Elitism in nursing

Nursing Students Pre-Nursing

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Nurses are pretty elitist. I don't even know why this website is here because whenever I see someone asking for advice or help, out comes the elitism.

Instead of helping people you just want people to know that they can't get in. I guess that's a survival mechanism to keep competition out. And they wonder why there is a nursing shortage. (go ahead, deny it exists as usual)

"nursing benefits suck" - not true, because many places offer pensions. count yourselves lucky. VERY lucky.

"the education is too hard" really? it takes an associates degree to become an RN. that's about the same level as a truck driver or a mechanic. on top of that, you get paid like you have a master's degree.

Yes, I think nurses deserve to be elitist and command respect on some level. But this website is nothing but a straw man.

Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.

Trust me, the OP may drop more...they have dropped others...they WILL return... *cue creepy vintage organ music...*

Hahahahahahahahaaaaaa!

I don't think that's what heron meant...

heron? :blink:

Ewwwwww!!!

Why, oh why, do I never learn? I just threw up in my mouth a little bit [emoji33]

Don't drop it. :blink:

Specializes in Pediatric Critical Care.
Don't drop it. :blink:

:sniff::facepalm::no:

Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
Little Black X of Doom.

Oh no!

Specializes in Palliative, Onc, Med-Surg, Home Hospice.
I feel like you don't have much respect for mechanics and truck drivers ☹

Regardless, I've heard people say that nursing education is "hard"...but never that it's "too hard".

The nursing shortage does not exist. (That was mostly just cuz you told me to say it.)

Can you let me know which hospitals that you know of offer pensions? Because I would actually really like to work at one of those places. Serious question!

I get state retirement at my facility. In the area I live in, it's the only hospital that offers it. No other system/facility in my area offers a pension. Oh, you can pay into a 401k but that is about it. I am paying into a 403b and state retirement. I got lucky.

Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

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