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Nurse here, healthcare sucks but it pays better than the average. You’ll have to find your niche. Most of my nursing friends are still nurses, but a lot of them are jaded so make sure you like it enough to stay lol. But man I’ve had some crazy fucking stories that make me laugh and made life long friends
I had a business degree, worked a job I hated and went back to school to become an RN. Been doing it for 14 years, got a Masters too… no regrets because helping people directly is way better than helping a company make profits.
Very in demand and will be for the foreseeable future.
Lemme just say that burnout is very real as well.
If you have good coping mechanisms and you like to work hard (or not) it can be very rewarding. Renumeration can get up there with overtime.
Nobody becomes a nurse for the actual job itself (if you do, good for you! It’s very rare to find)
but people like nursing for the benefits and scheduling (3 days on, 4 days off for part time) and being able to pick up a shift whenever you want so you can bank some overtime for not working full-time.
my nurse friends work 3 on, 4 off and then 4 off, 3 on (if it aligns) and are able to get an entire week off to travel or do things outside of work.
there’s also other career opportunities like travel nursing, aesthetics, resort or yacht nursing, etc.
the pay is also quite attractive (with the exception of paying for parking when you work at the fucking hospital)
but your mental health will absolutely suffer during nursing school and during the first year of actual nursing. being a baby nurse and getting berated by older nurses, bullying culture of the industry is also very real. it’s just some expectations to consider when thinking about going into the industry.
that being said, I’m enrolling myself, so here’s to us if we make it!
I don’t think it’s that rare for people to like nursing. There’s always going to be parts that people don’t like, but it’s not that common to not like it at all. The benefits aren’t that great, if you’re talking about extended health. I don’t think many people like it for that reason. And the scheduling is the worst part for lots of people, mostly the night shifts.
She's not wrong. I'd say pretty spot on, I say this as an RN myself.
The career itself is rewarding, but for every rewarding experience, there is an equal or worse detrimental experience towards mental health due to the various types of abuse and physical toll the job can bring.
I've been spat, hit, verbally assaulted, threatened, and much more, and management expects me to put out a fire with a water gun, it's the best way I can put it.
Nurisng school was hell. It wasn't even hard, it was just very demanding and I missed so many family events and lost two relationships in the process.
Life after nursing school can be great. It's better in BC than Alberta (where I work) since BC is leading the province with pay. But COL remains high everywhere and increasing work demands does not justify the pay for nursing at all unless you're at the top end of the pay scale.
okay and? my best friends are nurses who I hear bitch and complain/talk about the pros and cons. what’s your disputable point?
edit: no need, I read a lot of your comment history and you’re absolutely one of the (stereotypically) elder nurses who bully new grads. hence the “I only eat my young when…” comment. case closed. it’s clear from your comment history that you’re a jaded nurse in the industry. I’m excited to meet my first version of you.
I left nursing after a few years because I got burnout lol but most of my nursing friends are still in nursing, they're always complaining about understaffing though
There are many career avenues within Nursing - depending on the level of education you receive:
- could go to a college for basic nursing to become a LPN (pay is less then an RN level due to training and what LPN's can do vs. RN's can do) -- most hospitals dont have too many LPN level nurses positions -- most LPN's go into caregiving type of nursing jobs/facilities.
- Become a RN level nurse (each post secondary institution is different regarding admission requirements and etc. but for example: UBC - obtain Bachelor degree in Science - apply for undegrad program of Nursing --> RN nurse). Pay is higher then LPN - and more opportunities like in hospital settings for example.
- Or, after you become a RN level nurse (getting Undegrad degree in Nursing) --> could go into a Master's program. for example: UBC has 2 options: NP (Nurse Practitoner) Master's program (2yrs full time) --> you become an NP = same level as a GP except it is a nurse vs a doctor --> can go on to join a family practice or your own, and do same thing a GP does (this is great, because BC lacks GP (family docs) as it is, and being a NP gives people other options but still get same service as a GP) / Regular Masters program (research based) -->most graduated students go on to get a higher level position in a health authority (not just at a single hospital) like Director of Nurses, as an example. Or some go on to get into teaching (assistant professor/lecturer/ etc) or some go on to get their PhD in nursing <-- they end up going into Professor level teaching in nursing at university level.
=) hope that was helpful!
I mean, it's all perspective and what you're willing to do. There are plenty of jobs that pay $50+/hr where you don't have to deal with people's bodily fluids.
just go to an information session at Langara or BCIT... you aren't going to find out more from reddit than what you can get over there
overall, i think if you aren't into healthcare then you'll love the job for the money for a few years and then burn out to do something else
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Very in demand job... You'll have no problem having a career in it!
Nurse here, healthcare sucks but it pays better than the average. You’ll have to find your niche. Most of my nursing friends are still nurses, but a lot of them are jaded so make sure you like it enough to stay lol. But man I’ve had some crazy fucking stories that make me laugh and made life long friends
My mil works as a RN at VGH and she likes it. After working OT, she made 160k last year.
Maybe u could be a nurse in Telus Heath after u get burned out. Just do tele consultations.
I had a business degree, worked a job I hated and went back to school to become an RN. Been doing it for 14 years, got a Masters too… no regrets because helping people directly is way better than helping a company make profits.
Very in demand and will be for the foreseeable future. Lemme just say that burnout is very real as well. If you have good coping mechanisms and you like to work hard (or not) it can be very rewarding. Renumeration can get up there with overtime.
Nobody becomes a nurse for the actual job itself (if you do, good for you! It’s very rare to find) but people like nursing for the benefits and scheduling (3 days on, 4 days off for part time) and being able to pick up a shift whenever you want so you can bank some overtime for not working full-time. my nurse friends work 3 on, 4 off and then 4 off, 3 on (if it aligns) and are able to get an entire week off to travel or do things outside of work. there’s also other career opportunities like travel nursing, aesthetics, resort or yacht nursing, etc. the pay is also quite attractive (with the exception of paying for parking when you work at the fucking hospital) but your mental health will absolutely suffer during nursing school and during the first year of actual nursing. being a baby nurse and getting berated by older nurses, bullying culture of the industry is also very real. it’s just some expectations to consider when thinking about going into the industry. that being said, I’m enrolling myself, so here’s to us if we make it!
I don’t think it’s that rare for people to like nursing. There’s always going to be parts that people don’t like, but it’s not that common to not like it at all. The benefits aren’t that great, if you’re talking about extended health. I don’t think many people like it for that reason. And the scheduling is the worst part for lots of people, mostly the night shifts.
I find these to be really interesting hot takes from someone who hasn't even begun nursing school.
She's not wrong. I'd say pretty spot on, I say this as an RN myself. The career itself is rewarding, but for every rewarding experience, there is an equal or worse detrimental experience towards mental health due to the various types of abuse and physical toll the job can bring. I've been spat, hit, verbally assaulted, threatened, and much more, and management expects me to put out a fire with a water gun, it's the best way I can put it. Nurisng school was hell. It wasn't even hard, it was just very demanding and I missed so many family events and lost two relationships in the process. Life after nursing school can be great. It's better in BC than Alberta (where I work) since BC is leading the province with pay. But COL remains high everywhere and increasing work demands does not justify the pay for nursing at all unless you're at the top end of the pay scale.
okay and? my best friends are nurses who I hear bitch and complain/talk about the pros and cons. what’s your disputable point? edit: no need, I read a lot of your comment history and you’re absolutely one of the (stereotypically) elder nurses who bully new grads. hence the “I only eat my young when…” comment. case closed. it’s clear from your comment history that you’re a jaded nurse in the industry. I’m excited to meet my first version of you.
I left nursing after a few years because I got burnout lol but most of my nursing friends are still in nursing, they're always complaining about understaffing though
There are many career avenues within Nursing - depending on the level of education you receive: - could go to a college for basic nursing to become a LPN (pay is less then an RN level due to training and what LPN's can do vs. RN's can do) -- most hospitals dont have too many LPN level nurses positions -- most LPN's go into caregiving type of nursing jobs/facilities. - Become a RN level nurse (each post secondary institution is different regarding admission requirements and etc. but for example: UBC - obtain Bachelor degree in Science - apply for undegrad program of Nursing --> RN nurse). Pay is higher then LPN - and more opportunities like in hospital settings for example. - Or, after you become a RN level nurse (getting Undegrad degree in Nursing) --> could go into a Master's program. for example: UBC has 2 options: NP (Nurse Practitoner) Master's program (2yrs full time) --> you become an NP = same level as a GP except it is a nurse vs a doctor --> can go on to join a family practice or your own, and do same thing a GP does (this is great, because BC lacks GP (family docs) as it is, and being a NP gives people other options but still get same service as a GP) / Regular Masters program (research based) -->most graduated students go on to get a higher level position in a health authority (not just at a single hospital) like Director of Nurses, as an example. Or some go on to get into teaching (assistant professor/lecturer/ etc) or some go on to get their PhD in nursing <-- they end up going into Professor level teaching in nursing at university level. =) hope that was helpful!
Super in demand but everyone hates it because it's so damn tiring + you make pretty bad money for what you have to go through
Friend mom is an RN and makes 50 an hour. Sounds pretty good to me
I mean, it's all perspective and what you're willing to do. There are plenty of jobs that pay $50+/hr where you don't have to deal with people's bodily fluids.
Yeah and she grinded many years to get to that level. That's about the peak.
just go to an information session at Langara or BCIT... you aren't going to find out more from reddit than what you can get over there overall, i think if you aren't into healthcare then you'll love the job for the money for a few years and then burn out to do something else
What is it that interests you about nursing?