Thinking of changing my mind......

Agnus · Jul 16, 2003

I do not bring my work home. However, we all need an outlet. Mine is here. I talk with people who can understand. It is not an indication that I hate or even dislike nursing. Year ago my ex who was a police office brought his work home. I got fed up with him as he was always complaining about his job. I told him to quit. He loved his job and I did not understand how that could be.

I found the same thing happens if I bring my work home. It sounds very different to ears that are not experiencing the same thing you are. You just happened to walk into a locker room so to speak. On the whole we love our career choice.

It's kind of like when a little kid hear mom and dad fight. The child may think the parents are splitting up and hate each other when nothing could be further from the truth. The child does not have the same take on what is happening as the parents who are haveing the arguement.

wannanbnurse · Jul 16, 2003

OK FOR THE RECORD....STEVIE LYNN...I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I'VE NEVER POSTED THIS QUESTION BEFORE..WRONG PERSON TRY AGAIN,LOL.......AND PASSINGTHRU........NO MY FAMILY IS NOT FRONTING TO ACT LIKE EVERYTHING IS HONKY DORY....WHEN I SAY THEY DONT COMPLAIN, I MEAN ITS NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY TALK ABOUT ALL THE TIME AS IN IN A NEGATIVE WAY.MY MOTHER JUST GOT A JOB AT A NURSING HOME AFTER BEING OFF HER PREVIOUS JOB DUE TO A SURGERY...ANYWAYS SHE LOVES IT..SHE WORKS DOUBLES, WORKS FOR OTHERS AND CONSTANTLY TALKKS ABOUT HER LOVE FOR IT.....SHE'S BEEN A NURSE FOR 22 YEARS NOW AND SHE'S ONLY 44 SO THIS IS BASICALLY ALL SHE'S EVER DONE......NOW SHE DOESNT WORK ALL THIS EXTRA CAUSE SHE HAS TO (TRUST ME MY STEP DAD HAS 999 ACRES OF LAND.....ENOUGH SAID RIGHT THERE.)BUT SHE ACTUALLY LIKES IT...MAYBE SHE'S JUST ONE OF THE RARE FEW.NOW MY REAL FATHER LIVES IN CONNECTICUT, SO I DONT KNOW THE EXACT PLACE HE WORKS.......ALSO AS FAR AS THEM PUTTING UP A FRONT FOR ME.....IM 22 YRS OLD, MARRIED AND HAVE A BABY GIRL...SO THEY DONT HAVE TO TRY TO FRONT FOR ME, IM GROWN, I KNOW WHATS GOING ON........FOR THOSE THAT TOOK OFFENSE TO MY QUESTION....WELL, THATS JUST WHAT IT WAS A QUESTION(SMILE) I SERIOULSY WANTED TO KNOW IF EVERYONE ON HERE WAS UNHAPPY OR WAS IT THE RESULTS OF A LONG HARD DAY AT WORK.IM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ATTEND THE OCTOBER LPN CLASS, AND WHEN IM DONE I'LL STILL ATTEND OSU TECH AND GET MY RN.NOW YALL CANT GET MAD AT ME CAUSE U KNOW MOST OF THE POSTS ON HERE ARE ANGRY POSTS SO THATS WHY I WAS ASKING.IM NO INTERNET TROLL, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT....IM JUST A GIRL ASKING A QUESTION LIKE EVERYONE ELSE DOES......HOPEFULLY I WILL NEVER HAVE TO WORK WITH ADULTS CAUSE I ONLY WANNA WORK WITH THE BABIES..OR THE BABIES AND THEIR MOTHERS....(SOUNDS CRAZY I KNOW) BUT THATS MY CHOICE...OH WELL GUESS I WAS VENTING ALSO(FOR NO REASON AT ALL) MAYBE I HAD SOME STUFF BUILT UP INSIDE OF ME,LOL....ANYWAYS I HOPE YALLS NURSING LIVES EASE UP AND ALLOW YOU TO COME AND SAY MORE NICE THINGS ABOUT THE PROFESSION.......IM SENDING EVERYONE GOOD NURSING DUST,LOL......GOOD NIGHT

wannanbnurse · Jul 16, 2003

Oh I'm not yelling, this is just the way i like to type with all caps on.........I forgot to mention that they work weekends only and get paid for 40 hrs....think that makes a difference?

Cynthiann · Jul 16, 2003

Don't take any offense to what everyone has said here. Everyone are in agreement that this board is a place for everyone to vent about their jobs. It's a stressful job and since the most of us are women, it relieves a lot of stress to be able to let out our feelings. I'm not a nurse yet but it's what I see.

Like someone else mentioned, the great thing about nursing is that there are so many different fields to work in. You may be miserable doing one thing but another my be your dream job.

Good luck, let us know how the LPN classes are going.

preciousnurse · Jul 16, 2003

Nursing is true hard work so if you are questioning yourself you better think twice about it. Now is the time to do that. do not wait until you are older and have no other career options. I have had the same issue latley, but you must realize that every profession has its share of good and bad points. Good luck in whatever you decide to do. b

jmel · Jul 16, 2003

I am also a new nursing student and I am concerned with the health problems of nurses! Do any of you experienced nurses out there suffer health wise that would make you quit the job? What about advanced nursing degrees NNP, Np, Nurse Anesthetists? Are their working conditions better healthwise, stress, respect, pay, etc.?

txsugarlvn · Jul 16, 2003

wannabnurse...alot of it has to do with the area of the country you work in and the area of nursing you choose. Fortunately, as another posted wrote, nursing gives you the option to move into different areas so you can try them out to find the one you like. I personally love geriatrics (I've tried ob/gyn in an office, med/surg, and dialysis). But, to each his/her own. Other nurses on here love ER or OR or ICU. It's all up to you.

You'll have your bad days and good days but you know what? there are tons of jobs out there in different places from home care to facilities to research etc. The world is wide open! If you truly want to go into nursing, I say go for it! I wish you the best of luck for school.

jmel...I stopped to think about your question and realized the funniest thing. I was sick less time when I worked full time as a nurse (hands-on) as I do now working in an office as a health insurance claims auditor. Odd isn't it? I was healthier then than now. I guess I was just too busy to get sick and now I have too much free time. LOL...:) Other than the odd cold (which was barely once a year) I didn't have any problems. HAND WASHING!! :) The one thing that did bother me was aching legs and feet. Not all days but some days, goodness, I just went home and put my feet and sighed. My husband is a doll and would massage them but I strongly suggest investing in some good shoes and a massaging foot whirpool to have at home for those "on your feet all day" kind of days.

Each category of nursing that you listed has it's own complaints with money, respect, hours, stress, etc. I'm sure each one could give you a list of pros and cons for their chosen field. As an LVN, sure I wish I got more respect. People see RN's as "real nurse" and LVN's as gloried CNA's but don't let that get you down. Prove yourself and your skills and believe me, you'll get the respect you deserve. I wish you the best of luck in school also!

chrisrob · Jul 16, 2003

Feel I need to say something here. Yeh we moan and ***** but we still go back every day its a hard job, not just physically but mentally, we moan about our workload and our pay (which is pretty crap really )but at the end of the day if were needed, to put in that extra hour or two at the end of a shift because its all gone wrong we do it, we might moan but we do it. I work in industry if the guys I work with were told there was a crisis and they were asked to stay they would be talking double, treble time, nurses..........they just get on with it yeh we get tired, we get upset but mainly at bad management or rules that just hinder what we want to do .............take care of our patients, at the end of the day thats why were all in this job. Most of the nurses on this board realise the need to vent, it doesn't mean we don't like our jobs it just means were human and only another nurse can understand what were feeling, wannabeanurse if you stop and think for a minute looking after babies is wonderful, but those babies can be sick, this means they can also die, this is not a part of nursing I could do. Its not all wonderful bad things happen, hopefully the good things that happen outwiegh the bad. Ranted on enough, sorry, but you don't really know what nursing is about I'm glad your family are happy in their jobs and that nothing seems to go wrong to upset them or make them angry (can I have their bossed)they must be some of the lucky ones.

wannanbnurse · Jul 17, 2003

Ok....Fair enough!!!!

Cynthiann · Jul 17, 2003

wannanbnurse,

have you checked your PM box? I'm PM'd you yesterday.