Why is it a crime...

[Getreal2011]

why is it a crime to also want to be a nurse because of salary and security? :igtsyt:

i am changing careers and i'm 39. i have had a desk job all my life, but have found that the times when i have had to help people close to me while they were sick, made me feel good; it meant something and helped someone. i truly found my desk jobs to be boring and not fulfilling. :throcomp:

however, when i chose nursing, salary and money was a big deciding factor. why is it you have to also be willing to work for free to honestly be "fit" for nursing???

i have come across a few posts on this website where people are attacked at the mere mention of a career in nursing providing decent/good salary and/or job security. let's get real a minute please...while some people may very well volunteer their time, most of us can't and need a salary for what we do. i think you can want both. you can want to help people and want a decent salary too.

if your employer told you they couldn't pay you anymore for all you do...would you still work there every day and do what you do for free?

[Rexie68]

i absolutely love what i do but i would only do it for free if i were filthy rich. when i became a lpn 9 years ago, i chose ltc because it paid about $3/hr more than the hospitals offered. though i would love the experience of hospital work, i chose to stay in ltc as an rn because i now make $5/hr more than the local hospitals offered me after my recent graduation. i do think you should have a good heart to be a good nurse, but the money is also important. i have bills to pay and a family to support.

glad you found your calling and are paid well for it! i took a $3/hour pay cut when i went from an lpn in ltc to an rn in acute care....but that was my choice because i wanted something different. god bless you for sticking with it!

[Schmoo1022]

I believe you. I have been told by so many that NS is hard and the job itself is hard. I prefer to work hard at a job I really see making a difference than a job that doesn't. I'm sure you have had some good days though...right??? I would love to hear about those too. I think that will be the topic of my next post.

Most days I LOVE my job! That is the truth. I enjoy taking care of the elderly. And they appreciate it! Those are the days I thinl. "I can't believe I am getting paid to do this!"

[Getreal2011]

Most days I LOVE my job! That is the truth. I enjoy taking care of the elderly. And they appreciate it! Those are the days I thinl. "I can't believe I am getting paid to do this!"

That's what I love to hear. I know it will be hard most days, but I also feel that it will definitely be worth it.