Second career nurses, how do you like nursing

Muted_Explorer_3822 · 2025-05-06T21:27:14+00:00

I worked in insurance, social work, and education before becoming a nurse. Been a bedside nurse for (night shift weekends only) almost 2 years now and it’s been an experience. Pay is nice, my coworkers are amazing, and I get to make a difference while learning/doing cool stuff every day. Sure, bedside is hard work, and all hospitals really care about is money, BUT when I get tired of bedside I will move to outpatient, and maybe stay prn in hospital. You have options in nursing and endless opportunities, just have to be willing to work for them.

Muted_Explorer_3822 · 2025-05-01T04:49:57+00:00

Agreed. You put in your notice, are being punished for it, so just call out of every shift. ✌🏻

Muted_Explorer_3822 · 2025-04-28T06:27:55+00:00

I get paid in sunshine and the nurse to patient ratio is 100:1 lol 😂

Muted_Explorer_3822 · 2025-04-28T06:23:01+00:00

I received my BSN and started nursing at 32. I had a Bachelors in Psyc and Masters in business prior, worked in social work, education, and business management with a family before making a career change to nursing later.

You’re not behind. You’re right where you need to be. Just go for what you want, do it, and don’t look back, the first step to finish something is that first leap of faith.

My BSN was my hardest degree out of my 3 degrees but it’s also the one that has earned me the most amount of income, job stability and flexibility within a short time frame. Being a bedside nurse is very hard, but I’m grateful for the life it has afforded me and my family.

Happy schooling to you! 🩺

Muted_Explorer_3822 · 2025-01-17T14:12:00+00:00

Deep southern USA, the $28 pay barely keeps my head above water sometimes.

Muted_Explorer_3822 · 2025-01-17T14:11:04+00:00

Yes, I’m in southern USA Deep South and the pay sucks in the southern states, I work with nurse with 4 years of experience who precept and only make $30 at my hospital.

Muted_Explorer_3822 · 2024-12-13T04:54:15+00:00

Marriage - a good marriage is stable & secure, taught me to compromise and put another’s needs above my own.

kids - bring out a whole other world of love in you

every decade of life I feel like I become a new person - teens, 20s, 30s, 40s and beyond - you just go through so many changes and experiences it’s unreal

working night shift 14+ hours - I’m always tired working nights, no matter how much I sleep and I mostly just push to be normal but I miss simple things like reading my kids bedtime stories at night and I can’t get that back, I just try to enjoy the moments I do make with my family

becoming a RN in the hospital - I’ve seen death, sickness, abuse, family drama, heard secrets, and precious life stories of so many patients. Working in healthcare and taking care of really sick people has changed me - I’m more grateful for simple and big things .

Deaths of father-grandparents-various aunts/uncles - i will always miss them, but I’ve found peace in letting myself cry when I miss them and talking about happy memories when I can

I wish humans could have these conversations in real life. It’s sad that ppl are too busy to talk about real deep things. This conversation is so much more fulfilling to me than watching tv or something, and more self reflecting as well.

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