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Do you regret being a nurse

Mar 11, 200620 yr

Do you regret becoming a nurse?

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Mar 11, 200620 yr

No, i do not.

Mar 11, 200620 yr

Yes and No. I like being a nurse, I like helping patients, I love learning new things, but I don't always like how nurses are treated by administration. Would I go through the schooling for nursing again?? I am not sure. Sorry I couldn't give you a straight answer.

Mar 12, 200620 yr

No. But I regret some of the issues that challenge nursing today.

Mar 12, 200620 yr

What SmilingBluEyes said. :)

Mar 12, 200620 yr

Guides

No. But as in any job, there are positives and negatives.

steph

Mar 12, 200620 yr

No. But I regret some of the issues that challenge nursing today.

Agreed.

Of course I could complain about scheduling, office politics, benefits, retirement plans, etc. But that is true about MOST jobs!!!!!!!

As far as nursing itself goes, I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. I cannot imagine doing anything else with my life. I absolutely love working in the NICU. Just the other week I was caring for a 350 gram baby! There is so much responsiblity on your shoulders as a nurse, more than many people realize. But with that responsibility comes great pride in yourself.

Mar 12, 200620 yr

Do you regret becoming a nurse?

Only on the nights when we have too many acutely ill patients for us to care for properly.

Thankfully, it only happens around flu season.

Mar 12, 200620 yr

no i do not regret becoming a nurse or being one now. however, hindsight being what it is, there's no way i'd do it now. i agree with what others have said regarding administrative treatment of nurses. i have some serious concerns about how good nursing care will be in the not too distant future as nurses are spread thinner and thinner, required to be more of a computer whizz than a hands-on care giver and unlicensed personnel are given their tasks. it scares me.

Mar 12, 200620 yr

Yes. Yes I do.

Mar 12, 200620 yr

i never regretted pursuing nsg.

and i would do repeat the entire experience over again, including nsg school.

all these challenges have shaped me into the nurse i am today.

i am extremely disappointed in how the nsg profession is viewed and treated. but i see that changing too. afterall, many of us are getting tired in how we are treated and are unwilling to tolerate the b.s. too much longer.

leslie