Does anyone enjoy nursing?

allnurses Guide · Feb 23, 2011

I don't think anyone can advise you what you will enjoy. Obviously some people like it, or they wouldn't all continue to do it. Try shadowing a nurse to see how you like it maybe?

nursynurseRN · Feb 23, 2011

I enjoy it. I have really good days where I laugh all day and have great coworkers and great patients. Some days are bad that makes me want to cry. I wouldn't have it any other way though. When you do have a great day it really makes up for the bad days. If it's in your heart you will love being a nurse. If you go into it for the wrong reasons you will hate it. I knwo a few nurses who came into nursing for the money and the great hours, well a years later they hate their job even on good days. They aren't bad nurses, but it sometimes reflects in their work. With any career you will have good and bad, I sugest you volunteer at a hospital or beome a nursing assistant to make sure this is what you want.

NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN · Feb 23, 2011

I enjoy it.

DPRN · Feb 23, 2011

Yes, I do enjoy my job taking care of my 47 personal care residents! We laugh together at least daily. Good luck to you!!

AnaCatRN · Feb 23, 2011

I love being a nurse! I had a lot of bad days in the hospital with too many patients and not enough time to give proper care, but since I switched to pediatric private duty (working with kids on vents), I haven't had a single bad shift. You have to find the right place to work. That's what is so great about nursing. You can do so many things and change when you get bored or frustrated. I can't tell you that you'll enjoy nursing, but it's what you make of it. If you love caring for others, you can probably find the right nursing position and be very happy. Every nurse has bad days and needs to vent, and that's what you see here the most. Not many people post about how happy they are, so you read about frustrations more often. If you're really serious about being a nurse, don't let that scare you. Good luck!

TiffyRN, BSN, PhD · Feb 23, 2011

I usually enjoy my job. There are always bad days. I enjoy this particular job & specialty far more than previous ones. I have nightmares sometimes where I am not allowed to continue working in the NICU for some reason and I'm trying to figure out where I went wrong.

I do however work with people that do the same thing I do and they hate their job.

mastudent · Feb 23, 2011

I am feeling just the same as you jedimom - could have written your post!

Kazza, MSN, RN · Feb 23, 2011

I love it and enjoy.......if you enjoy not knowing what your day is going to be like, then you will love nursing. Just remember, it is like any other job, you will always find people negative people. Therefore, stick to your convictions, and go for it, you will definitely not regret it. Also, as a nurse, I find it is one of the few profession, where you can choose your working environment.....you can beat that.

Good luck.....get through school and you wont regret it.

BunnyRN · Feb 23, 2011

Nursing has it's good days, bad days, crazy what was I thinking days? The important to remember is that it is a very demanding work. If you realize that, I think you should do fine, especially if you love what you are doing. Some people are not friendly and are grumpy nurses.

Yet, some of those same grumpy nurses are helping thousands of sick people every year. If you love your work, then you'll enjoy nursing. I always tell people nursing is very vast, and try out different things, but each branch has its ups and downs.

The important thing to remember is to do a well done job, and hope that people are grateful for your services!!!:)

I enjoy being a nurse, and I don't see myself being anything other than that, at this present moment.

canesdukegirl, BSN, RN · Feb 23, 2011

The unique thing about being in the medical profession is that you never have the same day twice. I remember when I was a graphic artist, I would come in to work at 0830, as would everyone else in the building. We would all troop up the stairs in the morning and I could not help but think "cattle call". It was mundane, predictable, and (excuse me while I yawn...) kinda boring. I have never had a boring day in nursing. Sure, I have had bad days, I have had smooth days, I have been in the 7th level of hell days, and I have been on top of the world days. People love variety, and nursing offers so much variety.

So in answer to your question, I enjoy it. You have to take the bad with the good, as you do in anything in life. We all like to come to this site to share and to vent, so don't let that scare you away.

gigglymo · Feb 23, 2011

I love being a nurse - I went back for my BSN after working in advertising and spending most of my time hating my job.

There are definitely days where I just pray for the shift to be over so I can get out of there - but that's only about 10% of the time. I've only been at it a year, but I'm realizing that it's pretty rare to have a shift where EVERYTHING that happens is bad. There are definitely nights like that - but for me the majority of the nights have been great, and that makes up for it. To some extent, I think it's the attitude you go into it with - don't do it for the money, or the "fact" that it's recession-proof (it's not) - do it because you are truly interested in medicine and you really want to take care of people.

Good luck! :nurse: