First off I want to say Hi, this is my first thread here.
Here is a short summary of my situation.
Currently I'm a third year student at Orange Coast College. In my first two years I wanted to become pharmacist then on the third year(this year) I decided that the career is not for me. I picked Computer Science at first and actually took one class and I do not like it at all. Afterward I've been looking into Nursing career ever since(6 months already). I don't want to let me parents down and I feel like the longer i stay in this school the more they disappointed in me.
Just today, I typed in "I hate nursing" in google just to check out the cons for this career and to my surprise there are so many that actually starting to worry me. I've already do many research and here are some of the cons I've found:
1. Underpaid + Overwork.
2. Really really really stressful career.
3. People don't give you respect (coworker + patients)
4. Screw up schedules (ruined your social life)
5. There are many more but it seems like my thread is getting long...
I have 3 questions for Nurses.
1. DO you like/hate your job? why?
2. DO you recommend nursing career for students? why?
Please please answer these questions from the bottom of your heart. I'm so depressed right now. Right now I just want to rip my B*lls out with my bare hands. I don't feel like I'm a man anymore. I don't know since when have I become this indecisive and so low in confidence.
shankwang wrote:First off I want to say Hi, this is my first thread here.
Here is a short summary of my situation.
Currently I'm a third year student at Orange Coast College. In my first two years I wanted to become pharmacist then on the third year(this year) I decided that the career is not for me. I picked Computer Science at first and actually took one class and I do not like it at all. Afterward I've been looking into Nursing career ever since(6 months already). I don't want to let me parents down and I feel like the longer i stay in this school the more they disappointed in me.
Just today, I typed in "I hate nursing" in google just to check out the cons for this career and to my surprise there are so many that actually starting to worry me. I've already do many research and here are some of the cons I've found:
1. Underpaid + Overwork.
2. Really really really stressful career.
3. People don't give you respect (coworker + patients)
4. Screw up schedules (ruined your social life)
5. There are many more but it seems like my thread is getting long...
I have 3 questions for Nurses.
1. DO you like/hate your job? why?
2. DO you recommend nursing career for students? why?
Please please answer these questions from the bottom of your heart. I'm so depressed right now. Right now I just want to rip my B*lls out with my bare hands. I don't feel like I'm a man anymore. I don't know since when have I become this indecisive and so low in confidence.:nurse-soapbox:
The points you bring up are valid in some respects. I went to nursing school at 37 years old with several careers behind me. No other field has been this stable for me. I will tell you that I love nursing and my job. I don't work in a hospital which would certainly pay more but the rewards in my field (working with disabled adults) are great emotionally I a pretty much set my own schedule.
I recommend nursing because there will always be a need for nurses so you should always be able to find a decent paying job. With healthcare reform around the corner I suspect there will be government mandated salary caps so you may not make a lot of money but you will be able to feed yourself.
As for a social life - Marriage, Kid and a full time career pretty much killed that. Social life today is cub scout meetings, ball games and church functions. Things like partying and such become less important as you mature.
The biggest advice I can give is if you want to be a nurse because you care about people and want to be in helping profession do it. If you looking at nursing for financial security only and your heart's not in it don't do it. Even the highest paid nurses will rarely say that the money they earn is equal to the blood, sweat and tears they put into the job.
Peace and Namaste
Hppy
For me, nursing is kind of a love/hate relationship, but I would say the good things outweigh the bad.
Yes, it's long hours, strange shifts, stressful work, and we don't get paid enought for what we do, but we get to affect other people's lives, I have job security, I make enough money to live comfortably, I'm not stuck doing the same thing every single day, I'm not stuck sitting in a cubicle or staring at a computer all day, and I work in a (for the most part) respected profession.
As a nurse, like with any career, you will have bad days and good days. Of course if you google "I hate nursing," you are going to find all sorts of reasons not to be a nurse, but I bet if you google "I love nursing," you will find just as many reasons why nursing is a good choice. It's not for everyone, but if you are passionate about helping others and don't want to be stuck in a cubicle, it might be for you. People who enjoy nursing tend to be very altruistic people. People who hate it usually went into it for money, or other superficial reasons.
Nursing has to be more than just a job.
Yes, in a hospital setting you are many times overworked and underpaid.
For me, in the end it was about being satisfied with the work and people I helped.
You have to decide for yourself but it is an amazing life.
good luck on your choice.
G.
I enjoy nursing when I am able to work at it. Unfortunately, I did not enter nursing to be unemployed, and economy or not, it is not a good feeling to wake up every day without a job. It is just as unpleasant to wake up without a job when looking for other kinds of work. All in all, I prefer to say I am an unemployed nurse. It has a ring to it. Especially when the person you are telling this looks at you with that strange look on their face.
