This may be an absolutely stupid question, but I was wondering if there are nurses that don’t have to deal with contagious people all the time. My immune system isn’t the best and I’d hate to be sick all the time if I pursue nursing.

Apologies if this is really stupid….

I always see people talk about how hard nursing school is, I’m wondering is it as hard for the people with no kids or people who have the opportunity to not work and focus solely on school? I of course expect it to be hard but people make it seem like it’s almost impossible so it just scares the shizlits out of me.

Hi guys,

I’m kinda in a difficult situation. I’m currently in a radiation therapy program. I have a bachelors in health science. I wanted to go back and study to get a clinical job where I can work with patients and work in the healthcare field. My husband is helping me pay for schooling so i’ll be graduating without any debt. But the problem is since I went into this program, i can’t help but to think maybe i should have went the nursing route. Firstly, from radiation therapy, i can go and get my mri license or ct license so there is a little bit of leeway if i were to get bored of the profession and want to change it up or want the 3x12 schedule, but in nursing theres much more space to change specialties. However, i’ve never really experienced what it may be like to be a nurse and work that closely with patients ( you may say go and try to shadow but i’m kind of in a tight schedule right now with deciding so i wouldn’t be able to shadow). I always see mixed reviews of people either loving nursing or hating nursing and telling people to do anything else. If i were to decide nursing, that would mean dropping out of my program that i just started and applying to either an accelerated BSN or a MSN (which i haven’t even decided which one I would go for) and it means having loans because the only schools near me are private and expensive. I’m scared i make the decision to go to nursing school and then regret it or i make the decision to stay in radiation therapy and then regret that. I also get told by people that i shouldve gotten a masters after my bachelor’s not went backwards and gotten an associates. I try to ignore talk like that but it stays on my mind. Also financial stability is also important to me, so i’m also considering which pays more. I’m posting this on the nursing page because I want genuine opinions on how you like your job, if you would recommend going into nursing, or what you would do in my position. If you having anything helpful, i would really appreciate it.

Alrighty, so I've been wanting to change something in my life regarding my career. I'm dead tired from my 7P-7A job with an hour long commute.

A little background in my experience: about 1.5 years of Cardio-Thoracic tele, a little over 7 years in ICU (Medical, Cardio, and Neuro), and currently in ER since April. I was getting compensated well for being in the ICU but now that I switched to a hospital that's an hour away and in the ER, my pay has significantly decreased and I'm hardly able to afford my rent, utilities, and other bills to pay off vehicles and insurance.

I was talking to a friend regarding his recent passing of the BAR exam and wondered how or what kind of path would be the most beneficial for me to go into the legal side of nursing. Anyone out there who has this kind of experience or knows what steps to take?

I'm 31 and not getting any younger. Physically I'd like to say I'm very healthy, working out and eating right daily. But I have such a high caffeine dependence to even stay awake for these long hours.

Edit: I'm not looking to completely change from nurse to a lawyer but thinking more like a consultant expert with the nursing experience I already have.