Unfortunately, you have hit the nail on the head of the cold, hard truths of many nursing jobs. I am 35 and have been looking for an RN - BSN program, but am actually considering a bachelor's degree in a non-nursing major, like Health and Wellness, Human Services or Health Science. I have become so disillutioned with nursing, and it does seem the negatives you mentioned outweigh the positives most of the time. I love helping people, but think I should look towards another way of doing that, myself!