10 years or longer in nursing?

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I try to read allnurses many times a week and this week has me very depressed and wondering if I have chosen the wrong field. I'm hoping to be accepted into nursing school for this next Fall but now I am wondering if I should rethink this if I am accepted. I'm curious to know how many of you are still happy about your career choice and if your unhappy, why is that.

Specializes in Dialysis.

Thanks so much for your responses they made me feel much better. I know that I want to be a nurse but as I said, some of the posts I have read lately are a little depressing. It's nice to hear something positive from those of you who have so many years of experience in nursing.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

I've been a nurse for almost 17 years now and yes, I do still love it for the most part. I will say though that as I've gotten older (gee its hard to write that phrase), that I've gone back to school so that I have options.

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Thanks so much for your responses they made me feel much better. I know that I want to be a nurse but as I said, some of the posts I have read lately are a little depressing. It's nice to hear something positive from those of you who have so many years of experience in nursing.

ICAN, I have to agree with you. I have been considering nursing for a while and found this forum in the hopes that it would give me an idea of what it's like. And, boy, some of the posts have REALLY made me think twice. But, I figure the only way to know for sure is to find out for myself. And, like the others have said, there are so many different avenues in nursing, some of which I never even knew about until I got on here.

And, just to let you know - Corp. America has all the same gripes that some of these nurses have. They complain just as much if not more about being overworked, underpaid, etc. It's the "grass is greener" mentality where everybody thinks somewhere else might be better. Most times it's not.

And, kudos to all the nurses who responded with positive words about their job. It's motivating although I wish you all would be the majority and not the minority.:yeah:

D

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Specializes in Telemetry. Med/ Surg..

been a nurse for 19 yrs. and still trucking. yes it is very hard and trying @ times, but we all knew this wasn't a glamrous job to begin with. i still enjoy helping people and the 1 out of 5 patients who let you know they appreicate you makes the difference. its the paperwork and attiudes of others that sometimes makes the job rough. but it is a worthwhile profession and one to be proud of.

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Specializes in Behavioral Health, Show Biz.

:redbeathe I love nursing

Yes I do

I stay at the bedside

that's how-I-grew.

Education and degrees

with some show-biz

for those who are

hard to please.

Nursing at its best

ready for human problems and disease.

I LOVE NURSING!

:yeah:

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.... our patients today should have received High Velocity Intracranial Lead Therapy ....

Does that :nmbrn: look something like this? :lol_hitti

LOL! :roll :roll:roll:roll:roll Thanks for the giggles.

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Specializes in Dialysis.

Posted by DTSH26 "But, I figure the only way to know for sure is to find out for myself. And, like the others have said, there are so many different avenues in nursing, some of which I never even knew about until I got on here."

DTSH26, I also didn't know there were so many other avenues in nursing until I started reading allnurses. I guess if you don't like one area you can try another. My ultimate dream is to work my way into travel nursing someday.

Thank you all for the responses.

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Specializes in LTC.

It will be 15 years in August that I've been in nursing. There are times when I hate my job, or the company I work for, but I love the practice of nursing.

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This spring I will have been licensed for 8yrs. Worked in a huge variety of settings, however I am so burned out on nsg, healthcare and anything that has to do w/ organized health systems. Nsg is great b/c there is a million different avenues to persue and ever changing methods/tx/ and ways to reinvent your practice. This is a good site to read regularly then you may not be as disillusioned as some when its your turn!

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Longer than 10 years . . . . yep. Still like it? Yep.

steph

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Specializes in Medical.

High Velocity Intra-cranial Lead Therapy - oh for the love of all that's holy will someone please shoot this patient/relative in the head?!

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Specializes in med-surg 5 years geriatrics 12 years.

17 years here and still love what I do. Have gotten frustrated at the BS; when it's gotten to me it was time to move on. currently work a med-surg night shift and 5 is the largest team I've had so far. Love my job !!

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