Would you suggest nursing as a career to someone considering it?

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Would you suggest your chosen profession to someone trying to choose a career? If yes, why? If no, why not?

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Specializes in SICU.

Depends...

Just so so know, a job is not guaranteed....

otherwise,

follow your dreams ;)

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Specializes in Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff.

Depends on their personality and passion. Overall...yes.

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Depends...

Just so so know, a job is not guaranteed....

otherwise,

follow your dreams ;)

I'm from northern Alberta in Canada, where students have jobs before they graduate. So luckily I don't have to worry about that! :)

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Specializes in Ortho and Tele med/surg.

I would say that if you have the passion and desire go for it, but just make sure you know exactly what you are getting yourself into.

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In all honesty, no. I say that because if I was able to go back and choose again I would not choose nursing. Don't get me wrong, I always wanted to be a nurse and I have loved aspects of the job. Despite that I could not recommend a job which has so few (and dwindling) opportunities for employment, let alone advancement. As well as that the job itself has changed in the last decade, and not for the better. If I could do it over, I'd probably choose physical therapy or respiratory therapy, or even dental hygiene.

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That is a big NO! Sometimes, when im on the floor, i wonder why the heck did I choose this career? Especially when my feet aches from running around all day, and patients and doctors giving you a hard time. Then someone will call you on line A when you're wearing your isolation gear because a patient has MRSA. Dont forget you have to discharge a patient within 30 minutes and you have to do all this stupid paper works and take pictures before he leaves otherwise you'll be in trouble. Then you have an admission from the ER, 5 minutes after you discharge a patient. Plus you need to pass tons of medications for all your patients. Oh dont forget the demanding patient/families asking you, "why haven't you been with this patient? Where is my pain medication? I need this and that...." So forth and so forth. The reality of the workload is BS. See it to believe it. I agree with the above post, I would rather be a physical therapist and live a happy life.

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No. Absolutely not.

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thats a tough question. for me, it would be neither. I would hate to turn someone of their dream so would tell them the truth but at the same time I'd also say no for me. I like nursing but it doesn't like me. I am limited in what I can do/work due to having epilepsy. If I knew how much of an impact that would have been then I would highly discourage anyone with a disability from doing nursing.

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Specializes in PeriOp, ICU, PICU, NICU.

With the current market and oversaturation, terrible working conditions........NO (that's cruel) ;)

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NO SORRY

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

I have to say that I have told others not to go into nursing. Between the disrespect, ever increasing amount of documentation, demanding patients & family members, and the fact that you are guilty and have to prove your innocence for everything from patient complaints to meals served. I just can't advise anyone to enter this profession with a clear heart.

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