I really want to become a nurse and I posted a question on a different forum on another website about nursing school and one poster said this:
If you like to be abused, blamed, and treated like dogs**t, then you'll enjoy nursing...
Sorry to be so blunt, but if I can spare one person from that hell, then it will have been worth it. Check around on the internet and you will find out what you will have to deal with. Doctors, patients, families screaming at you and accusing you of everything under the sun, but the most important thing is; you will NOT be able to do your job. Hospitals will NOT give you enough support staff to even do SAFE care....you struggle and lose your mind on a regular basis --- knowing YOU are the one who will be blamed. You are the one on the floor. It all lands squarely on your shoulders. It should be against the law for this stuff to go on, but it's not.
There are going to be good days, bad days, horrible days, fun days, terrible days, rewarding days, I want to quit days, I want to go to work days, I need a new job days, and I love my job days.
The pay is good and I can work as much or little as I want. The majority of my co-workers are awesome and I love my patients, even the difficult ones. It is really hard work most days but the time flies by and I've never been afraid of working hard. There are definitely times when I wish things were a bit more organized, better funded etc. but for the most part I have few complaints.
If you think you want to be a nurse, go for it! I'm very happy being a nurse for now and if/when I am no longer happy I will find something else to do. Pretty simple solution, imo. :)
pjbnurse
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There are going to be good days, bad days, horrible days, fun days, terrible days, rewarding days, I want to quit days, I want to go to work days, I need a new job days, and I love my job days.