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About to start BSN but I am very scared. All I hear everyday is how this will drain me of all energy, I will be tired all the time and this is a bad proffesion.

is this true?

Do you regret becoming a BSN nurse?

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Are you speaking about being a new nurse or being a nursing student?

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Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

Nursing is hard. Nursing is rewarding in many ways. I do not regret it at all and appreciate the years I have had working with intelligent and caring professionals.

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I think it depends on the person. I am a new nurse but no job so I can't speak for myself but I have a friend that graduated with me and not even 6 months into his job, he wants to continue his education and not be a nurse. I think if you find a floor or unit you like, you will like the job. It will be hard but it can be rewarding as well.

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Two factors:

1) The person

2) The job

Took me a good year and a bit to find something easy. Hint: don't even think about working at a hospital if you want it easy. Charge nurse in LTC/SNF is the way to go.

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What is charge nurse?

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What is charge nurse?

Nurse in charge. Some places this is really easy. And some places give ridiculous shift differentials for this. You won't have clean poo, toilet or help with ADLS.

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About to start BSN but I am very scared. All I hear everyday is how this will drain me of all energy, I will be tired all the time and this is a bad proffesion.

is this true?

Do you regret becoming a BSN nurse?

If you're only just about to start a BSN program, you're a long way from being drained and deciding this is a "bad profession" (spelling corrected). Get through school first, obtain a job, and then see where it goes.

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What is charge nurse?

Something you won't be qualified to do until you have enough experience to be in charge of a unit, its nursing staff and its patients. Different facilities will have different determinations as to when you are experienced enough to do this; some want new RNs in charge after only a few months (run from that!) and others will want a more significant level of experience before handing over the keys, so to speak.

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Nurse in charge. Some places this is really easy. And some places give ridiculous shift differentials for this. You won't have clean poo, toilet or help with ADLS.

Oh, man.....this drum again? :rolleyes:

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Oh, man.....this drum again? :rolleyes:

I am only being honest. It is a matter of finding the right setting. I am not saying that all settings will be that easy.

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