WHY do so many people hate nursing? Sigh.

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I feel like everywhere I go people are expressing their hate for nursing rather than their love. I want to go into nursing, and I want to love it. WHY does everyone (almost) hate it so much? Is it really that bad? Can someone express their love for it? I would really enjoy hearing why you love your nursing job.

Personally I could never work in a nursing home, but my goal is to work in the OB/NICU or the ER.

Thanks!

- Super desperate pre-nursing student venting

I LOVE PRESSURE!!! And this is the toughest job I've ever had. And every day that I come to work, I think man is this the day I get med pass done on time like a rockstar?

Will I get out of report at a decent time because I'm prepared well enough, and know my patients well enough?

I think there's always that collective grown from anyone about to get up and get ready for work, and I'm no exception. But as soon as I get there, all I want to do is kill it, ironically.

Im never bored with nursing because there is always a new kind of hell waiting for me, and can I put that fire out? Damn sure gonna try...

I definitely have days that I just want to call in and pretend I don't need the money, but this is honestly the scariest, greatest job ever.

Good luck.

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OP, if you're talking about the people on this site then I will tell you that I understand it like this: People do not go on the internet to "praise" things or go on rants about how awesome they think their current job or situation is. People go on here-anonymously mind you-to ***** and moan about things. Not all comments. I love this site because you get a lot of respectable pros who are looking to be helpful and spread the love and knowledge they have for nursing.

I find that most nurses that I'm doing clinicals with mostly love their job. They may not admit but if you asked them, could you imagine doing anything else? I bet a lot of them would say no.

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I bang my head up against the wall daily thinking of anything else I could do & get the hell out of nursing. It is a sad state of affairs. I remember when nursing was fun, I loved going to work, the staff was a very tight, cohesive unit & we were appreciated.

It's the same way in teaching. That's what I do now before finishing my prereqs for nursing. I used to love teaching before the gov't got overly involved and started testing the kids to death. I still have days where I like it, but they're too few and far between for me to hang in there.

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Rachael,

In the words attributed to Sigmund Freud I offer this in the hope that it will emiliorate your unfortunate encounters with those whom have been less than kind..

Ameliorate...

:yeah: Emilio is an Estevez.

This is a PSA, not an attempt at humiliation. There are a LOT of grammar and spelling Nazis on this board.

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Don't let the disillusioned people detract from your dreams, if you are doing what you were created to do, it doesn't matter what someone else's experience is.

THIS!

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So here's the reasoning: you have to work in an environment that suites your personality matches who you are. The specialty you choose makes a big difference in your level of satisfaction. You do not need to stay in an area if you know you are getting burned out and stressed out. It's not fair to you or your patients.

I so agree!!

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Specializes in Med-Tele; ED; ICU.
If we used our collective numbers - which are enormous - we could change healthcare for the good. It would take something like a one day job shortage or other extreme measures; that would put the fear in healthcare corporatocracy. How could they run hospitals, LTC's, you name it without us? But no, we won't do that because we're too easily manipulated by "caring." So they step on us and make lots of money in the process.
Do you think that the collective "we" has the skill set to successfully run a healthcare facility?

I'm of the firm opinion that "we" don't.

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I LOVE PRESSURE!!! And this is the toughest job I've ever had. And every day that I come to work, I think man is this the day I get med pass done on time like a rockstar?

Will I get out of report at a decent time because I'm prepared well enough, and know my patients well enough?

I think there's always that collective grown from anyone about to get up and get ready for work, and I'm no exception. But as soon as I get there, all I want to do is kill it, ironically.

Im never bored with nursing because there is always a new kind of hell waiting for me, and can I put that fire out? Damn sure gonna try...

I definitely have days that I just want to call in and pretend I don't need the money, but this is honestly the scariest, greatest job ever.

Good luck.

*** 'groan' *** yucky typo

I would love to also tag onto my typo that obviously the greatest concern every shift is that my competencies are advanced enough to save lives and mitigate adverse events with some dignity and compassion for all patients and family....

...a lot of the PP have solid arguments that the healthcare industry is often its own enemy.

For that reason, you do have to find a good fit to embrace the kind of passion and job satisfaction that you're hoping for. Due diligence, though. Be smart; work smart. Gotta take a few lumps to find that diamond....

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Specializes in Education.

...I didn't even think about doing med/surg fresh out of school; I went straight to the ER.

Why? Because I wasn't good enough the be a med/surg nurse!

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Nursing is not at all what I imagined it would be when I decided to switch careers. I used to look forward to making a difference in the lives of those who are hurting. I enjoy patient care but it turns out that the people who are in nursing are a bullying angry lot. They are mean, nasty unsupportive know it all types who eat their young. The snide comments on this site prove it. I have made the wrong decision and I'm going to get out of it. Back to sales I go - a lot of corporate nonsense but a place to earn real money. Screw the do-gooder types!

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Specializes in Hospice.
Nursing is not at all what I imagined it would be when I decided to switch careers. I used to look forward to making a difference in the lives of those who are hurting. I enjoy patient care but it turns out that the people who are in nursing are a bullying angry lot. They are mean, nasty unsupportive know it all types who eat their young. The snide comments on this site prove it. I have made the wrong decision and I'm going to get out of it. Back to sales I go - a lot of corporate nonsense but a place to earn real money. Screw the do-gooder types!

Sorry you fell for the bright, shiny, be a nurse when you're downsized out of your first career or when you get bored with your first career commercials that get shown day in and day out.

Nursing is hard work. I've been doing it almost 40 years and have seen so many changes, some good, others pretty detrimental.

A lot of new nurses can't deal with the mental and physical stress. I've seen nurses of less than a year who were more burned out and disillusioned than I have ever been.

We well seasoned nurses are learning how it feels to be looked at as obsolete and unable to teach the younger crowd anything. Is it any wonder we seem to not give a flip for newbies? After all, you're just waiting for us to retire or die so you can slide into our spots.

I'm glad you realized nursing isn't for you. You've made room for someone who might actually fit in.

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