MNurse101

I am a pre-nursing student. Last year I took a bio class which got me interested in nursing. My mother is an RN, and so are all other female members of my family. She dislikes her job (works at an addiction clinic). I was initially thinking of the LPN track, but I've been told it's not worth it. RN's are better paid although the classes are harder. I guess it's worth it in the long run. Is nursing truly a terrible profession? I have to wait until next year to sit for the NLN. This fall I will be taking the pre nursing classes, then the NLN and hope I am in the first group to be accepted into the clinical phase of classes. Do you enjoy your job? What is it really like? I'm a minority male. Any responses will be greatly appreciated.

As far as I know urine tests only go back 1 month, but again it depends on your metabolism speed and amount/duration of usage. Don't feel too bad. I'm trying to get into nursing but have also applied to a local police dept. They take hair samples from the head or body so detection times are much longer. They can actually go back up to 7 years with hair analysis.