nurse job qualities?

Question

im thinking about becoming a nurse, i need pros/cons, hours they work, courses taken in college, as much info please. hopefully a nurse will answer, but any1 can respond as long as they know something

Answer 1

pros: job security, pretty good pay, can work anywhere in the US, pride in being a nurse, know how to take care of sick friends and family, get to wear your pj's to work[scrubs] lol.

cons: may work weekends, holidays,12 hour shifts, and nights, doctors are mean when you have to wake them up to ask something on the phone, some doctors think they are god, easy to accidently harm someone, must be able to do several mind-boggling things at once, feet hurt, people who are sick are at their personal worst, stick people with needles on a regular basis, the employer doesn't care how good or bad you are they just want a warm body to fill that slot, get hit, thrown-up on and worse.

Answer 2

This is a forward I received last week:

Nursing Program/free tuition
If you know of anyone between 18-28 years old, interested in the Nursing field,
University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is offering FREE tuition, FREE
books, a $250 monthly stipend, and guaranteed job placement as a nurse at
Providence Hospital upon graduation (it's a 3 year program) with a starting
salary of $40,000. The program is recruiting new students now!!
Please contact Ms. Beshon Smith [phone] or email
Bsmith@...

Hope it can help you.

Answer 3

A really good place to look for answers to your question(s) is the US Dept. of Labor. The US Dept. of Labor has a great web site for researching occupations of all sorts. You might want to check this out to do get the best answer(s) for your question(s) and to do your research: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm

Answer 4

I want to add to splinters comment that a lot of over time is involved, some hospitals have mandatory over time.