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by ThePrestige

So the thread "if you could do it over again, would you?" has really got me thinking, i went and researched some other medical forums, and pretty much NOBODY in healthcare recommends it to students/younger people, this includes :

nursing
optometry
MD/DO
Dentists
Pharmacy

why does everyone not like their jobs? i understand that nobody really likes their jobs, but almost every doctor, nurse, etc. told me if they could do it over again, they wouldnt, why is this? I have worked in business, retail, sales, and those fields suck and are unpredictable and i couldnt see myself doing that forever, but i always thought healthcare was different, you have a guranteed job, good pay, good benefits, good knowledge, room for advancement, helping others, so whats up with this?

[ebear]

Re: Why does everyone in healthcare not like their jobs?

Medicine used to be a great field years ago and included all of the things you listed. Politics,money, and corporate mentality took over in more recent years. These issues have been successful in souring the attitudes of those in healthcare.
ebear

[AU-RN]

Re: Why does everyone in healthcare not like their jobs?

haha, a true reply to this would be 2 pages long. Just read and browse through the hundreds of threads and responses on this website and you will see why Nursing is so frustrating and the numbers of nurses are dwindling.

If I had to sum it up....the fact that patients and patients families expect us to treat them as if they are in hotel and demand the right to "customer service" and that the management backs them up. Thats the number one thing I hate about being a nurse especially since nurses are overworked, underpaid and treated like crap from the patients/families. It will NEVER change and will only continue to get worse as our society in general continues to become more and more selfish.

But....you can always find a job and you make decent money if you do it the right way....so for those reasons I would mention it to people trying to figure out a career but in general nursing isnt the fairy-tale Florence Nightengale crap you thought of before you started working the real world. Its not about actually helping people b/c half of the patients could care less about you and if you dont kiss their ass then they report you to the managers who "take care of it"...instead of growing a backbone and telling the "clients" that we are NOT the Hilton Hotel and that we are not Burger King and you cant "have it your way!"...haha

[ebear]

Re: Why does everyone in healthcare not like their jobs?

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[rainfallrx]

Re: Why does everyone in healthcare not like their jobs?

Originally Posted by AU-RN

haha, a true reply to this would be 2 pages long. Just read and browse through the hundreds of threads and responses on this website and you will see why Nursing is so frustrating and the numbers of nurses are dwindling.

If I had to sum it up....the fact that patients and patients families expect us to treat them as if they are in hotel and demand the right to "customer service" and that the management backs them up. Thats the number one thing I hate about being a nurse especially since nurses are overworked, underpaid and treated like crap from the patients/families. It will NEVER change and will only continue to get worse as our society in general continues to become more and more selfish.

But....you can always find a job and you make decent money if you do it the right way....so for those reasons I would mention it to people trying to figure out a career but in general nursing isnt the fairy-tale Florence Nightengale crap you thought of before you started working the real world. Its not about actually helping people b/c half of the patients could care less about you and if you dont kiss their ass then they report you to the managers who "take care of it"...instead of growing a backbone and telling the "clients" that we are NOT the Hilton Hotel and that we are not Burger King and you cant "have it your way!"...haha

I couldn't have said it better myself!!!

[TazziRN]

Re: Why does everyone in healthcare not like their jobs?

"NOBODY" is the wrong word to use. There have been many posts on this and similar subjects here, and there are quite a few of us who would recommend nursing. I love my job. My daughter is following in my footsteps and I am proud of her.

[ktwlpn]

Re: Why does everyone in healthcare not like their jobs?

Originally Posted by AlwaysLearning!

So the thread "if you could do it over again, would you?" has really got me thinking, i went and researched some other medical forums, and pretty much NOBODY in healthcare recommends it to students/younger people, this includes :

nursing
optometry
MD/DO
Dentists
Pharmacy

why does everyone not like their jobs? i understand that nobody really likes their jobs, but almost every doctor, nurse, etc. told me if they could do it over again, they wouldnt, why is this? I have worked in business, retail, sales, and those fields suck and are unpredictable and i couldnt see myself doing that forever, but i always thought healthcare was different, you have a guranteed job, good pay, good benefits, good knowledge, room for advancement, helping others, so whats up with this?

I like mine.....I recommend it to others with the following proviso-You can't just screw up and not care-You are dealing with people's lives......

[wooh]

Re: Why does everyone in healthcare not like their jobs?

I love what I do. I really do. I'd love it more if I was actually nursing instead of a customer service agent/maid with meds and needles. But going back knowing then what I know now? I don't think I would do it again. It's just too frustrating and stressful.

[MIA-RN]

Re: Why does everyone in healthcare not like their jobs?

I love being a nurse. I am always trying to talk my neices into becoming nurses too. And my nephews. And my son and daughter too lol.
I think that because this is a place where people come to vent, it might seem skewed, and it might seem like people don't like nurisng. In reality, probably more people like it than you think.

[nursemary9]

Re: Why does everyone in healthcare not like their jobs?

I love being a nurse!! I have done it for 40 yrs & wouldn't do anything else.

Yes. there are days when I hate certain aspects of the job--like the politics & paper work--but the actual nursing---------you can't ask for better!!