Being a Nurse?

Question

I'm thinking of becoming a nurse and was wondering if you could answer some questions
Do you like being a nurse?
What type of degree did you get?
How much money do you make?
Where do you work?
Did you always have a strong stoumach or did you get used to giving shots and other things like that?
Are you glad that you are a nurse?
Thanks

Answer 1

Sam, I'm a proud dad who's wife's a head Rn. for an OB group. Youngest daughter's an Rn. in labor and delivery in a hospital.
#1. They both love their jobs.
#2. My wife makes a kittle more money as she works 45 hrs. per week and she's the head nurse in a three Dr. OB office. she makes close to $66,000 per yr.
#2 a.Our daughter is a 4 yr. college graduate working for her masters degree. She's worked in woman's services since 2002 fresh out of college. Within the past 6 months her seniority took het to her ultimate goal, labor and delivery in a large hospital in the South. Her salary is about $62.000. She works 34-38 hrs. per. wk. She's got a full benafit package health ins. 401K and life ins. She absolutely needs health insurance because she suffers from Multiple Schlorosis. Each month her MS. shots (Beta Ceron) cost well over $6,000. 95% is payed by ins. Every 3 - 4 yrs. She has an exaserbation, ( A full blown attack of M.S. symtoms.) Numbness of her face, desreased eyesight in left eye, numbness of left shoulder, arm, hip, left leg and foot. These attacks require 5 massive doses of intravieniously fed steroids. Everythings under the direction of a Doc. at Duke Medical in Raleigh NC. She has totally recovered from an attack three wks. ago.
# 3. My wife works in Elmira, NY.
# 3. Our daughter works in a Hospital in New Bern, NC.
# 4. Neither of them were the least bit squeasmish about blood, cuts, or shots. Our daughter administers her shots to herself every day of the week 365 days a year.
# 5. Sam, These two ladies both have good, big hearts They love helping patients relax, get information, do tests, carfully record messages. deal with slow paying insurance companies and dealing with totally inept people who work for these ins. companies. Our daughter absolutely loves helping woman give birth. On ocassion when she visits home she's sad and totally crushed when she and the Doc. deliver a stillborn child. On other ocassions she's extreemly irritated when a "coke" mother delivers a coke afflicted baby. Other times, Aids stricken mothers deliver a seemingly healthy babies who are diseased. Please understand this: Neither of my girlfriends ever discuss names while talking "shop" to each other. It's all a nurse daughter and mother "thing."

I hope this little sermon brightens your day and think seriously of becomming a nurse.

Answer 2

I have been a nurse for 6 yrs. I could not think of a better, more rewarding career. Being able to know you have made a difference in someones pain & suffering is immeasurable.

I started at a Jr. college & received my A.D.N.-R.N.. After practicing for a while I went back to school while I worked & got my bachelors in nursing. Feeling that I could make a difference in the administrative field, I then when back & got my masters degree in nursing administration.

My first nursing job in 2001 I got paid around $33,000/yr. The starting pay now is between $37,000 & 40,000 depanding on what part of the country you live. Travel & per diem positions pay much, much more but often times you do not have benefits.

I work in the state of Alabama.

It may sound a bit sadistic, but the gross stuff was one my favorite things about nursing! After graduating, I was an O.R. nurse for 6 yrs. I love the bloody, gross stuff!!

Yes, I am very glad & proud to be a nurse!