NURSES......is nursing a good career choice?
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Nursing is an excellent career choice if you have the ability to block out negative energy.  I nursed for 4 years and had absolutley no problem at first, but once i started seeing so much pain and suffering day in and day out, i could no longer separate my job from my life and found myself sinking into a depression thinking about all the people that I had seen suffer and die.  Unfortunately I could not get the good to outway the negative anymore and was forced for my own sanity to quit doing what I loved.
564478
The best degree is nursing.  There is a shortage of nurses throughout the world.  You can work anywhere as a nurse, and get paid a good salary.
805498
Being a nurse is probably more honorable and more rewarding.\n\nBeing an Engineer is certainly easier. (Very few are ever right but they all think they know everything)\n\nThe question becomes; Can you handle the sickness, death, blood and other tragedies that you will see. When a nurse gets home at night their spouse does not want to have dinner conversation about most of what happens in a hospital.\n\nI admire nurses, I do not have a tough enough stomach to do what they do. Do you? Any one can be an engineer. I know,\n\n I r 1
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I would say nursing. You can do the lpn program or the rn.  The pay is good and there seems to be a big demand for nurses all the time.\n\nI should have went that route--dumb me--I became a teacher.  Cripes--talk about low pay.  I finally gave up teaching and now just do telemarketing (with a Master's Degree lol). I now make $10,000 more a year than I did teaching.  Sad, isn't it?\n\nBe a nurse.
803105
There is a massive nurse shortage in the UK.  If you became a nurse it would afford you much oppurtunity.  Many people leave the country if they can pay for it because there isn't enough nurses.  Nurses work all sorts of shift so you there would be a good chance that you could find one that fits you perfectly.  Also a nurse gets the chance to study different forms of medicine from working with old or very young to even learning the world of surgery and become a medical techinical field.  A paramedic does have its perks but I would sugguest becoming a nurse.  The choice is and always will be in your hands.  Good luck.
889940
Pediatric Nurse, you can work in a hospital with the newborns. I had considered it when I was thinking about a career.
974002
I would recommend nursing hands down. Not only is it flexible (you can choose your shift and number of work days), you can also choose the kind of work environment you want. Hospital, home care, nursing homes. The pay is pretty good as well and most importantly the knowledge you gain is priceless.\n\nYou don't need a degree by the way to be a nurse, there are other programmes you can do without medical endorsement.
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My brother is a nurse. He likes it because he is always in demand and therefore he can select when he wants to work. \n\nI think he does it because he have a very positive attitude about life in general, likes to help people and feels what he does really makes a different.\n\nOh, and the money not bad.  He has  four kids and put his wife through medical school.
155133
If you are in the US, nursing is most definitely worth pursuing as a career.  The impending retirement of many baby boomers is creating great demand for nurses.  My sister and mother are both nurses; my sister has her pick of choice jobs and my mother, who is in her mid-60s, is contacted every week with job offers.
704672
If you're going into nursing because you think it's profitable, you're probably not cut out for the job.  The clue there was when you asked which was better.  Nursing is a vocation - you have to WANT to help people, not just do the job for financial gain.  The training is not just for 3 years, it's a lifelong learning curve and once qualified you have to prove that you are keeping up to date with your education and practice, or face being struck off the register.  If you're prepared to study for the rest of your working life, work extremely unsocial hours including night shift, weekends, xmas etc then go for it.  Have a look at the link below for entry requirements - this is the organisation you must apply to in order to gain entry into nurse training.
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Only you can decide what you want to do, but i can tell you that i am going to be attending drexel university in the fall, to study nursing (B.S.N/M.S.N Dual Degree). From what i have seen, nursing is an extrememly rewarding field, with so many opportunities.  Hospitals are hurting for them, and it is not difficult at all to find a job.  You can do everything from becoming an LPN, RN, and then going back to school to become an advanced practice nurse. I hope i dont get bashed from someone for saying this, but from what i have seen, there are so many more opportunities for a career in nursing as opposed to social work.  Get job descriptions and such off of www.salary.com. Nursing also offeres great flexibility with regards to scheduling. Good luck with whatever you choose!
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i like science..\ni wanna be a nurse coz i think that makes money
322577
Well, just think of it this way. When your patient is on his or her death bed, or you know for a fact that they arent going to make it, you tend to take your work home with you, especially if you care about that patient. So it's not always easy being a nurse. Its fun to help, but you see a BUNCH of bad sh-t. As for a teacher, it depends on what grade you go into that you would get the most enjoyment from. But just think, as soon as they graduate to whatever grade, you're left with that perfectly ignorant bliss that they are making it someowhere in their new lives because of you.
938261
you need to decide fror yourself if you want to become an rn. it takes more education but pays better
58207
Anything, and I mean ANYTHING, in the nursing field.  There are also medical-related jobs not involving direct patient care, like medical records, which I am going to school for right now.  Medical is definitely a good way to go, but always keep your own interests at heart.
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there are many jobs available for nursing whether it is india or abroad.you can become a nurse working in a hospital or become a lecturer in the same field.you can also have your own clinic.
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Pretty good, really. There is a shortage of nurses almost everywhere. \nIf this is something you're considering... go for it. We need you :)