How much do you enjoy being a nurse?..pros, cons..quality of life..happiness?

[Canadian eh?]

Hello, im aiming to go into nursing (im a guy btw-just thought i should point that out)....I was wondering for all you nurses out there......can you give me some insight into how you find nursing as a career........pros, cons....are you honestly happy with your decision in becoming a nurse???...how would you say it effects your quality of life (eg..outside work...eg..time for others etc.)...if you could change careers now.....would you?..or stay in nursing?????>...i know this is a lot to ask at once, but feel free to give me any of your thoughts about this........THANKS!!!!!in advance!xx

[zuzi]

GO for it, you will be good! You need to give your self a chance!

For me... I love to nurse! Is a hard profession, you need to know to know it from beginning, and you need to love to be nurse. You will have woanderfull times and will be times when you will hate your life and your choice to be nurse, you will be around with woanderfull people and totally out of control ones, you will see what do you think that NEVER could see in your life, you will hear what do you NEVER think that you will hear, today you will be down tommorow you will be up, if you came for money, you probably you will find a way to have it (lol not Zuzi style at all), if you came for "power" probably also you will find a way to have it, (again not Zuzi style), but if you came for NURSING and for PASSION to do your job at high standards, without rushing and thinking before to doing........ you need to have patience and to keep you eyes open and to know what you search for but to acceot also the reality how it is.

Is a woanderfull to be nurse, just stay balanced with you and others, and if is much more for you (because some times it is..... deep breath, make one step away, THINK for what you choosed to be a nurse, and don't forget it !)

You will be a great nurse , we need male nurses in nursing field are just a few...come here for a hug... oh sorry... lol, a shanking hand!

[2bnursejacksonrn]

I am 45 and male, I am in the RN program now and I am going to switch my career after twenty years in law enforcement. I believe that this will be the best choice for me and I am really excited to be in this honorable career.

Wow congrats to you!