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I tell people I want to become a Nurse and they turn around and say, "why don't you become a doctor? It's way more money" ......Its not in my heart to be a doctor. I want to help&take care of people, not for they money. I dont think you can truly be happy in a career, if your just in it for the money.

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I agree. Nurses have a lot more 1-on-1 time with patients. Plus 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, internships and residencies, as well as a mountain of school debt equal to a house do not appeal to me hahaha

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I want to help&take care of people, not for they money. I dont think you can truly be happy in a career, if your just in it for the money.

Actually you can, but the money has to be the only thing you care about.

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Actually you can, but the money has to be the only thing you care about.

Obviously they will not be a good nurse, if they just want the money.

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Obviously they will not be a good nurse, if they just want the money.

I have to agree . and I want to be also expand on why I agree. The nurses who are in it for the money may be able to do the work properly but at the same time there would always be a time where the money won't be enough to carry them through the hardest times in their lives in terms of caring for patients . I remember reading the book "making of a nurse " by tilda shalof who is a nurse herself and had said that the people who are in it for the money WILL NOT last in nursing school or even in the work field. It doesn't have to be right away but it will happen in their further lives because "they can't handle it" or "its too depressing" that is why a lot of nurses warns people if its for you and you have the passion do it but never go in "just for the money" or " its easy to get a job after school" they say that you WILL NOT succeed.

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Obviously they will not be a good nurse, if they just want the money.
Obvious? Nope, not at all.

If one is in it for the money, one can still do an excellent job because that has tangible, economic benefit in terms of job security, raises, and promotions.

There is no need for one to have a calling or mission for the work in order to do a good job.

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I remember when I was in high school, I didn't know if I wanted to be a doctor or a nurse. My best friend's mom, a nurse, told me that doctors take care of diseases, and nurses take care of people. That stuck with me for all these years!

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

I know quite a few physicians who are not 'wealthy' or making big bucks. Reimbursements are steadily dropping for primary care specialties & sub-specialists/surgeons will be next. In fact, I know many nurse executives who make more than physicians. Medical school is not an automatic pathway to untold riches - LOL.

BTW, nurses and other professionals are 'doctors' if they have a doctorate. Using the term "physician" when you are referring to medical doctors (MD or DO) is preferable.

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Specializes in ICU.
Obvious? Nope, not at all.

If one is in it for the money, one can still do an excellent job because that has tangible, economic benefit in terms of job security, raises, and promotions.

There is no need for one to have a calling or mission for the work in order to do a good job.

This this this. We have got to, as a profession, stop promoting this idea that you have to have a "calling" to be a good nurse. I never wanted to be a nurse. I went to nursing school after leaving a 6-year medical school program. I certainly never felt like I was meant to be doing this, but I'm extremely good at my job and was told on my recent peer evaluation that I was "born to be a NICU nurse". And sure, I enjoy what I do, but I enjoy having a solid income and being able to pay my bills without worry more.

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You could always stop telling people that you want to be a nurse...just a thought

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Here is my thought on the money issue... My sister in law decided to become an RN for the paycheck it would provide. She told me that within a year after working her first nursing job that she realized that she LOVED being a nurse. She has currently been a nurse now for about 10 years and still enjoys being a nurse. So, although she initially became a nurse for the money, it turned out that it was one of the best decisions she ever made :) Some nurses who go into it for the money will be poor nurses, but not all of them. On the same note, some nurses who go into it for the patient care or because of a "calling" are also poor nurses, but not all of them. It's very rarely, if ever, all or none in any given situation.

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Specializes in PICU, Pediatrics.

Hmmm...is it that problematic to go into a profession for the money though? I don't know that I think it is ,nor do I think that has anything to do with being good at the job. I'd be lying if I said that money wasn't a HUGE factor in my decision to pursue a career in Nursing. After it's all said & done, I care no more about whether my nurse loves Nursing and everything about it, than I do whether she/he mainly enjoys the pay. As long as she/he is capable and learned and manages to keep me from dying or otherwise further deteriorating, I'm happy!

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