MEN, dont come into nursing

[DUDERNGUY]

I ve worked in hospitals and nursing homes. It sucks. Dont let people here convince you on how great it is. If you are going back to school dont hang onto the mentality of "nursing is a great career there where always be jobs" that was 10 years ago when that was true. do research, there are no nursing jobs. People from overseas come here by the boat and take jobs. The wage is on the down trend, there are more then enough nurses to replace those ready to retire. Please if you are just getting into college pick a less stressful, good paying career choice. PPLEASE research on forums and here from nurses who are not happy with their career. coorprate has destroyed nursing. Dont listen to the few on here who say nursing is so wonderful, i promise you when they run out of paxil and adivan, which is fueling there happiness, they will no longer be posting on these boards on the issues of how great their jobs are.

[kbrn2002, ADN, RN]

14 hours ago, DavidFR said:

One thing Covid did bring us in France was a significant Covid bonus followed by two whacking pay rises, and though I'd rather we never had to live through Covid in the first place, I am enjoyng the extra money.  

Well, there's that...and I am jealous! Significant COVID bonus? Not here in the good old US of A. Sure, everybody got the so-called stimulus checks but there was nothing extra specifically for health care workers from the Feds though a few states did their own front line worker bonus. My state of course was not one of them. Two whacking raises? Didn't see even one of those.

[DavidFR, BSN, MSN, RN]

6 hours ago, kbrn2002 said:

Well, there's that...and I am jealous! Significant COVID bonus? Not here in the good old US of A. Sure, everybody got the so-called stimulus checks but there was nothing extra specifically for health care workers from the Feds though a few states did their own front line worker bonus. My state of course was not one of them. Two whacking raises? Didn't see even one of those.

I realise anything I say about the situation of nursing here in France will not apply to the vast majority of people on these boards who are in the US. However my more global point is that once in a while we do get some recognition, some good things do happen in nursing and there are many positive points to this profession. The OP has such a downer on nursing, and many of his points are valid, but we need to look at the whole picture. Warning all men not to come into nursing just because he made the wrong choice for himself is a little extreme. Wanting to have the "last laugh" as he puts it is not exactly suggesting his approach to this debate is objective or particularly constructive.

[drewster, BSN, RN]

Perhaps for clarification, there was selective amounts of money being tossed around during COVID. 
        While there was no meaningful US gov't response for financially supporting the mass; other than a one time $1,200 check. Meanwhile, our society experienced a Pandemic that amplified all aspects of imbalance that already existed in our system. Poverty, housing instability, un/underinsured people, limited access to Internet access, healthcare, childcare, et al. meant that the have-nots suffered even more. For an alleged first world country, the US clearly does not clearly meet criteria for that anymore. 
      As for money being thrown at the problem, nurses/CNAs/HC workers had money thrown at them. Pay increases, plus hourly bonuses made things almost worth dealing with the system being overwhelmed. Understaffing got amplified. Rules increased. PPE got recycled. PTO nearly impossible to take. We are now even expected to work while we are sick. If there weren't any nursing shortages before, there will likely be a rise with that. I am one of many in my circle that left bedside nursing. Some RNs I know have left the profession entirely. Not sure the pipeline for new staff is growing enough to cover the frustration of travel/agency nurses not having their contracts renewed. The money is drying up, but the conditions are still intense. I bet unions will begin to grow more, as well as more nurses inspired to challenge our gov't reps to change the pro-corporate anti-work HC rules.  

[FiremedicMike, RN, EMT-P]

On 9/14/2014 at 4:20 AM, DUDERNGUY said:

I ve worked in hospitals and nursing homes. It sucks. don't let people here convince you on how great it is. If you are going back to school don't hang onto the mentality of "nursing is a great career there where always be jobs" that was 10 years ago when that was true. do research, there are no nursing jobs. People from overseas come here by the boat and take jobs. The wage is on the down trend, there are more then enough nurses to replace those ready to retire. Please if you are just getting into college pick a less stressful, good paying career choice. PPLEASE research on forums and here from nurses who are not happy with their career. coorprate has destroyed nursing. don't listen to the few on here who say nursing is so wonderful, I promise you when they run out of paxil and adivan, which is fueling there happiness, they will no longer be posting on these boards on the issues of how great their jobs are.

From a job outlook standpoint, this post did not age well.  Jobs are everywhere and pay is starting to go up significantly.

From a job satisfaction standpoint, the bulk of that happiness comes from inside you.  Yes there are aspects of every job that suck, but your response to them will impact how much it affects you.