You've been a nurse for a year and a half- that tells me everything right there. You will feel differently in a few years.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Unregistered [/i]
[B]You've been a nurse for a year and a half- that tells me everything right there. You will feel differently in a few years. [/B][/QUOTE]

I hope you're out of the nursing profession, since you had no business being in it in the first place. Your attitude states it all. Get a life, loser.

Wow I think youre the first person Ive seen on this site that has something positive to say about nursing. Im in highschool and Im thinking of becoming a nurse, but reading a lot of these negative comments from nurses kind of made me have a second thought on my decision. Reading your story made me stick with it. Thanks

You haven't been a nurse long enough to make that conclusion. I've been a nurse for 10 years. IT SUCKS!!!

I agree that nursing is a terrific career. You can do so much with the degree.

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You haven't been a nurse long enough to make that conclusion. I've been a nurse for 10 years. IT SUCKS!!!]



Stop whinning....get out of the profession at once! You don't fit in the nursing profession with that kind of attitude.LOSER!!!!

Right, been a nurse for a year and a half, just you wait. It does suck the life out of you.

I think that everyone on here posting negative comments about nursing is probably right in many of there opinions. Sure, youre a nurse, you hate your job, you dont find satisfaction in your work, it sucks. But, if you dont look for something good in what you do, you will never find it.

For instance, I am a custodian, and I have been for over a year now. I make just over 7$ an hour, not enough to even support myself, so I have to live w/others. When i started doing it I felt horrible every day I came home from work. Everyone is always bitter and mad at the world for their job at work, but i look at that as an opportunity for me to make the work environment better. I may just be stupid or something, but I just do the best i can with what I have. I may not like everything I do, but I know that if I always have a negative attitude about my job my days go by a hell of alot slower.

Personally, I am hoping to become an RN. Many of these negative comments got me to think "Will I be the same way when i become a nurse"? But, realizing that there are so many people that hate being a nurse, I feel i have to push even harder to become an RN, so that I can make some kind of an impact/difference. I know its not all about helping people, b/c people will die unexpectedly, probably daily right in front of you. But, I also know that there may be a time when I can help someone, even if its only 1 person, and THAT is the reason I want to be a nurse.

I just want all of you to think of something... If there is truly absolutely no way that you can be satisfied w/the work of a nurse, then what in the world is going to happen to the Healthcare we have today? Nurses are needed, plain and simple. Find a way to appreciate the fact that the job is hard, and you are sticking with it, b/c someone has to do the job...

To miss year and a half,you are the new grad that comes in and has all the ?,and answers.We have all done that.Here is the hint :when you start your new nursing job (after you quit this one-and you will) notice how many nurses on the new job have no ?'s or comments. these are your older seasoned nurses.It does not help to complain or have a new idea (that does not cause more paper work).The cycle just keeps going.write back in 10 years.Even a new car with high payments is nice the first year.

To the nurse who loves her job; God Bless.
To the janitor who wants to become a nurse; it's wonderful that you take pride in doing a good job. At least you are out there working, keeping our facilities clean and seem to have an ounce of pride in the work you do, as you should.
I am not a nurse. I am a secretary working for an oilfield company. I have had a small number of jobs in the past and have discovered it is not what you do or how much you make. True, there needs to be some amount of satisfaction in the work that you do, but I love my boss and co-workers; I find that makes all the difference.
Since I have not worked in the medical field I cannot comment from the inside, but I can from the aspect of someone who has been cared for by nurses. Let me say to anyone who is in nursing now with any of the awful attitudes I have read so far today: please consider moving on in your career, it shows in the treatment of your patients.
To those of you out there who truly find it a Blessing to care for those who cannot care for themselves: I pray for your strength.
Just a note (does it matter?): I am 27 years old, I make <$32k and I do not have a degree. I was an engineering student, but decided not to continue with the degree. No regrets. I enjoy reading. learning new languages, traveling and I am amused by people who say you cannot accomplish much in life without a degree. Jesus was educated, but not a scholar, and he is known by just about everyone in the world.
Good luck...wishing you the best!