What are the pros and cons of being a registered nurse?
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You get to wear those incredibly sexy uniforms. They never seem to wear those cute nurse hats anymore, but it is still very sexy.
Just try to do & think you are doing your best.
Nurse Practitioner is licensed to do many things a dr. can do. They typically work with doctors in an office setting treatign and diagnosing patients. They can write prescriptions. They receive special training AFTER becoming and r.n.
It depends on where you work. My friend is a r.n. right now she is on ICU and works 3 12-hr shifts. Before she was on Med-Surg and worked 4 12 hr shifts.
Of course it is emotional and highly stressful. You either love it or you don't it definately isn't a job you can just stick it out until later.
Most Community colleges have 2 years nursing programs.
Bad points-ummm poop, puke, nasty patients, crazy patients, nasty dovtors, crazy families.
All nurses work different numbers of days, there are 5 days at 8 hour days, as well as 3 days at 12 hour days and some places have 4 days at 10 hour days.
It is definately an emotional job, but that is what makes it so real and rewarding.
You can get just an associates degree from your community college to start with and then you are an RN, this usually takes about 3 years with pre-reqs and all, and then if you wanted to you could go back to school to get your bachelors, and have your company pay for it. There are also straight 4 year programs at universities where you would get your bachelors right away.
A nurse practitioner has more schooling and more responsibilities. You have to get your master's degree for this. But with it you work right with a doctor and can prescribe some medications. A RN can work everywhere, hospitals, clinics, etc...
Nursing is awesome because there is so much that you can do with it, if you get bored in one area you can move on to the next and there is patient care and administartive offices and all sorts to do with it. I would say that if you are interested in nursing first take your pre-reqs and then some anatomy or medical terminology classes first to make sure you like really like it. Good Luck!!
I've been a nurse 14 years now, and except for the occasional really horrible day at work, I can't imagine doing anything else. I work 3 twelve hour night shifts every week. Back when I first started nursing, most nurses worked 8 hour shifts, but that has since changed to most working 12. A lot of nurses still work 8, but honestly, I way rather work a longer shift and have more days off.
It took me a total of 3 years to get an associate degree and sit for RN boards. To my knowledge, that's the absolute minimum on education that a person can get and take RN boards. I am beginning work on my BSN this fall, which won't make a lot of difference on my paycheck, but will help me to advance in my job if I so choose. Nurse Practitioners must have a Master's Degree and specialized training. I really like NP's, think they do great things, but I don't think I'd want that responsibility, I have enough responsibility being a staff nurse.
I've been in nursing 13 years and haven't even scratched the surface of all the things that nurses can do. I've done a short stint in long term care, and hated it, and have worked in the hospital for the past 10 years, and have loved almost every department I've worked in. That's the good thing, there are so many different areas, and so many things to work on, you can never really get bored, as long as you're always willing to learn and try new things.
Nursing is a very emotional job. You have to be in touch with your patients. You won't like all of them, but you do have to have some empathy. My daughter wants to be a nurse, and has since she was small. She asked me one time if I cried when my patients died. I told her of course I did! Maybe not openly, and the reasons are different everytime, but yes! She asked me recently if I still cry.I told her that when I can no longer show emotion about my patients, then it's time to find a new job. I don't mean wailing and sobbing and losing control..I'm talking about feeling sad because despite anything that you've done for that person, no matter how old or what the circumstance, the patient is gone, and their family members are left to grieve. Or..the patients that have nobody to grieve them.it's difficult to explain, it has to be lived.
Pro's if you have a headache the medicine is readily available. You can go around the world with nursing. When working with good doctors is a pleasure. Being able to work part time.
Cons weird family dynamics, working with s.t.u.p.i.d doctors, poop, vomit, shift work, working most weekends, no social life, the politics of it all, bitchiness of working with females (Im female and non bitchy), stress, running around trying to catch up, being expected to know something after only a short time of learning it, being expected to know something even after being shown numerous times, doing showers,
Nurses can work any number of hours depends on lots of factors. Every ward is different. Some hospitals have 12 hour shifts, 10 hour shifts, 8 hour shifts, even 6 hour shifts.
It is a highly emotional and stressful job. Which I HATE! Its not bleedin rewarding as most nurses would have you believe. Im getting out of it. Thanks for helping me decide that by listing the pro's and cons.
A nurse practioner can do some of the things a doctor can do. You have to get a special certificate, do lots of study and sit before a panel.
A registered nurse can not prescribe medication, or decide on patient care. Sometimes a nurse practioner can. Depends on what powers are given to you by your employer as a nurse practioner.
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