Is it worth it?

[hayleyb44]

Hello! I am a sophomore in college and I am looking into becoming a BSN. So far, my plan is to work as a bedside nurse for a year, become a travel nurse until I get tired of it, and then move on to becoming a NP. Two of our family friends are travel nurses, another is an NP, and one is a bedside nurse who is just starting out and they all say they enjoy their jobs. After doing some research of being an RN, I’ve noticed a common trend of everything being a bit... Negative. Everywhere I go it seems everyone is miserable being an RN and regrets every single second of it. I would love to have a job that I enjoy while making a somewhat decent wage. I am a bit discouraged after seeing all of this and was wondering is being an RN is really that bad?

[Red Shirt 6, CNA]

Read House of God by Samuel Shem. It is a bit dated but it will give you incites into the medical field. Shadowing is a great idea. I will taking a CNA Program because by the end of it you will know if you want a career in nursing or not.

PS Always remember the goal of management is to get you to do more work for less money while they do less work for more money. So heavy work loads are everywhere.

[hayleyb44]

I forgot about this thread whoops!

I appreciate all of the replies and advice as they have all helped me out a lot! I ended up shadowing a few nurses for about a week as well as a NP and talked to many different individuals about it. After much thought, I do not believe the nursing field is for me. I’ve changed my major to human resource and I absolutely love it!