Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

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Ok, I'm a bit frustrated with all of these posts telling us that we shouldn't go into nursing because we need a job and steady income. Sure, I do like to help people, but I need a steady job even more. So, I decided to post a poll to see if we can get some honest answers.

:p

Initially it was for job security, steady income, and flexible scheduling. We are planning on moving to a rural area and having children as soon as I graduate, so I wanted to know I had a job that was in demand wherever I went, allowed to keep my kids out of daycare, and still be able to pay the bills. Then, when I started school, I got a job as a tech in an ICU to see how "bad" nursing would be. I loved being in the hospital and working with the patients, and most everything about it. So, now, I can't imagine doing anything else but nursing.

cherokeesummer

739 Posts

Specializes in OBGYN, Neonatal.

I'm with ya! I want to help people, I want to be challenged and I LOVE TO LEARN!!!!

So after earning my BA in Psych and not being able to work in it; then working towards my MS in Psych (only need to do a thesis to be done). I got this booooom idea in my head to become a nurse!

My mom tried to get me to go to nursing school right out of high school but I was like NO WAY, I dn't want to be a nurse and deal with gross stuff!

Now I'm intrigued by the body adn all that happens, though I am not looking forward to the gross stuff!

But if I had to list my reasons for nursing school:

HELPING PEOPLE is always a GREAT THING! Then after that:

1. Steady Job Opportunities

2. Steady Income and good income

3. Intriguing field

4. Scrubs look very cool

5. Knowing what to do with a steth.

6. Being able to say I am an RN

7. I am a professional student

HEHEHEHE! :balloons:

Hi everyone...

My story is a bit odd. I came to Manhattan almost 2 years ago to make it as an actress. I have starrted in off broadway shows, got a few soap opera auditions....things are going really well. I also make about no money with these things, but I love acting so much.

I also LOVE medicine/working with patients. I have been volunteering at NYU medical for 1 1/2 years and it as been wonderful. It started out that I was helping to entertain the sick kids....but it has turned into more than that. My heart aches for them, and i cant wait to go in there and see "my" kids every Saturday.

I decided to go into Nursing school. This will be my second degree (my first was in theater). I start NYU's accelerated 15- month BSN program in September. I have been working on pre-requisites for the past year. I am excited but also very nervous. My roomate is a nurse, and is becoming a nurse practioner. She has helped me a lot with al of my anxiety.

Truth is, if I do have one true passion, it is being an actress. However, it is not easy to build a life with it. I constantly have to go out to auditions, even fly out to L.A. I have to spend 14+ hours at modeling shoots making almost nothing. I love nursing as well. i just wouldnt call it a passion. I know I want to work with kids.....I literally cant wait for Saturday to roll around to be with them. Also, my 4 year old neice was hit by a car last year.....she is ok now but it was so intense for a while there. Watching the nurses care for her was amazing.

So, thats my story! :coollook:

Because I don't want to be a bill collector anymore.

There are a lot of cna's and lpn's in my family no one could quite make it to RN and I would like to be the first.

My cousin was in the NICU for 5 monts and I fell in love with the NICU department.

It pays a lot more than the $18,000. I'm making now.

I'm tired of going to work not knowing if I will be fired for some tecnicality that the company just made up to fire a bunch of people.

I can go anywhere in the country and still have a job; if I want to move in the future.

I have to say, I am a bit surprised about the earnings I have seen here.....In Manhattan, my roomate, an RN, is making $43/hour with only 2 years work experience. Granted, this is night shift, per diem, AND Manhattan....but still. I didnt realize it would range that much.

1styear

63 Posts

I live aout 15 min from Manhattan on North Shore of Long Island and am entering my second year of nursing school. I just like you Princessdingaling am shocked at some of the salary figures people quote. I guess I have to keep in mind rent, parking and general cost of living. Near me starting salary ranges but new grads are typically making 65k and most do some overtime so they can make 80-90. This seems like a great deal till you figure in that they pay over $2000 a month rent and $300 a month for parking in a garage. So I guess that'll be me -making a lot of money and somehow poor at the same time. :uhoh3:

jackleg27

36 Posts

Specializes in ER,GI.

Job security and the money, plus endless oppurtunities and also it is not a Monday-Friday 8-5 gig. I hate those.

suzy253, RN

3,815 Posts

Specializes in Telemetry/Med Surg.

Honestly.....

I've always always wanted to do this

I want to help people

I hope to prove (to myself!) that I CAN do this at age 51

Altra, BSN, RN

6,255 Posts

Specializes in Emergency & Trauma/Adult ICU.
Hi everyone...

My story is a bit odd. I came to Manhattan almost 2 years ago to make it as an actress. I have starrted in off broadway shows, got a few soap opera auditions....things are going really well. I also make about no money with these things, but I love acting so much.

I also LOVE medicine/working with patients. I have been volunteering at NYU medical for 1 1/2 years and it as been wonderful. It started out that I was helping to entertain the sick kids....but it has turned into more than that. My heart aches for them, and i cant wait to go in there and see "my" kids every Saturday.

I decided to go into Nursing school. This will be my second degree (my first was in theater). I start NYU's accelerated 15- month BSN program in September. I have been working on pre-requisites for the past year. I am excited but also very nervous. My roomate is a nurse, and is becoming a nurse practioner. She has helped me a lot with al of my anxiety.

Truth is, if I do have one true passion, it is being an actress. However, it is not easy to build a life with it. I constantly have to go out to auditions, even fly out to L.A. I have to spend 14+ hours at modeling shoots making almost nothing. I love nursing as well. i just wouldnt call it a passion. I know I want to work with kids.....I literally cant wait for Saturday to roll around to be with them. Also, my 4 year old neice was hit by a car last year.....she is ok now but it was so intense for a while there. Watching the nurses care for her was amazing.

So, thats my story! :coollook:

Welcome - kinda neat to have an actual actress along here, instead of just the rest of us drama queens! :rolleyes: :chuckle (j/k)

nursecompassion

139 Posts

Basically it comes down to helping ppl. My family and strangers. I used to work in retail. I'd feel guilty being away from my children. However, now that I am an STNA and nursing student I don't have that guilt. Because I know that what I am doing truly benefits everyone. I am making a difference in someone else's life, even if it may be small or only for a little while. I love my job and the rewards that come with it emotionally and financially. Sure, there are times when I have bad days, but usually that is due to the slack of my co-workers, and you have that anywhere you go.

Good luck,

Julee :p

finally

22 Posts

No offense but its more than having a conscience when your dealing with patients and familys that are dealing with chronic illness' and end of life...Maybe a clinic is more your style?

Speaking of BS ... :chuckle

How do you feel when all of these nurses say we shouldn't pursue nursing just because we need a job.

I'm being totally honest here: Even when I've hated my previous jobs, I've always put forth my best effort.

If peoples' lives are on the line, I'm not going to blow that off just because things might not be going well on the job.

Just because you need the income, it doesn't mean you're going to be totally irresponsible. I do have a conscience, for crying out loud.

:eek:

finally

22 Posts

:) You CAN do it...and people like you, that really want to help, make the most valuable nurses...anyone can give out meds etc...it's the nurses that take the extra two minutes to hold someone's hand or offer the husband of a dying woman if he would like a blanket that make the difference!!!! Good luck to you..:)

Honestly.....

I've always always wanted to do this

I want to help people

I hope to prove (to myself!) that I CAN do this at age 51

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