In DUmmy Warpy's case, that "altruistic profession" was drug theft, for which she is still paying the price.
Ugly misunderstands the meaning of "altruistic."
There was a time when nurses were poorly paid--and this was nowhere in Ugly's time--and so it demanded sacrifice on the part of those who wanted to work in the profession, as they could've made more money working in some other job.
My mother was a classic case of this, in New York City during the 1940s. Even though a registered nurse, she was paid less than salesgirls at Macy's department store.
That ain't true any more, nor has it been for a long time now.
Being altruistic involves
sacrifice.