My husband had open-heart surgery and was out in four days. Despite the stress, Mrs. Femia said nursing is a rewarding profession. Her career has included serving as a surgical nurse and in post-coronary care, and she is currently an addiction specialist.