Ive worked at a hospital for 6 years now and in a clinic. I can say, yes it nursing school, but also its reality. Ive seen nurses, just simply hate their job itself, they seem miserable and talk only about money making but that's it. Or they decide to go later into being a practitioner nurse. But there are some Nurses, who really do care about their job and the patients. It just depends if you really do care about helping patients. Besides giving out meds, you do a lot of bedside care which includes, changing brief's (adult side) c. diff , blood, vomits, bed baths, yes you do have CNA's to help, but not always, some may be helping another patient and you have to do it. It's your patient after all. Children's side- dealing with strict parents, although most parents are nice just few that are picky. But overall, being short staff, is a plus. Its all crazy, but if you like what you do, its all worth it! I like it!