ysin

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1. Associates vs Bachelors Degree

   ysin posted a topic in ADN/BSN

   I currently have a bachelor's degree & have been contemplating to change careers. Will I have the same job opportunities if I get an associates degree in Nursing. I would like to continue to get a Masters degree in the future. Will my current ...

2. Do you love nursing or hate it???

   ysin replied to ysin's topic in General Nursing

   thanks for the posts!

3. Do you love nursing or hate it???

   ysin replied to ysin's topic in General Nursing

   How long have you been a nurse? I am getting excited because I am gathering info so I can start volunteering at the hospital!

4. Do you love nursing or hate it???

   ysin replied to ysin's topic in General Nursing

   Great insight! Well, let's see where I begin with what my profession is or was. During undergrad, I worked with children with autism for 3 years. After graduation I took another position as a case manager. At 23, I was thinking about graduate sc...

5. Do you love nursing or hate it???

   ysin replied to ysin's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks c behore rn! I like that there are options and you can transition to other specialties. I can't do that in my current profession. I can change firms, but pretty much its the same thing over and over again : ( This may seem like a stupid ques...

6. Do you love nursing or hate it???

   ysin replied to ysin's topic in General Nursing

   wow, thanks for all the honest feedback! i am excited yet hesitant about pursuing yet another degree/career. but at the same time, it never hurts researching all my options. and i appreciate the comment " i feel like i have significant creative o...

7. Nursing as a Second Career - Advice Please

   ysin replied to ysin's topic in General Nursing

   thanks Whispera! I have been reading a lot of comments and am trying to set up informational meetings with nurses in my area. I am going to volunteer at one of the hospitals in my city. Just so I get a little sense to if I like it or not. Hopefully...

8. Do you love nursing or hate it???

   ysin replied to ysin's topic in General Nursing

   I am so happy your son is healthy : ) And I love that you still love nursing. What do you love about it? And as a side note about lawyers - just with the experience I have had with working with them - I have designed a few lawfirms in my career a...

9. Do you love nursing or hate it???

   ysin replied to ysin's topic in General Nursing

   Hello Malaski - Thanks for your comments. I agree with the "I longed to do something with more "substance". How long were you a fashion designer? Do you miss it? My biggest worry is that I am going to miss being creative - but then I think abou...

10. Do you love nursing or hate it???

    ysin replied to ysin's topic in General Nursing

    Yes you are right. I might have culture shock. I am going to try to volunteer at one of the hospitals. And I am trying to set up some informational interviews and hopefully shadow someone. Thank you for your honest opinion. And you are right tha...

11. Do you love nursing or hate it???

    ysin replied to ysin's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback. And I am excited to keep researching my options. I am going to first start volunteering at one the hospitals in Chicago. Do any of you know which Chicago Hospital would be a great place for me to get a...

12. Do you love nursing or hate it???

    ysin replied to ysin's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your feedback. I am afraid that will happen once I start the profession. I am an interior designer at a commercial firm in Chicago. And when I tell people, they think that I have a fabulous career, but in fact, I hate it. I have simil...

13. Do you love nursing or hate it???

    ysin posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a young 29 :nuke: and I am thinking about changing careers into nursing. I was so excited to transition, but now after researching different sites, I am starting to get second doubts because of all the blogs I have read about why nursing is ba...

14. Nursing as a Second Career - Advice Please

    ysin replied to ysin's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the advice! It is a big decision and I want to make sure that this is the right path that I need to go down. I hope you don't mind, but why did you choose to change careers and go into nursing? Thanks.

15. Nursing as a Second Career - Advice Please

    ysin replied to ysin's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your responses! And I will take all into consideration. I was concerned that the demand for nurses has decreased. I have heard both sides of the fence where there is a shortage or nurses and a surplus of them. Are recent graduates ...