Lsjackson26

I just started my pre-reqs at a community college and in two years plan to transfer to a four year university and get my BSN. I hadn't really ever questioned becoming a nurse until my mother in law, who has been a nurse for 20+ years, started telling me that I may want to look into other things. She says that nursing isn't what it used to be, the one on one patient care that you think of when you think about nursing just doesn't exist in todays nursing jobs. She tells me that if you're a floor nurse you're just checking vitals, switching IVs and cleaning people or if you're in an office it's all paperwork and charting. She suggests something a little more patient involved like occupational/physical therapy. I can't completely change my path based on what she says but I also don't want to end up behind a desk doing paperwork. I'm looking for the input of other current RNs. Please help?