To be honest with you these post are frightening. I am new grad and recently obtained my license. I am/was hopeful nursing is where I wanted to be. I did not realize how degrading it could be. I am a former EMT in NYC and had dealt with emergency department nurses and never heard of such horrific conditions. Few of my friends are nurses and it has worked for them. Obviously the do not have 20-30 yrs of experience under their belt. Would that be one of the reasons? Trauma and ICU is where I want to be. I really hope I get to experience a different side of nursing. This would be my second profession and I do have military experience. I know I have a very thick skin but reading some of these posts makes me think otherwise!! I'm already here cant go back and change to a different profession however, I took notes and will be on the lookout. Thank you everyone for all of the advice! I'll keep you posted on how life as a nurse turns out!