Burn out? I'm pre-nursing

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Hi there,

I'm considering a career as a nurse and I'm worried about becoming burnt out/overworked in the profession. My mom is a nurse and seems burnt out and seems like many other nurses feel it too.  Thoughts? Are there certain specialities that feel this more than others? 

On 10/21/2022 at 3:00 AM, kbrn2002 said:

I've had a 25+ year nursing career and have never worked in acute care. Never wanted to. There's a lot of nursing jobs outside of the hospital, nothing wrong with a new nurse knowing the hospital setting isn't what they want and exploring other avenues.

 I have only a few months acute care and have been an RN for 8 years and I am doing well. I never want to do acute care ever again. However I periodically get nervous: I feel like not having that experience limits what jobs I can find in the future. 

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