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  1. VETERAN NURSES.. WOULD YOU DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN?

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      NO

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WOULD YOU DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN???

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Specializes in ORTHOPAEDICS-CERTIFIED SINCE 89.

You mean if I knew then what I know NOW? Hmmmm

Probably, being as I have always been a sucker for the underdog.

But I would have done it differently. I never would have worked more hours than I spent with my family. That is time that can never be reclaimed.

And I NEVER would have pushed that bed that tore up my back and left me in this pain and with a disability for the rest of my life.

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i must be slow. i don't get the size 3 size 4 thing?????????//

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Originally posted by tiger

i must be slow. i don't get the size 3 size 4 thing?????????//

Sorry tiger, that was a mistake!!!!
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Probably not. I really like the patient care. But, there are so many other things I really don't like about the nursing profession. I don't like the hours, on-call, being away from my children, charting things over and over again. Pretty much the same things that frustrate everybody else frustrates me.

Of course, I would have done something else, and, at this time would be typing about the things I didn't care for about that job.;)

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Specializes in ER, PACU, OR.

right now i would say yes, despite the direction the nursing profession seems to be headed towards. it certainly is a valuble learning experience, even if one day i head off into a diferent direction........like back to school, or somewhere else. i originally went back for engeneering, but ended up in nursing........bizzare huh? while medicine would be cool, the docs are getting creamed by insurance companies. i know way to many general/family/im practice docs looking to bail out. the entire medical field.......is taking a dive imo. so...........i would say yes no mater what. we all have the oppurtunity, to go back to school and try something else. :D

me :)

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Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

Not even a moment's hesitation--YES.

Never seriously wanted to do anything else. I've had rough spots when I wasn't sure I was good enough, but, if I retired tomorrow, I'd be back the next day holding babies.

Premies rule!!

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Sadly no I would not be a nurse. I don't have the temperment to be a good nurse. It is not a question of intellegence, I am as smart or smarter than most of us, but I am real short on compassion. I went into nursing for the wrong reasons, which i won't bore you with now. I respect and admire the nurses i have worked with over the years, but I probably should have never been one of us.:confused:

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originally posted by rosy

sadly no i would not be a nurse. i don't have the temperment to be a good nurse. it is not a question of intellegence, i am as smart or smarter than most of us, but i am real short on compassion. i went into nursing for the wrong reasons, which i won't bore you with now. i respect and admire the nurses i have worked with over the years, but i probably should have never been one of us.:confused:

thank you rosy. that is the most open and honest statement i've heard.i believe some of us are in denial
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originally posted by nur20

would you do it all over again???

thanks for the responses visit my website welcome to a little corner for caregivers my response:i love nursing.i have always wanted to be a nurse since childhood.there are pros and cons in every profession.it takes a dedicated, special person to be a nurse. those with big ego,s and dreams of wealth need not apply !!!!!!:;)
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I'd do it again in a heartbeat. I love the constant learning opportunities, I love the camaraderie, and becoming a nurse really made me a more high-touch, compassionate person that I would've been otherwise. I've also had opportunities like getting published and traveling all over the world, that I NEVER would've had without nursing. There are so many specialties and opportunities that almost anyone can find, or create, his or her own niche.

That said, I too would like to congratulate rosy on her honesty and self-awareness. We could all use a little more of that, I think.

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Specializes in Assisted Living.

I have been an LPN for eight years. I went to nursing school after being a stay-at-home Mom and working part-time as a CNA in nursing homes for a few years.

After observing where the LTC "industry" is headed, I believe I should have gone into another field. I enjoy working with the elderly and feel my talents would have been better suited in Restorative and Physical Therapy.

No, I don't think I would have gone into nursing if I had it to do over again. If I ever return to school, I would like to become a Physical Therapist. Nance:;)

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