Current Events > Why don't you want to go into the nursing profession?

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I've been a nurse over 10 years and it's a pretty cush gig. Done a nice mix of hospital floor nursing, cardiac critical care, and now i work in a procedural area. I have to take call now but I work a way easier job and make a nice 6 figures so I'm quite happy with my job at the moment. I'm also on the west coast though so my wages are pretty high, i hear it's an absolute dogshit job in the south/midwest and you make peanuts so if you live in those places it's probably a bad idea.

Underpaid, over worked, over stressed and constantly dealing with utterly terrible people who tell you that you need to be trialled and executed for giving out vaccines.

Plus, a government who is determined to destroy the very fabric of healthcare, but claims to care while taking a shit in the mouths of healthcare workers.

I spent way too long working at a grocery store, I made the mistake of moving from that to another high stress customer-y job my patience is all but gone tbh. Theres no way I could handle being a nurse and putting up with people. One of the only things helping me keep it together is having a good, consistent schedule nursing would take that away too. No thanks.

I hate dealing with people.
Taking care of people in need is exponentially worse.
I'd rather do heavy manual labor if nursing was the only other choice.

snowman9267 posted...

I've been a nurse over 10 years and it's a pretty cush gig. Done a nice mix of hospital floor nursing, cardiac critical care, and now i work in a procedural area. I have to take call now but I work a way easier job and make a nice 6 figures so I'm quite happy with my job at the moment. I'm also on the west coast though so my wages are pretty high, i hear it's an absolute dogshit job in the south/midwest and you make peanuts so if you live in those places it's probably a bad idea.

RNs and travel RNs were making more than some hospitalists in my hospital, and they were extremely incentivized with extra shift pay: I.E if you worked 8 hours extra you got an extra $600 in addition to time and a half.

Vomit might make me want to vomit and you definitely don't need a RN trying to keep their composure while giving a patient the proper care.

I already assume that all nurses are tested for strong stomachs before being accepted for the job. If a nurse sat next to me on a roller coaster after a big breakfast, wouldn't be worried in the least.

No thanks, I'd rather work with computer systems.