What's it like being a Registered Nurse(RN)?

Question:

I want to hear from actual RN's out there or people who KNOW without having to look it up on the internet. I'm interested in becoming one. Thanks for your time.

Answers:
It all depends on where you work.
I can honestly say that I like my job as a labour and delivery nurse, but it has it's ups and downs.
the doctors have a superiority complex at times and try to talk down to you.
The patients can either be wonderful or give you a lot of grief.
It's long shifts (12 hours) where sometimes you don't even have time to use the bathroom let alone have something to eat.
The pay is not the greatest everywhere (in Canada it's $23 to start).
You can kiss your long weekends and Christmas holidays good bye beause a hospital is never closed!

It can be up and down, one minute you HATE your job, the next minute you love it.

But at the end of the day I'm helping bring new lives into the world. I am making a difference in somebody's life, helping them to get through labour. The other nurses I work with are supportive, fun and help you get through the tough times at work.

For me I wouldn't work anywhere else, I am on maternity leave right now and I miss it. But I will be only going back part time because this is a stressful job to have when your trying to raise a family. To me the shift work makes it impossible to find daycare for my little one, but at the same token lots of people manage. Also with shift work it's more flexible because you can work nights and weekends while your significant other is home, and your home with the little one during the week days.

Hope this helps a bit and good luck in whatever you choose!

Other Answers:
long hours, bad shifts, but good pay =)

i have my CNA license and i have worked around RN's for a while (not right now) but as far as i can tell it is a wonderful, thankless, but very fulfilling position at the same time. currently i work for a Vet, and my title is "petnurse" so i can imagine that it is very similar. i am the eyes and ears for the Dr. and i absolutely love my job.

study hard.

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