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i've been on this board for the last couple of days reading up on how people feel about nursing, and asking questions because i am considering nursing as a profession. i have read about how hard nurses work at a hospital and how they are mistreated and overworked. i think that working at a clinic or doctors office would be more my style because i really cannot hack the kind of hardcore stress a hospital job entails. should i be an rn to get a job at a private office, or an lpn? if an rn is preferred, is an asn or bsn preferred? how difficult is it to get these positions? i know that straight out of school i will probably have to work at a hospital but after a year or so can i make the jump to private office? how much do these nurses usually make?

" This is my current experience in hospital med-surg. Now, on the other hand, when I worked in a clinic, I would get 30-60 minute uninterrupted lunches, free 2x a week from drug reps, ample time to do email and online lessons at work, frequent parties at work (birthday, holiday, etc), and when the weather was nice we'd switch off taking walks outside. The only time we'd have to stay after work was when there was a patient emergency. (I do know that in another clinic area, the nurses had to stay late to finish up labs frequently, so it does depend on the department you're at). " So how do I get THAT job? I like the idea of helping people, but I don't think I can handle all the stress of a hospital nurse. Being yelled at 24/7 and being unable to take a minute to breathe doesn't sound like something I can hack. How can I get a clinic/ private office job? I know from my research that they pay less, but I think that's where I could be the best.

i am a student considered nursing as a profession and i have been doing a lot of research. i have come across a lot of material on burnout. the more i research, the more it seems like every nurse out there hates their jobs! is this really the case, or a very vocal minority? from reading all this material, i feel like it isn't worth it to go to nursing school seeing as i'll hate it in five years anyway. i know nursing is a stressful job, but is it the torture people make it out to be? patient rights- what about nurses rights? can they really make you skip all your breaks/lunches? can they really make you stay an hour after your shifts ends to do paperwork, unpaid? can they force mandatory overtime on a frequent basis? if this is how it really is being an rn, i don't know how anyone joins the field. i'm looking for the truth- how are you treated? what areas of nursing are notoriously overworked? or are they all treated this way? is it worth it?

I assume that, as a baby boomer, you clearly have all the answers. I take offense to you catagorizing me as a short attention span "Millennial" based upon the extremely short and incomplete biography I wrote about myself. Maybe you should withhold judgment of your students until you get to know them better. Then maybe you will find they dont 'bail' so quickly when they are not looked down upon from older generations.

I am a 24 year old female who is notoriously lacking direction. Lately I have been seriously considering nursing as a profession. My previous career endeavors include Psychology, English, Funeral Service, and Business. What peaked my interest in nursing was the fact that it is always in demand, the pay is fairly lucrative, and is a medical career. I love watching fictional medical shows, the surgery channel, and true medical stories. The human body is fascinating! I spent the last year and a half in funeral service and what I loved about it was the body. Being wrist deep in a chest cavity is an amazing experience. It made me think I would enjoy being a surgical nurse. Being an ER nurse sounds like torture to me. So much stress! I think maybe a nurse at a doctor's office sound great. To be honest, it sounds kind of cushy- 8-4, no weekends or holidays, not too crazy or stressful. Is it difficult to get these types of positions? Is the pay lower than other areas? Should I be an RN to do that job? To tell you a little more about myself, I am an excellent student. My grades are top notch, and I am not afraid of hard work. I am organized, detail oriented, empathetic, and very upbeat. Death doesn't faze me- it's simply a part of life. However, I am very sensitive to stress and a hostile work environment. Also, I really enjoy free time (aka having time to spend with my friends and family. I'm a 'working for the weekend' type). I am easily bored. I guess what I'm asking is, What qualities make a good nurse? I know there are SO many different types of nurses and I wonder which would best fit my personality and needs. Is this for me? I've started and stopped so many things that I'm now nervous to dive into anything new. I have an Associates in Business so I have many of the prerequisites for an accelerated BSN completed. Advice? I know this is kind of rambling but I'm a little hopped up on caffeine right now! : D