Any nurses that don't regret becoming a nurse?

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I have been reading a lot of negative discussions about the nursing field and I must admit, I've considered changing my career path. Problem is, I can't see myself doing anything else. Please tell me that there are nurses out there that like their job!

Specializes in CCU, surgical acute, subacute.

I absolutely adore and love what I do. I have an amazing schedule, a respectable income and best of all I enjoy my job. It's not always hearts and flowers and unicorns and I have horrible days where I just want to run screaming, but who doesn't? I think it's all what you make it. No job is perfect, otherwise it would be called fun instead of work. We have the privilege of being able to make people's lives better, even if it's temporary.

I feel that rncat2000 put it best: "

You have to take all the posts you see on here with a grain of salt

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most people are more likely to post about a bad day than a good one because they need to vent and this is one of the few places where we can and the people on here understand and can offer encouragement and advice."

It's a hard job but it can be an amazingly rewarding job. Couldn't imagine doing anything else!!

Nope. Was just thinking this week that I have wasted too much of my life doing something I hate. Unfortunately, employers don't seem to see a lot of transferable skills.

Specializes in CCU,ICU,ER retired.

I am retired after 38 yrs and have the "Back Breaking" part going on. In fact going for surgery today on my back, so do everything you can to take care of your back, but I digress. I loved being a nurse I worked in ICU and CCU. I miss it so much I could just cry. I miss the multitasking. I miss, miss, miss the patients. I miss my co workers. If I had it to do over, I would and I would get as much education as I could. I loved being a nurse.

Specializes in Geriatrics/family medicine.

2.5 years in the field as a nurse and I will tell you somedays I want to pull my hair out or wish the floor would swallow me up, but could I really leave and do something else not nursing related? i can't imagine I'd be able to take a desk job and do something else. Yes nursing has become a way of life, however if you keep looking and trying different things you might find a job you can tolerate more than a few months and make some friends along the way. I suggest cutting down if you are feeling burned out and maybe do per diem in another area until you find something you enjoy despite the qualms that come with a lot of healthcare jobs

I couldn't imagine doing anything else. I love my job, the families, my kiddos (peds), my coworkers. There are tough days but the good outweigh the bad and there is nothing else I could see myself doing and being happy with

Specializes in Community, Renal, OR.

I have been a nurse for over 30 years and I have had a wonderful, wonderful career. Would do it again in a heartbeat! My love of nursing must be contagious as my daughter is also a nurse

Specializes in Oncology, Pediatric private duty nursing.

There are many times when I dread going to work and I have said I hate my job or that I regret being a nurse but the truth is I really do love what I do. Yes, there area my times when I feel overwhelmed and frustrated but then those little moments come that remind you why you became a nurse. Just last week I had a patient's family member crying and dreaming out about her husbands new diagnosis of cancer and I stayed in the room and listened and talked to her for like an hour(even though that meant I would stay really late after my shift) then when she calmed down she looked right at me with her eyes full of tears and thanked me for listening and told me I was special... That made me want to cry because it validated my hard work that day. There will be times when a patient's family thanks you repeatedly for taking such good care of thier mom, dad, husband, wife, or children and those are the times that will make your day. Or when you see someone be bedridden one week then walking the next and see them progressing and that will also make your day. We don't do this job for recognition because for the most part we don't get it, but the truth is you do it because you really care for the patients. Never lose sight that the patient is someone's mother, father, daughter, son, and. You will do just fine because God does keep count of your good deeds and if you were sick or a loved one God will remember how good you were and bless you with a good nurse or patient care tech... I think we often lose sight of why we became nurses with our busy hectic schedule but if you take a breather and reflect on things even for a second you will be just fine.

Specializes in ICU, PACU, OR.

Nursing is frustrating, tiring, overwhelming, never boring, and rewarding in more ways than I can name. I've been a nurse all my life, but formally since 1978, so it's my calling and an important part of my identity. No change for me.

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