Should I go to nursing school

LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN · Oct 18, 2014

I've posted this response in a variable form; however, I will continue to share :

I been through nursing since the early 2000s. I have been a CNA, LPN, and a RN...If I wasn't happy with this profession, or felt I couldn't be objective and assertive or personally happy with this profession, I would've probably found something else to do, or found a rich man, lol. Seriously.

I have friends in healthcare, public safety, military, education, research, business, IT, real estate, construction, public health, social work...people are people are people...personality does not always transcend professions....the most important aspect in interacting with people; especially peers and the public is your expectations of YOU...The only expectations that I have of myself in this profession is to remain objective and to maximize myself and my profession; I have the attitude of "what can be done?" MOST of the time throughout my time in this business in each role I have been in; and I have been able to be an Independent contractor, a W-2'er ( basically employee, lol ); worked in nursing specialties such as Peds, Home Health/Community Health, Rehab (Spinal Cord Injured, Trauma/Traumatic Brain Injury), Wound Care, and Skilled Nursing.

Do I vent? Sure; but I vent and move on; tomorrow is another day; life is too short to be unhappy.

As far as discouragement; I remember going to a career day when I was in middle school in the mid 1990s-around the time when the other financial crisis occurred, there were new changes to insurance and the delivery of healthcare back then as well (sound familiar?); a nurse outright told me not to go into the profession; I'm very fortunate that I was very objective at the time; she was VERY negative; and if I think back on what she stated, it was most of the venting that people talk about ad nauseum; if I had listened to her instead of remembering the nuggets of what my parent and family instilled in me, and being the objective child I was, I would've missed out on a career that has been a wonderful fit in my life.

OP, I suggest to be objective; seek out nursing chapter leaders and organizers; nursing union and organizers your area. I found this place as a new grad LPN in 2004.

I've found wonderful resources, venting sessions, and threads that I found to be informative, entertaining, and found my way to help contribute with my two copper pieces that I choose to rub together.

I find the Admins and guides and most posters to be intelligent people who provide resources and opinions for professional practice, career experiences, and venting (when applicable) to be a GREAT resource; I am serious; to me, they remind me of the team I am a part of at work, although they are across the country or across the world; across GENERATIONS, yet, have millennials of information and experience that makes this site enjoyable.

Branch out and find the Nurses Rock! Forum; and plenty of "positive" and inspirational threads as well. Seek and ye shall find...personally and professionally

If you decide to be a part of this business, understand the various people and the intimacy that is invoked with patients and peers of various backgrounds, culture and personalities; this business is NOT for the weak or faint hearted but it can

certainly be as satisfying as any other profession, it's what YOU put into it.