No I wouldn't recommend nursing

would i recommend nursing as a career choice to anyone? yeah, sure....especially if you want a job that entails no breaks, no lunches, mandatory overtime, constant stress, no management support, poor pay, lousy hours, minimal recognition for a job well done under adverse circumstances, daily exposure to blood and bodily fluids, inadequate staff levels, little or no respect...shall i go on?

Jeez! That doesn't sound too good for a student!
Pardon my stupid question, but do RN's have to clean poop everywhere or it depends on the department you work in?

EVERYWHERE! (LOL) Been through all areas with rotations in school, if it's not poop, it's some other bodily fluid!

I think that all jobs have their drawbacks, and nursing has many. I dont know anyone who loves their job 100%. You have to remember what nursing is all about, it is caring for the patient. It dependes on alot what area you work in. There are so many fields of nursing that one can go into. If one is unhapp in a certain area then it is time to change. I enjoy working with patients, and giving them good quality care. Just remember one day you will be the patient.

"You have to remember what nursing is all about, it is caring for the patient."

The above is a true statement primarily in health care facilities/settings only... If you are a nurse in another setting - like insurance, then your focus becomes that of the bottom line - sometimes at a loss of care for the patient.(Gee - that almost sounds like a hospital?)

I'm not sure we're both from the same Pittsburgh, PA. It's like this. I was/am a Nurse in the PGH area for the last 25 years. I have seen many changes. I watched salaries climb from $5.50/hour to $21.35 then back to $13. I have been a psych nurse for the last 19 except for 1 year I worked in a Nursing Home. I've watched with amusement then chagrin then total dismay as the pay went up miniscul-ly(I don't think that's a word but....)at the patient load went up geometrically. When I came out of Nursing School I was dismayed that they gave you FIVE patients. I got more dismayed that on an active adult psych unit there were 28 patients and 5 staff. 2 RN's, and 3 CCSs. They were at least trained in psych. I now work at an Adolescent/Child Hospital that also has 2 Residetial care facility areas as well as acute. I Assess and admit acute patients while watching over 9 Residetial Cherubs at the same time. We don't GET a break. What? Illegal you say? OH well, if the state comes around, they bother to tell them that the schedule for today is more than adequate because 4 out of 10 are mandates...... for the 4th time this week. Who will tell them that the schedule they are looking at will be in the trash can before the door closes behind them. What about Sunday morning when there are 3 staff scheduled for 36 patients. (Uh OH! Did you say MANDATE! AGAIN!!!!. 2 Things need to go. Managed care and For Profit Hospitals.
Our Moto today is Warehousing people is a profitable business....the return trade is phenominal. And don't ask about nursing homes, my wife went back to work (as an LPN) after 20 years raising our kids, was accepted with scoliosis and a Drs excuse not to lift(by herself)because she was to be a "Med Nurse", and she was an aide the last 3 times, because the aides who called off, who were going to be "taken to task" for it, still do and the "rules have changed" so you have to lift, or you'll have to leave. And the 25 patients the LPNs pass meds to and do treatments for still cry at at bedtime becuse there's not enough staff and thew meds take forever.
I prefer the company of Computers.

I only recommend nursing to mature individuals who don't have a problem with pride or the thought process "what do I get out of this deal". Nursing is a "calling". It isn't glamorous and it is selfless. For the most part, NO, I don't recommend nursing. But it isn't for everyone. A lot of nurses need to find a different job. I am looking forward to nursing being viewed as a profession...we need professional-thinking nurses only.

Really depends on what their motive for going into nursing is. If it is for money the answer is no, but there are reasons that I would recommend nursing.
It beats mowing lawns or getting shot at the local convienence store.