-Liam-

Hi, im coming up to the time which I have to choose my entrance to university, I have been considering nursing for a while, but having a read of this forum it seems everyone is trying to escape the NHS, im now in a panic because it seems to sound like if I complete my training there will be no Jobs. On top of that a nursing degree is very specialised, not much direct use elsewhere, and considering that it seems like loads of you are jumping ship it doesn’t look to good. I know nursing isn't easy. Im not joining expecting good/average pay, social hours, support and respect from above and lots of happy smiling patients being... well... patient and nice. But everyone has limits, is it as bad as it seems to reflect? One or two things, I did have an interest in A&E or Mental Health, how hard is it to get into nursing in these fields? What are they really like? Also more importantly, how independent are you as a nurse, and are there many opportunities to become more independent? And how realistic are they? If I come across as someone who has just dreamed up nursing without considering it, trust me im not, as mentioned earlier, im not expecting a dream job. Please by all means be as brutally honest as you can, I would rather know now, than spend years and a wasted opportunity of a degree to get into something I really don't want to be into. Thanks for all your time.