Nursing sucks

[lawandaluxnurse]

it used to be that you could go to work and do your shift and feel like you accomoplished something, nowadays it is nearly impossibleto complete all your tasks let alone spend any quality time with the patient.

[FolksBtrippin, BSN, RN]

Nursing is still the most admired profession in public polls. Folks generally see nurses as overworked, underpaid, and selfless in their devotion to patient care. As a 30-year veteran, I have seen nursing make many transitions, mostly for the good. What disturbs me now is the overmarketing of the profession by schools who see nursing programs as a cash cow. I see many men and women entering the profession because they see it as a steady job with good money. Nursing is still a calling.... folks who think they are getting an easy ride to quick success need to stay out of nursing. I'm tired of hearing students say that they have chosen nursing for the job market or money (let's face it- where else can you come out of a 2-yr college program and enter the market making $50K to start?) We need to leave nursing to the folks who are ready to accept it as it is: hard work, poor working conditions, long hours, and underappreciation from management. The nurses who can't take the heat are dragging us all down...

Martyr much?

Nurses should not have to accept poor working conditions and underappreciation from management.

We are in demand. Why on earth would we do that?

Do you not see the irony in your claim that nurses who don't accept poor working conditions and under appreciation from management are dragging you down? What do you think those of us who stand up for ourselves think about those of you who rail us for it?