cleslie92

I appreciate your take on this. You're probably right!

I do agree with this, RNs obviously have a lot going on. I've had my fair share of angry/upset patients and families and yes I do get to send them away quicker than nurses do. I guess my main concern is I see a lot of people regretting becoming a nurse. Just like she said above (edit: the person who commented before this one I replied to) she sees nursing students and wishes they knew what they were getting into. It is mostly a personal decision for everyone but I see a lot of negative comments more than positive. p.s. I really appreciate everyone's feedback!

I appreciate your feedback especially because you have the radiography experience! I work in Tulsas biggest hospital and we are always 1-2 days behind on our patient list. CT is a little more demanding than MR but it is exhausting running through patients like an assembly line. The one thing I always say is that I want to go back up to the floors with my patients because I enjoy the one on one time taking care of them so much! I'm also very interested in L&D and that's just not something you really deal with in the imaging fields.

Ugh that is very discouraging to hear. I'm a very "stay out of the drama" type person and prefer to stay away from the politics of a job. I'm mainly in this because I love caring for people and thrive on working hard to help others in need.

I actually live in a small city outside of Tulsa, OK and work in Tulsa. The cost of living is relatively cheap and I don't plan on moving because of that and family is here. I'm not sure how nurses here rank in pay though.

I am currently an MRI tech and have always had feelings of regret for not becoming an RN. I love the patient care part of my job and desperately want to increase my knowledge towards the patient care side of healthcare instead of technology (my current field). My husband encouraged me to apply to the ABSN program at OU and I got in. I am ecstatic, although this is going to take a huge leap of faith to jump from the great job I have in order to prepare myself for one I think I could love long-term. Basically, I read a lot of posts online about people becoming nurses and hating the hard-work and minimum pay. My question is are these posts I'm seeing from people who truly aren't passionate about what they do or is this job really something that is hard to love. I absolutely know this field requires hard work and tough times but I thought the positive side of caring for people at their worst times would even it out. I feel very passionate about my choice to become an RN and hope I'm not being unrealistic? Any comments, encouragement?