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A Career in Nursing: Calling or Choice?

Christine L Miller¹

¹Christine L. Miller, PhD, RN, is the graduate program chair and faculty in the MSN program at Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She enjoys teaching to prepare nurse educators and leaders.

Journal of Christian Nursing : a Quarterly Publication of Nurses Christian Fellowship

|September 7, 2019

Summary

Nursing is more than a career choice; it

Area of Science:

Nursing
Healthcare Ethics
Professional Identity

Background:

The perception of nursing as a career choice versus a calling is a long-standing debate.
Understanding the motivations and fulfillment in nursing is crucial for workforce retention.
The concept of 'caring' is central to nursing practice and professional identity.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the significance of viewing nursing as a vocation or calling.
To examine the role of 'caring' in transforming a career choice into a higher calling.
To understand the sources of life satisfaction for nurses, particularly in relation to spiritual or divine calls to care.

Main Methods:

Qualitative analysis of nursing perspectives on career motivation.
Exploration of the philosophical underpinnings of nursing as a calling.

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Thematic analysis of nurses' experiences of life satisfaction.

Main Results:

Caring is identified as the foundational element that elevates nursing from a choice to a calling.
Nurses report profound life satisfaction when they perceive their work as fulfilling a divine or spiritual mandate.
The transformation of a career choice into a calling is linked to the intrinsic value of compassionate care.

Conclusions:

Nursing practice is deeply rooted in the principle of caring, which can elevate the profession to a higher calling.
Fulfilling a spiritual or divine call to care is a significant source of life satisfaction for many nurses.
Recognizing nursing as a calling, rather than just a job, enhances professional fulfillment and commitment.