Is it true nurses dont like their job?

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Hello!

Today was the first day of semester and a few days ago I decided to switch my major from Business to Nursing. I wouldnt say science is my best subject but I think Biology is interesting even though I dont do so well (I got a C in general bio :\). Today I tried adding a Human Anatomy class and I saw my friend. She asked what I was doing in the class. I told her my reason and the first thing she said was "You wanna be a nurse? Nurses at my work (she works at a hospital for almost a year..but shes not a nurse. jus works in Guest relations) hate their job. They get ******* by the doctors and patients. I have not met a single nurse that has a happy face. The hospital is willing to pay my education for nursing but I refuse because nurses seem to hate their jobs alot!"

Btw, I sat through Anatomy lecture and I was so bored out of my mind I was about to fall asleep. Does it mean nursing isn't right for me? I know Im gonna have to remember alot the anatomy terms...

I hate my job somedays, but I really do like what I'm doing. I enjoy caring for people. I enjoy the challenge of a difficult patient. I find many medical diagnoses incredibly interesting, and I really enjoy poking people with needles, sticking tubes in them, changing dressings, etc.

I don't like the politics of nursing sometimes. That we are understaffed, because of "not enough money in the budget". That I need to protect a license every day that I go to work, and they haven't made that easy for me.

And I slept through anatomy a lot. :) I found the material interesting, but when it's at 8am, with someone talking at you, and you are forced to listen to it right then, no matter what, it is much less exciting. :)

Remind me not to let you stick me lol :D:roll

I absolutely love my job now. It took me many job changes to find an aspect that I truly loved. Dont get me wrong. I liked peds and NICU were I first started (some days). I switched to Hospice and I love what I do. There are no more mornings waking up think ugggggggggh I have to go in and suffer another 12 hour shift. I get up and am excited about what is going to happen with my day. I am getting paid to do this and it doesnt feel like work!!!

As for Anatomy I hated Lecture and loved LAB.. I am much more of a hands on person!!!

I would break my neck to switch back. Is it too late to switch back??? And you gave up an education in business to major in nursing??? Wooo.

Hey all!

Thanks so much for inputing thoughts to my situation.

As of now I am still taking Anatomy but I am not enjoying it...:( . Today was 2nd day of lecture. My class combines both lec and lab into a single course so it's 4 hours long. It seems like Im learning a foreign language because alot of the terms are in Latin or something and I am struggling with that. Struggling to remember the names and its functions, and locations. The teacher is fast paced too! I would write one thing down and she would be way ahead of me! SCARY!!! The fact I'm currently having 5 courses (including Anatomy) overwhelms me a bit. The four courses I am taking arent pre -nursing related. Theyre History (Im pretty good at it..have to take it either way for Pre nursing and BUS), American Govt (have to take it either way again..took it not too long ago in HS so I hope i remember most), Business Law (dunno much about Law :\) and Computer Info System (just basic WOrd, Excel, Powerpoint stuff). So yeah, Business and CIS are Business related. I thought if I cant Nursing then I can jus focus on Business.

I still dont like Anatomy but I liked General BIO! :(

Specializes in OB, HH, ADMIN, IC, ED, QI.
Hey all!

Thanks so much for inputing thoughts to my situation.

As of now I am still taking Anatomy but I am not enjoying it...:( . Today was 2nd day of lecture. My class combines both lec and lab into a single course so it's 4 hours long. It seems like Im learning a foreign language because alot of the terms are in Latin or something and I am struggling with that. Struggling to remember the names and its functions, and locations. The teacher is fast paced too! I would write one thing down and she would be way ahead of me! SCARY!!! The fact I'm currently having 5 courses (including Anatomy) overwhelms me a bit. The four courses I am taking arent pre -nursing related. Theyre History (Im pretty good at it..have to take it either way for Pre nursing and BUS), American Govt (have to take it either way again..took it not too long ago in HS so I hope i remember most), Business Law (dunno much about Law :\) and Computer Info System (just basic WOrd, Excel, Powerpoint stuff). So yeah, Business and CIS are Business related. I thought if I cant Nursing then I can jus focus on Business.

I still dont like Anatomy but I liked General BIO! :(

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It might help to tape record the lecture part, to be sure that you caught everything. I'm sorry it's so difficult, but remember, before you took the course, others with less intelligence passed it!:bugeyes:

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