Is Nursing a good career?

Would nursing be a good career choice for me?

• well, what i first wanted to do out of high school was be an artist. so i went to art school only to run out of money (it was a veeery expensive school) and find that job prospects in my area are very slim. so ive been stressing for almost a year now looking for something else i would like to do with my life. ive been thinking about other things i am passionate about. i like helping people, im a very caring, kind person. people always refer to me as the "nice" girl. i would also love to have a job that matters, something i would be proud to say i was. i was thinking about nursing. maybe even something with babies or children because i love families and looove kids. but ive been seeing online that its a horrible career. that all u do is clean poop and vomit all day, nurses and doctors are terribly mean nd will do anything to throw u under the bus, suicide rates are really high for nurses, and all this stuff thats absolutely terrifying me. i mean i know its got its hard points, but...dont all jobs? like right now i wrk at a restaurant nd catering place nd i am constantly on my feet, never get a lunch, my supervisor is a complete brat who makes me run around like a crazy person trying to get everything done cause shes too lazy and constantly puts me down. they change my schedule around on me constantly. all of this for 8 bucks an hour. and even tho it sucks, i make the best of it, nd try not to let it get me down, and im fine. and i wonder if these nurses are just complaining and venting or if nursing is really a terrible choice. nurses have alot of opportunities dont they? i mean if i work at a hospital nd im miserable thers got to be somewhere else i can work tht fits me better right? i also hear that nursing is good for raising a family, and raising a family someday is very important to me. idk, i was excited because i thought i found something that i could actually do with my life and be proud to do, but, what all these nurses are saying on the internet makes me soooooo scared nd doubt the choice :(

• Answer:

  Not everyone is terribly mean and there is not a higher suicide rate among nurses-that info in simply not true. You might want to actually volunteer in a hospital or two, to get a first hand look at the career. Many people have a rose-tinted idea of nursing that does not hold up and that is partially what makes disgruntled nurses.