Do you recommend becoming a nurse?

If I asked the prospective nurse why they are interested in nursing and their reply is about helping, caring, contributing, making a difference--any sincere and passionate desire to care for patients--I would absolutely recommend the career. It's insanely challenging and stressful...and rewarding. Those little moments of making a difference in someone's life make it all worth it.

My answer wasn't included in your poll. My answer is "It depends."

If your heart is in it ... and you are intelligent and mentally strong ... then "Yes, by all means, become a nurse. It is a fine way to contribute to the betterment of the world."

However, if your heart is not in it ... and you are not intelligent and not mentally strong ... then you should probably find some other way to earn a living.

Yes!!! If you want to be a nurse. I was a volunteer for 2 yrs, CNA for 17 yrs and RN for 12 and I am very happy. Now there are some jobs, some pt's and family members I wish I could send to outerspace. LOL It just take one real Thank You that makes all that disappear.

I did not vote in the poll because my response would be similar to llg's.

If asked, "should I become a nurse?" my answer would consider whether the person is intelligent, intellectually curious, emotionally mature, able to be respectful of various cultures & subcultures, and possesses a reasonably well-developed sense of self.

If yes, and the person has a desire to be a nurse -- then yes.

All I gotta say is, you better have some people skills. I'm taking about it all: patients, co-workers, and doctors!! 8)

I voted "yes". It's a great job when you are into it and really interested and want to help people. The job require that you have a good health yourself since it's really alot stress physical and mentally.

If you know what you are getting in to, trully care about people, and want to take care of them, then by all means YES
If you are doing it for the $$ or any other off the wall reasons, then NO......there is nothing more dangerous than a nurse that doesn't like her job....

Very well said.