Would you become an RN again if you had the choice?

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Ambitiouz

158 Posts

Specializes in CCU.

Definitely not. Only been in it 2 yrs and I've already determined it's not worth the stress in the end...to me. I don't know about whether getting a MSN or NP is worth it. I'm still debating that myself.

CapeCodDreamer

60 Posts

Just curious for all those who answered "no"...What would you rather be doing for work? I ask this in all sincerity, because I'm on the fence, myself, and trying to get an idea of all the options out there.

hopefulwhoop

264 Posts

NO...

DoeRN

941 Posts

I rarely post on here and usually just read through the threads. But I wanted to comment on this.

No, I absolutely would not go to school to become a nurse. If I knew then what I know now I would have picked radiology, physical therapy, respiratory.

I'm actually going back to school in the spring for a non healthcare related degree.

I have encountered mean people but that is true anywhere not just nursing. But I have also met some amazing people too. When I meet someone (I'm a travel nurse at the moment) that is going back to school for their NP/MSN I always congratulate them on their choice.

Even before I started traveling I didn't feel appreciated. I feel like I'm a waitress, a punching bag, a pion and that I have to take care of the family instead of the patient. I've been in healthcare for 11 years and actually regret the day I wanted to go to nursing school. I thought it was perfect for me. Helping people, making a difference in someone's life.

It is rewarding to a lot of people. But I'm not one of those people.

PMFB-RN, RN

5,351 Posts

Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
Just curious for all those who answered "no"...What would you rather be doing for work? I ask this in all sincerity, because I'm on the fence, myself, and trying to get an idea of all the options out there.

*** Even though I said "yes" I must say I often wish I had gone into law enforcment THEN nursing. LE would have been interesting and exciting but mainly I envy their abiliety to retire with a nice pension after only 20 years. As an RN I will be working until I am 65 or older.

tokmom, BSN, RN

4,568 Posts

Specializes in Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff.

Never worked with overly snarky people. Some had bad days, but they stayed to themselves

I'm very proud of my profession and don't regret my choices at all, but I'm to the point in my career for something different. Don't know what that is yet. Having holidays off would be nice.

barbyann

337 Posts

No would not do nursing again, I would do speech therapy, art therapy, ultrasound, etc. Nursing is the bottom of the barrel in a hospital. It all belongs to the RN. Nobody else seems accountable for anything. I deal daily with issues of food, garbage, seating, noise, parking, TVs, lighting, transport. If we are part of a team it doesn't seem so. Everything comes down on nursing. No other specialty takes all that on. They see their pts, write their notes and if a problem comes up they GET THE NURSE. sigh

Clementia

113 Posts

No, absolutely not. I can't wait for the day when I quit the profession for good. It just doesn't fit me very well.

Given the chance to do things over again, I would get a degree in philosophy or music, or work with plants or animals. Anything that won't smack, manipulate, or verbally abuse me when I try to help.

nar-es

13 Posts

If we were in a perfect world I will definitely say YES!

Where your patients and their families do not treat you as a slave and appreciate you, where management approves all of your requested vacation time, where nobody gets sick during Christmas, where all your co-workers's attitudes are all sunshine and ******* rainbows!

So, if I were given another choice do I want to be a nurse again? my answer is NO.

I'll be applying to ABSN (or ELMSN) programs this upcoming year.

I have been getting increasingly frustrated over becoming a nurse which is starting to worry me. The main thing I keep hearing is that nurses are mean and not nice to each other. I've heard this from many different people and I'm getting worried. I don't want to either 1. become one of those people or 2. be treated poorly by my co-workers

My question is, would you still become an RN if you had the choice to do it again? Why or why not?

Would you recommend getting your MSN and NP license? Why or why not?

Thank you! I really hope that the people I am hearing these things from are wrong!

Yes, some nurses are mean and they didn't all start out that way. I would say a lot of it comes from frustration and annoyance. i try to not take it personally, unless it is. It is more annoying when the patients/visitors are mean or rude AND THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF THEM. Even the mean/rude staff is more tolerable than those, if they acted the way some visitors or patients act he/she would be fired in a heartbeat. I don' know if I would do it again. I like the pay but it is a VERY STRESSFUL job, very physically and emotionally demanding.

PacoUSA, BSN, RN

3,445 Posts

Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.

YES YES YES, I would defintely become a nurse all over again. This is my second career, and my only regret is that I did not do this sooner. I was lost for a very long time in a career I thought was for me, but taking the leap of faith in this direction was the best move I could ever have made.

Specializes in FNP, ONP.

How far back can I turn back the clock? If I could go back 30 years and start all over again, no, I would not choose nursing/medicine at all. I would have pursued my real passion and gone to a music conservatory instead. I sit down with my cello every night and play for at least an hour, and it is often a melancholy hour, full of regret. Spilled milk. However, all other things being equal I would do it again, I just wouldn't have wasted so much time before returning to school for advanced education. There always seemed to be a reason why it wasn't "a good time." They were dumb reasons, in retrospect. I wish I had returned to school 10 years earlier.

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