Did you ever have such a bad day, that you regretted becoming a nurse?

FA to CRNA2b · Mar 28, 2009

All the time

Ahhphoey · Mar 28, 2009

Honestly, no. I've had many a bad day over the years, but I have yet to regret becoming a nurse. I have many times regretted not calling in sick, though, lol. :rolleyes:

Aimee03, BSN, RN · Mar 28, 2009

I have WAY too often. It usually has something to do with a difficult patient or more often a "difficult" co-worker. Most days I love it, but there are still times I wonder.

dusky1228 · Mar 28, 2009

Today was one of those awful days, dealing with an absolutely impossible person.

But I only ever wished that *she* never became a nurse! Not me. I always am glad I became a nurse-I just wish some other people never became a nurse.

meluhn · Mar 28, 2009

Yes, Lately those days are more often than not. My floor has gotten so unbearable lately that I cringe at the thought of going to work. If it werent for all the awesome people I work with I wouldn't have made it as long as I have. I blame it on medicare laws. We used to get pt that were sick but now the pt have to have one foot in the grave or be morbidly obese or have 600 serious comorbidities to qualify for acute rehab. It is very discouraging and many days I curse the day I decided to become a nurse but at the same time I have kind of a love hate relationship with nursing. I hate it some days but there are moments when I love it, not whole days mind you.

linda2097 · Mar 28, 2009

I always am glad I became a nurse-I just wish some other people never became a nurse.

Well said!

josinda421 · Mar 28, 2009

lets see.....I wished today, yesterday, the day before, last week, last month, last year....and the list goes on. And guess what?, I'm a new nurse.lol

allnurses Guide · Mar 28, 2009

There've been days when I was elated, exhilarated, depressed, in tears, infuriated, disgusted and out on strike. But never regretful about being who and what I am. 28 years.

emmalou* · Mar 28, 2009

It is very discouraging and many days I curse the day I decided to become a nurse but at the same time I have kind of a love hate relationship with nursing. I hate it some days but there are moments when I love it, not whole days mind you.

I remember these days well (before I got into my new career); it sums up quite nicely how I used to feel most of the time.

The thing about nursing is that there isn't usually just normal, boring, routine days. You're either up or down, there's no nice, inbetween mundane days .... it can be quite exhausting at the end of the day, all those emotional highs and lows.

:smilecoffeecup:

rngolfer53 · Mar 28, 2009

Sure, but since nursing is a second career for me I recall that there were days when I regretted being in my former career as well. :coollook:

H***, there are days when I regret ever having taken up the game of golf. :wink2:

linda1959 · Mar 28, 2009

I've regretted having a specific job (and there has been two in 30 years that I really hated), regretted agreeing to take on a specific patient, regretted not handling things differently during a shift . . .

But I've never regretted being a nurse. I have just re-entered the field after 9 years off to raise kids, and while our lives have taken an immense turn and it's been a huge adjustment, and there is lots of personalities at this job that are very much unlike myself, I still love the nursing part of the job. There is an amazing satisfaction in having a child say "you're a nice nurse".