are nurses satisfied?

Yea I can definitely relate. I've been on a unit where patients stay for about a month or so and its soooooo easy to get bored! No...I don't want to feel like I"m walking on pins and needles all the time but variety can be good!

i love my job and i'm pretty enthusiastic about it most days. although i don't walk around singing i am happy to go to work. when i was a little girl i wanted to be a school teacher but ended up falling into nursing and started to like it a lot. now 6 years later i teach nursing do 3 prn shifts a month and i have tremendous job satisfaction. i have the best of both worlds. i never get bored; i'm not getting burnout at the bedside. i love it.

I am a nursing student and I had my first clinical I was SOOO excited! I thought it was so cool and I was so happy! The patients were so nice and funny. ( i was in a nursing home) but I noticed the staff didnt share my enthusiasm. The nurses were nice but they didnt seem excited about thier jobs and were a little on autopilot. Are all nurses like that after a while? Do you lose satisfaction in being a nurse over time.

OMG, 1 clinical and she/he has ALREADY begun the old nurse/new nurse debate!

When will it stop!

OMG, 1 clinical and she/he has ALREADY begun the old nurse/new nurse debate!

When will it stop!

It seemed like a valid question for someone new to the field.

To the OP. I have seen many nurses that seemed to be burned out, I can definitely see how it can happen. I have also seen many that have been in the field for 20 plus years and the enthusiasm they have for nursing just oozes out of their pores. 2 of these people I had for Clinical instructors. Not all days are great and there will be rough periods but they said they enjoy what they do and have a real passion for it and are very happy with their job 95% of the time. Keep your enthusiasm, it will help make Nursing School a wonderful experience :)