New to Site, questions from a High School Student?

[Jahost]

Simple Questions: If you can link to other threads, that would be fine too.

Why did you chose your career?

What hardships have you faced in this career? Racism? Sexism?

Is this profession rewarding? Mentally? Financially?

As an RN or LPN, how have you duties changed and what procedures are you allowed to do with your current training?

What do you see in the future of nursing?

I am new to this site, Do most people here work in a hospital setting and do people here share which hospital they work for or is this mostly anonymous?

[quiet_one]

There is not really a place to work that is 'best'...although I would strongly suggest you start looking at your local colleges that offer programs (also don't forget to go to the state board of nursing to see what that schools pass rate is..you don't want to spend time in a program only to be unprepared for the NCLEX!)

I personally chose the associate degree route to save money, I attended a community college so the tuition was cheap compared to universities that offered bachelors degrees. If you are wondering an associate (asn) or a bachelors (bsn) will both prepare you to become an RN, asn is 2 years and bsn is 4 years. There are not any immediate benefits of having bsn, but it is a good thing to have for advancing your career if you wish to be something other than a staff nurse.