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What a sad time in our country:( It's probably the parasitic blood sucking lawyers preying off the misfortunate crash victims. You've seen the commercials. I'm sure they know that a nurses may carry insurance for this reason? Too bad a good intention can be turned against you.

Thanks so much for the insight epccrn and MmacFN. Great information! This would be a consideration for me later down the road as I feel the excitement would be intense as well as the opportunity to help in emergency situations. This is definatley a career that wouldn't be money driven however the $$ does not sound all that bad. However, there is the element of a dreaded unthinkable helicopter crash . My mom says no way to this career:) Also I feel it would be very difficult to see some of the scenes like drunk driver killed family or kids or even teens:( Anyway thanks again guys and keep on doing what you do!

Always wear your seat belts!!

Seat Belts....or what's this crap I've heard about through me from the wreckage???

Can ya say ...Seat belts saves lives!!!

Just curious? What do flight nurses generally make $$?

Just exactly what roads do you travel to see so many accidents so I can STAY OFF THOSE ROADS between 4-5am. :)

http://www.emailthis.clickability.com/et/emailThis?clickMap=viewThis&etMailToID=1357991615 Don't think GOD has a plan for you?

I have a strong influence of sales and marketing background in my family with earnings that are pretty good. They think that my decision to be a male nurse is a little sketchy. I want to do this for all the RIGHT reasons (been a CNA and love it) as well does my wife (who is In the nursing core of school). We hope to travel as soon as the kids are grown. So, my question being..... What is your best year yet ($$$)? I know it's a forward question but hey it's the internet:)

From my understanding....

I recently had a friend/ PRE nursing student (not in the program yet) mention that she is Patient Care Tech which allows her to run IV's ,g-tubes, caths. and so forth. To me this seem that these would be the responsibility of the nurse or at least someone with more than a couple of weeks orientation? Are hospitals trying to crosstrain lower level positions to do this with the lack of RNs? I would think this is beyond the scope of a PCT? But then again I am just a green newbie?

Storys like below concern me about the future, my future? I graduated from nursing school in 1979 and easily got my first job in a teaching hospital in acute care pediatrics. I was young and stupid and didn't put 2 and 2 together that while I hated nursing school and all the "BS" I would also hate nursing. I have not worked since 1990 because I was literally killed emotionally, spiritually and physically by this career. If anyone wants to know why there is a nursing shortage it's really pretty easy, NO ONE WANTS TO DO IT!!! The real clincher is you work with other miserable people and wonder all along if others are hating it as much as you. (A good indication is when you start a new job and your preceptor keeps saying things like, "I hate this job.") I worked in the PICU and also did transport and trauma. Have you ever asked someone in another profession if they ever feel guilty that someone is going to die because they dared to stuff a half a sandwich down after not eating or drinking until they felt like they were going to pass out, or do they have to ask someone to watch "their work" so they can go to the bathroom, or are they so tired after staying up for days that they are hallucinating, and this while lives are at stake. Another thing that destroyed me was when my patients died and instead of getting a break or even a pat on the back I just got another patient. This is outside the range of being normal. I think nurses suffer terribly and from things like PTSD. We work in carnage!!! This is not normal. Things are not going to change and we are all looking at being "cared for" in some scummy hole by jaded caretakers. Yes we are jaded for the reasons I just wrote. Think of how a "normal" person reacts to just going to a funeral, try doing it on a daily basis and having to act like it's the most normal thing in the world. Death and dying are a part of life but so is the sympathy and understanding that usually goes along with it. It's not normal to live your life in the greiving process and try to act like this is life. Anyone who is in nursing school right now and/or mired in debt and doesn't think there is anyway out think again. There is always another path. Don't throw your life away like I did. I ended up getting a large settlement from a medical malpractice suit after becoming suicidal and being abused by a doctor. Now I am facing having to work again and the prospect of anything that has to do with nursing is nightmarish. I am in a legal nurse consulting program and just reading the message board with all the pukey nursing enthusiasm (yes we that hate nursing know what I am referring to) I thought, "I have to have some commissuration", so I typed "nurses hating nursing" into my search engine and came onto this site. I hate to discourage people into nursing but I will give my honest opinion when asked and finally I have found some validation for my own feelings after so many years of total anguish. Maybe some of you can relate to this, it is almost a sin in some circles to say you hate something as sacred as nursing. You may think hate is a strong word but I wish I could think of something stronger, like HATE TO THE MILLIONTH POWER!!! Don't get me wrong I was a superb nurse, but I absolutley despised every second working as a nurse. Now I live a life being so damaged by this profession. If you hate nursing like this do not feel like you are alone, there is at least myself and I am not a crummy person. In fact I am a Christian and very loving and smart (Summa Cum Laude graduate) sensitive and talented (and like I've read no I am not obese, unattractive, nor do I live on coffee and junk food). Please do not wait until you are 53 years old like I am to decide on a career move. Love yourself as much as we have loved our patients and get out while you can. Take it from me it is NEVER too late.