How many would consider leaving nursing if they had a similar or slightly higher pay.

IN a New York minute. Yesterday.

yep would leave in a heart beat or at least work just enough to keep my license then pursue other interest... perhaps the legal field ... certainly not full time with 2 little ones around.. it does pay the bills though..

It would have to be a job where I could work 3-11. I am not a morning person at all and simply cannot get up before noon. But I really like my job and actually hope to work as a nurse until I am 70.

I'm a NEW nurse and I'd leave in a second if the job were easier or less messy for the same or slightly more money. I only went into nursing because I needed a career choice, I'm married and have a young daughter, and with all that, it would have been impractical to pursue medicine.

So if you know somewhere I can make nurse money for non-nurse work, SIGN ME UP!

You bet I would!!! Today!!! But it would have to be a job without all the drama and backstabbing, and without bullies! Wish they paid walmart greeters better, cuz i'd do that in a heartbeat!

Most definitely!

I am currently looking for a way out. Don't get me wrong, I love the nursing part of nursing. I am sick to death of my cohorts, coworkers, other nurses. In 20 years I have found fellow nurses to be intolerant of other nurses, dispassionate, dysfunctional and so many other negative things. I am sick of nurses who think, "theirs" is the only way, or that their fellow nurses are not as good. Of course that is nursing school mentality. Our nursing school instructors force 'reporting' other nurses down our throats. We come out of school with a 'eat our young' mentality and it only gets worse. I discourage any nursing student from continuing nursing school. Become a doctor, they have lots more respect for each other than nurses do.

It really depends on a lot of other factors, such as hours, stress level, whether the job clashes with my personal sense of ethics, etc...

ummm....yes! Could I pick the job though?

Absolutely not, I am near retirement and have been a nurse for a very long time. For me it was a calling and I am quite happy doing what I do now. My jobs have not always been easy nor fun and some have been downright cruel. However I know that there will be a reward for me when I leave this earth behind because not only was I obedient to the call but have helped humanity over the years. We do serve in this profession as Jesus served on this earth, not that I am comparing myself to Him. Those of us who are older nurses did not go into this for money, just think about how much we made way back then. Nor did we go for the glory, we did so many things that we don't have to do today. There is nothing else I would prefer to do with my life than to be a nurse and wish I had found Hospice nursing a long time ago.