Does anyone out there enjoy being a Nurse?

I have been reading a lot of posts lately where Nurses are unhappy with their choice to enter this particular field. It's kinda worrisome as to wether the conditions are that bad I enjoy hearing both ends of the spectrum. So I'm curious to hear from those that are happy with becoming a Nurse!? Also, what specialty are you in? And what degree did you obtain, ASN vs BSN?
A very long discussion was started about this very topic just the other day. See this thread:http://allnurses.com/general-nursing...ke-809721.html

Quote from KelRN215A very long discussion was started about this very topic just the other day. See this thread:http://allnurses.com/general-nursing...ke-809721.html

When I decided to go to nursing school, I thought I would enjoy it more than I actually do. The stress of it overtakes the enjoyment of it for the most part. You have good days and bad days though, just like any job. All the stress involved in nursing takes a lot of time to explain. I think that the only people who understand it are other nurses which is why we vent to one another on here. I am grateful to have a good career though.

Remember, this is an online support forum. People who are content rarely start threads saying "Wow, what an awesome day!". More often, a support forum recieves people in need of support.Yes, I like my job. I work on a progressive care unit, have an ASN and am working on BSN. There are days I would, however, sell my soul to get to go home and forget it ever happened. Nursing is super stressful. Not every minute. Not every shift. But when it gets that way, it sticks with you and wears you down. I love being a nurse. I hate the current for-profit model used to determine nurse to patient ratios. And the truth is, when someone goes bad, it could be 1:1 and still really suck. On a "good shift" day, I absolutely love what I do. There are more of those days than the other kind, most of the time.

Quote from not.done.yetRemember, this is an online support forum. People who are content rarely start threads saying "Wow, what an awesome day!". More often, a support forum recieves people in need of support.Yes, I like my job. I work on a progressive care unit, have an ASN and am working on BSN. There are days I would, however, sell my soul to get to go home and forget it ever happened. Nursing is super stressful. Not every minute. Not every shift. But when it gets that way, it sticks with you and wears you down. I love being a nurse. I hate the current for-profit model used to determine nurse to patient ratios. And the truth is, when someone goes bad, it could be 1:1 and still really suck.On a "good shift" day, I absolutely love what I do. There are more of those days than the other kind, most of the time.

Quote from NurseFrustratedWhen I decided to go to nursing school, I thought I would enjoy it more than I actually do. The stress of it overtakes the enjoyment of it for the most part. You have good days and bad days though, just like any job. All the stress involved in nursing takes a lot of time to explain. I think that the only people who understand it are other nurses which is why we vent to one another on here. I am grateful to have a good career though.

I got my ASN at the age of 47. For the last five years I have tried several different kinds of nursing. I am now in an MD office doing diabetes education and care management. I like it. Some days I love it. It really varies according to what is going on. I also work part time in long term care, and I don't like it at all. Last time I worked there, I had 15 high acuity patients and only one CNA to help. That is not nursing, that is a big scary patient safety threatening battle. It should not be that way.All in all, I am pretty happy, I am thankful to have a good career, and I am proud to be an RN, and those things count for a lot.

Quote from reddog123All in all, I am pretty happy, I am thankful to have a good career, and I am proud to be an RN, and those things count for a lot.

I graduated in May 2012. I was accepted into a critical care program with 7 weeks of classroom and 6 weeks of orientation in the ICU. I have been working on my own since October. I love being a nurse. Yes, I have bad days and there are definitely tasks that I don't love doing. But overall I love being a nurse. Nursing school in no way prepares you to be an acute care nurse. I have figured out how to organize my day. How to know what is critical and what is not. How to deal with the many situations that are encountered in my day. In the ICU we do complete care--turning, cleaning, blood sugars, vitals, everything is done by the RN. I am very fortunate that the nurses I work with are wonderful. Without them it would be very hard to turn my patients q2h or clean a lower GI bleed 12 times in a shift. I am very fortunate

I really, really like (can't quite get myself to say LOVE) my job. It's busy & overwhelming at times, but more often than not, I feel satisfied at the end of my shifts. Although there can be little spurts of drama & personalities can clash, we have a great team of nurses & aides who work together, helping each other get through each shift (and our nurse manager isn't too bad either). Lately, after being floated to another floor, I really see the difference & how good my dept is. Our med/surg floor is chaos, especially when I've been there for the 7p-11p. They've also got a "snitch" apparently who is buddy-buddy with upper management & got a long time employee fired last week for bullying (everyone who knows her, knows it's BS), and a couple others written up for being "cliquish". Though I don't think I'll stay in ortho forever, I'm very happy & don't have any plans to leave soon.

I always wanted to be a teacher, my mother wanted me to be a nurse. I ended up succumbing to nursing because I was absolutely positive it would be agood career for me to have and raise a family. So when I ended up pregnant straight out of high school, I changed my major to nursing. It took me five years to get my ADN. I work on an interventional cardiac unit.... Now that I have been a RN for 8 months, I have to ask myself why I chose this profession?! It's the things we see and witness on a daily basis that wear on us. The elderly who live alone and should have someone taking care of them. The patients whose families only show up when it's time for their discharge. The patients who spend their last days on this earth suffering because the family doesn't understand that they're already gone..... Its just so.real life and it slaps you in the face right away. I am a nurse because with every fiber of my being I feel like this is what God put me on this earth to do. I love my job. It matters. Nurses and cnas are the glue that hold healthcare together.

I was always told that I would find my "niche". Each new job I've taken has turned out better than the previous one. I have found one of the best jobs I think I'll ever find. I only work with one other person who is a good worker (excluding patients). We spend with the patients playing cards, watching tv, eating dinners with them, pass a few meds.............and as long as I'm doing my job no one bothers me.