Absolutely NO WAY, for all the reasons already listed. Why would you encourage a loved one to go to school for 4 years, incur massive debt, work weekends, holidays and shift work to deal with unappreciative and rude patients and family. Yes there is the odd patient &/or family who sincerely appreciates the fact that your working your a@@ off, probably short staffed, possibly on a double, attempting to deal with doctors who's ego are so large you wonder how they made it through the front doors, and unrealistic expectations placed upon you by management who couldn't really care less that its your license on the line. Never mind the fact that they pay does not adequately reflect the responsibilities!
Absolutely NO WAY, for all the reasons already listed. Why would you encourage a loved one to go to school for 4 years, incur massive debt, work weekends, holidays and shift work to deal with unappreciative and rude patients and family. Yes there is the odd patient &/or family who sincerely appreciates the fact that your working your a@@ off, probably short staffed, possibly on a double, attempting to deal with doctors who's ego are so large you wonder how they made it through the front doors, and unrealistic expectations placed upon you by management who couldn't really care less that its your license on the line. Never mind the fact that they pay does not adequately reflect the responsibilities!