Health careers: Being there for people in their time of need

One Dublin nurse shares why a career in healthcare is one she'd recommend to anybody — despite the many challenges of the job

“Every day, it’s hugely rewarding as you get to work with people and support them at a time in their lives where they need support more than ever,” says Catherine Cocoman on her work as a nurse.

A career in healthcare provides the opportunity for people to be there for a person in their time of need, at a time in their lives when they need support more than ever.

That is according to Catherine Cocoman, an assistant director of nursing in a Dublin hospital.