I would like to be a nurse?

I have a complex heart condition whish means that i get more tired than usual and can't lift heavy things. I have been told by nurses that I can be a nurse and i would just like to know what any nurses or others out there thought

I would like to go to Greenwich or London Southbank university and would appreciate opinions on what u think (in the uk)

i dont wanna hear about occupational health checks

Can the school just adjust to your health condition so that you can complete your education? Why don't you ask someone at those schools that you're interested in? Good luck to you!

well why not?!! When you qualify you could look for a job that is a bit slower paced to accomodate your condition, maybe practice nursing rather that A&E nursing.

There are different types of nurses. You should look into the different options and see which ones fit your needs best. One that might not require lifting might be being a nurse in a psychological unit. Nurses in doctors offices don't do much lifting either. Surgical nurses might not have to do much lifting either. I'm not sure, but check into it.

I am currently a nursing student and you have to be able to lift and turn patients. When you graduate you can choose to go into a field without the heavy lifting but to get through school you need to be able to lift.

my girlfriend is a nurse. she gets 拢500 a month bursery for doing it. u may have to wait til september 2008 to start due to the uni deadline being passed & the course being awfully popular.

use this time to do some voluntry work or access (to higher education) courses to give you a good chance of getting into uni.

i know plenty of my nursing co workers who were allowed do nursing with epilepsy and diabetes...provided they were well controlled obviously..so why shouldnt you be allowed..you should contact the appropriate nursing departments in the universities you are intrested in and speak to someone there before you apply...good on you for not letting your condition get in your way of persuing your career..you would be a great nurse..you
have great strength and determination

Absolutely! There should be no need for a nurse to do any heavy lifting at all. If you have any difficulty with being accepted on a nurse training course it could be worth checking if the DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) applies to you. There is a common feeling amongs nurses that you need to be physically fit to do the job and a friend of mine had a lot of trouble during her training as she is profoundly deaf and other nurses felt that that meant she couldn't do her job properly. In reality there is a great deal more to an excellent nurse than her physical attributes! Please also consider other fields in the medical profession such as radiographer, occupational therapist etc as you may find one of those professions may be more to your interest (I wish I had trained as a physo!) I wish you the best of luck.

Would depend on what type of nursing you want to do -
IE general,mental health,learning disability or even midwifery
General nursing can be very heavy,tiring and physically exhausting - I know I do it!
I would consider the other options if I were you
I had no interest in mental health until I had a student placement in a day centre and it was superb- I was tempted to change from general then but I didn't and it was a big mistake
Don't let anybody tell you you cant do it but think carefully about how it will affect your health