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One thing that has baffled me on this website is individuals always are up in arms when the truth is, if you have no passion for the profession you need to make life decisions for yourself. Most individuals come on allnurses.com to complain about the nursing profession, long hours, nursing staff, arrogant doctors. The truth is, this is not Mcdonalds where you work the job because it's a requirement for survival. You entered into college and chose a profession that makes you miserable, spent countless hours studying a subject that you have no interest in, and entered the work field to make others who are passionate about their careers miserable. Yet, many complain that the healthcare field has taken a turn for the worse. Has it ever occurred to those same individuals, if there was no passion for the career to begin with there would be none after starting your first, second, third, or even tenth position?

Maybe it's my family values that taught me, if I don't love what I do there is no way I will ever be successful in life. Success is not defined by the basic salary, but level of contentment with my life all together.

So I say, if you hate nursing make life decisions so the rest of us can enjoy our jobs.

Wow...I'm speechless too..at the fact that supposedly I am wrong in saying I care for the patients that don't get the right care because of their nurse not liking their job...not saying you can't not like your job and do your job...

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Specializes in Emergency, ICU.
Something I have noticed with many new nurses and nursing students is they don't have a realistic idea of what the job is like. Many fail to realize it is a JOB. Often they grew up seeing nurses as "angels" or a way to meet and marry the cute doctors portrayed on tv.

LOL!!

Especially to marrying the cute doctor. Btw, where I work, social workers have the monopoly on that "career path" ;)

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Netglow: I do have something to say, but I'm on an iPad.

I need my laptop...

And time to breathe!

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I have to say that being paid to suck it up is something I have not tried yet. But I hear you can make some decent money... it's an option!

Always a fun thread topic there. If we really loved our job, if it was a calling, we'd be willing to do whatever it takes to make our patients happy and meet every single one of their physiological "needs." WHATEVER it takes. Any less dedication, and you aren't a REAL nurse and should just quit.

But with TMJ, I'm going to need to get a desk job when it becomes part of the job description.

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Posting in an EPIC thread I'm dizzy. Oh...back to topic...

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"Like" if you read all pages thus far.

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I hope it doesn't get closed before I get home to my laptop.

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This is such an interesting topic! Why would it become closed?!lol

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Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.
One thing that has baffled me on this website is individuals always are up in arms when the truth is, if you have no passion for the profession you need to make life decisions for yourself. Most individuals come on allnurses.com to complain about the nursing profession, long hours, nursing staff, arrogant doctors. The truth is, this is not Mcdonalds where you work the job because it's a requirement for survival. You entered into college and chose a profession that makes you miserable, spent countless hours studying a subject that you have no interest in, and entered the work field to make others who are passionate about their careers miserable. Yet, many complain that the healthcare field has taken a turn for the worse. Has it ever occurred to those same individuals, if there was no passion for the career to begin with there would be none after starting your first, second, third, or even tenth position?Maybe it's my family values that taught me, if I don't love what I do there is no way I will ever be successful in life. Success is not defined by the basic salary, but level of contentment with my life all together. So I say, if you hate nursing make life decisions so the rest of us can enjoy our jobs.
Don't read the posts where people need to vent if you think it's inappropriate to do so. And be thankful you have a job that seems to work for you. Not everyone is so fortunate. There really are bad jobs out there wth bad managers. I've been on the receiveing end of that in the past, and I hanve nothing but compassion for those who are stuck in those jobs, through no fault of their own.And health care really has changed over the years...not for the good, either.
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Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.
I am not implying you are a terrible human being if nursing provides you a sense of security financially. Would I volunteer to nurse if my bills were behind, probably so. But, I would also have another place of employment. Would I run off to get an accounting degree tomorrow because they are now in high demand & well compensated, absolutely not! This is the logic I can't understand about some individuals. They're so fickle to whatever is paying well, and never finding security in the basis of the passion.Nursing today, accounting tomorrow, computers next week, and a pilot next year!!
That's really meanspirited. FTR, BTDT has thirty years of exp. you have eight. See how you feel about things when you have a couple of decades under your belt.IDK about others, but there's no "fantastic nUrsing jobs" tree where I live. There are many people who go into the profession with a great desire to help others but get run over by The Machine.
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Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.
Regardless of what someone has going on when you get to that door that should be gone...Like I said I know a nurse Double Chemo and all and she's still working without complaining...the patients don't ask for you to bring your personal problems into their situations they are there for care not to care about you!
What's "Double Chemo"? I'm a certified oncology nurse, and I have never heard of that.
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Specializes in LTC Rehab Med/Surg.
One thing that has baffled me on this website is individuals always are up in arms when the truth is, if you have no passion for the profession you need to make life decisions for yourself. Most individuals come on allnurses.com to complain about the nursing profession, long hours, nursing staff, arrogant doctors. The truth is, this is not Mcdonalds where you work the job because it's a requirement for survival. You entered into college and chose a profession that makes you miserable, spent countless hours studying a subject that you have no interest in, and entered the work field to make others who are passionate about their careers miserable. Yet, many complain that the healthcare field has taken a turn for the worse. Has it ever occurred to those same individuals, if there was no passion for the career to begin with there would be none after starting your first, second, third, or even tenth position?

Maybe it's my family values that taught me, if I don't love what I do there is no way I will ever be successful in life. Success is not defined by the basic salary, but level of contentment with my life all together.

So I say, if you hate nursing make life decisions so the rest of us can enjoy our jobs.

Most of us don't have the luxury of choosing a job that both fulfills us personally and pays the bills. Most of us choose. Choices are inevitable in life. I initially chose nursing after losing my job after 16 years. The loss of that job was catastrophic to me as an individual, and to my family. When that happened, I vowed it never would again. Hence, the choice for nursing.

Half the people here would pooh-pooh why I made my choice. I assure you my family appreciates what I've done for myself and them. I was never "called" to be a nurse. I never had a childhood dream of being a nurse.

Here's the good news to all those here who think "passion" is the only thing that makes one good at their job. I can be exceptional as a nurse for the same reason I could be an exceptional waitress, truck driver, CNA, bank teller..... Honor. Dignity. Honesty. Those qualities are better predicters of how well someone will perform ANY job. Those qualities will demand that a nurse clean patients, empty bedpans, and extend care to the old drunk suffering through DTs. Long after the "glow" and "passion" has waned.

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