My mom does not want me to become a nurse

CANurse415 · Nov 4, 2008

Wow, you are very cynical. I am a potential nurse too, like the OP. I hope when I (or anyone in my family) am sick that I never have a nurse like you. If you hate it so much, choose another profession but don't drag everyone else down with you.

What kind of nursing do you do?

My advice is this........Please, Please, Please LISTEN to your mom. She knows what she is talking about, and I can only assume she knows what you may or may not like for a career, since she raised you. Especially if she has been there and done that. I have said the same thing...... I will not pay for nursing school, should any of my children want to make that mistake. There are dozens of ways to make the same salary, and "help people" . Nursing has come a long way, but it has come a long way from nothing... we were considered uneducated maids. Now, we are basically considered slightly more educated maids, but oddly, we have 10 times the responsibility. We are expected to be the nurse, pharmacist, social worker, maid, dietary aid, nutritionist, therapist, and customer service specialist. Just pick one of any of the above, at least you'll have just one profession to be responsible for. Listen to your mom. The odds are, you think you want to be a nurse, but your wrong. And you will find out your wrong when its too late.... after you invested your time, energy, blood, sweat and tears in nursing school. Then you will work as a nurse, because thats what you have become, and not want to waste your nursing education. But, you will look back and feel cheated, like you were sold a bottle of snake oil. And think, "what was I thinking?" You might get to a point where almost ANY other job looks appealing. Sometimes I find myself envying secretaries, cashiers, fast food managers, almost anything on a bad day. But then again, you truely could be one of those nurses who absolutely love nursing, and have no problem working under terrible conditions where your license is at stake, and dont mind being a door mat, and just a body that gets included with the rate of a hospital room. Hey, it happens, I am sure at least 25% of nurses currently practicing are. But my advice is, LISTEN TO YOUR MOM!!!!!!! Seriously, good luck with your decision, whatever it may be.

EricJRN, MSN, RN · Nov 4, 2008

What kind of nursing do you do?

Keep in mind that this is a very old thread (2005). The member you're referring to hasn't posted to Allnurses in nearly three years.

blueheaven · Nov 6, 2008

My mom does not want me to become a nurse because when she was a nurse, mabey 27 or 28 years ago, she did not like it. This drives me crazy. When I get to that point, wont be for a little while as i am about to be a senior in highschool, she will not pay for nursing school. What should I do/say to her?

Find out from her what she didn't like about it. Until you find out it will bug you to no end trying to figure out what she has against it.

There are a lot more options for us now as opposed to "back in the day". BITD you were told what to work and when to work it. Some places you rotated shifts. 12 hour shifts were non existant in my area. Doctors were a bigger pain in the U-NO-WHERE. You couldn't call out unless you were dead and in the morgue...lol There could be a lot of reasons why she didn't like it.