Poe... a nurse?

Okie... this is the third time I've had to type this because of my stupid mouse... Abridged version!

So, some friends come over last weekend, as normal (ever wonder why I'm never here for the weekends? lol) I was talking to the mother, as she was walking by my room, and she started to get curious over my toe, seeing as I fell on it Friday. Slipped in some water, and my leg went under me, and 330 pounds of weight fell on it, never a wonderful feeling, adding in gravity and force and whatnot. Long story short on that, toe hurts, hard to walk, knees killing me, etc....

So, she is a nurse, or was, can't remember. Anyways, she started to ask about my toe, and I said "I think I've sprained it along the meta-tarsal." She was surprised, not realising that despite my opinions on the matter (more later), I knew a fair bit about anatomy and some medical things. So it spawned a small conversation, which, ended up her saying I should become a male nurse, due to my overall caring nature and general knowledge of anatomy and how the body works, (Then someone had to mention my attack style being dependent on hitting several key parts of the body including nerves, pressure points, etc...) which only made her think me more qualifying... Anyways, I was surprised at this comment, not exactly having thought of it before. So, while I sat there and thought "random," I was talking to a friend of mine the other day about it, and it actually seems like a pretty great idea.

See (this is later), I'm not exactly too happy with the medical field, particularly because I hate medication, and find it to be, simply put, a waste of time, and resources, and anything that they can do, a bit of will can do just the same. True, not everyone's body works the same, but I'll just go with what a doctor once told me;

"I'm getting tired of people blaming their reactions to things for not taking medications. Whether your ADD or ADHD, you still know when you're acting like a moron. The pills are a bad idea, and you shouldn't be blaming behaviour on them, particularly when you know how you should react. There's a difference between self control, and throwing it out the window because you know you can get away with something."

This goes for all medications, not just mental meds and the like. For example, I used to be put on high blood pressure medication, and for my high cholesterol. For example, my triglyceride level was high, how high? I'll tell you. Recommended levels are under 200. Mine, however, was over 700. Who's fault is this? Mine in particular. You know, when you're buying things that'll last, usually, it's not the healthiest food on the planet. It's cheap, plain and simple. But you know, not eating is just as bad as eating poorly, so I eat anyways. I was lazy, I admit it, but you know what could have helped? A walk outside, rather than spending my time on the computer all day when I got out of school. I realise my error, and still, don't do anything about it quite yet. I'm ranting, but I'd rather not to hear anything on my opinion in this matter. You will not change it, simply put. There is no middle ground, and no compromise. And yes, I'm being quite quiet about the majority of the reason I hate medication, let's not discuss this here, over the private messages, or over any other communication feature. Simply put, I keep most opinions quiet, because they offend people, and I'm not stupid enough to intentionally speak things that would cause an issue.

But, as far as I been able to find, there is no requirement for me to personally take any for being a nurse, and secondly, I don't have to prescribe it, that's the doctor's job, not the nurse's. At most, the only thing I'd have to do as far as that goes, is follow instructions from a higher up, which I am much more comfortable taking orders, than having to give someone a medication I do not believe they need. (Yes, you will pretty much find that the whole reason I detest the medical field is the constant 'whoring out' of medication. Most of the time, I get along fairly well with the doctors I see, so long as they aren't jamming medicine down my throat, or through a needle.)

So, potentially, this is something I think I can fall back on. Becoming an RN isn't a fairly long process. Some of my friends from high school were nurses, before they even graduated. Only so many companies need computer experts, but when is a hospital really ever understaffed? Honestly, I think the sleep schedule would be the hardest thing to cope with. I'll have to look into this, seems something to consider, after all.

Opinions? Of course, be mindful of the one request I made of what not to discuss.