[lllliv]

no way!

[RNBSN1]

Nope!

[sallee13]

even on bad days, my cup is over half full. i obviously lucked out in the hospital and unit i work in. come to think of it, before i took this job i worked for several years in a ltc facility that was understaffed and overworked. the building was old and ugly, the food sucked, and the cna's didn't like me half the time. and i still would have recommended the field of nursing. i hope i get a nurse like that if i'm ever in need of care.

[Hellllllo Nurse]

Originally Posted by sallee13

even on bad days, my cup is over half full....

Yes, but my bedpan is over half full!

[weetziebat]

Originally Posted by Hellllllo Nurse

Yes, but my bedpan is over half full!

[RN4NICU]

Don't have any kids, but in the state nursing is currently in - combined with the direction health care continues to go - I wouldn't recommend nursing to anyone I cared about.

[xmaxiex]

Yes I would encourage my children to go into nursing . I have learned a great many "life lessons " at work . I have learned :
1. There will always be diffucult people you must learn to master your reaction to them
2. Sometimes the smallest gesture brings the greatest rewards
3. by learning to deal with the unknown , you become better equipped to deal with the changes life will hurdle at you
4. Sometimes you cannot fix everything that is wrong but you can make a moment better for someone else

[hypnotic_nurse]

My daughter decided on her own to go into nursing. And yes, I am supportive.

Her reasons? Her fiancee is in the military and will be moving frequently. She wants to be able to work wherever they go, for a decent wage, and maybe even work only part time after they have a family. Plus she has worked nursing homes and childcare and loved the residents and caretaking in both. And she doesn't take any crap off anyone. So she has the right attitude, the right personality and some very good reasons for her choice.

I've worked in other areas (publishing and teaching) and really, they are all about the same -- you will be overworked and abused if you allow yourself to be. I am neither -- I love my job and am appreciated by the different professionals I work with. When your employer doesn't treat you right, you have to complain where you can be heard (and have suggestions for remedies), or vote with your feet and work somewhere else.

[renerian]

I am an RN, hubby is and my son and dtr in law are both in nursing school. They know well our troubles.

renerian

[nightingale]

Yes, flexibility, there is always a new field to discover, working with people and having the intense intimacy I have with my patients gives me great joy.