I am just worried that I will become a nurse and not like it after having already invested so much time, money, and effort towards it 😬🥺

I’m starting school soon . Taking pre requisites . I’m 23 and Honestly nursing isn’t my dream , but I’m at a point where I just want stability . I do love people and helping others but I sometimes fear of choosing the wrong career . But watching your videos really gives me some hope . Definitely wasn’t discouraging just eye opening . All jobs have cons but the pros seem to out way the cons to me . Nursing definitely seems better than delivering amazon packages lol .

This is one of the best and most realistic videos about what it's like to be a nurse. No sugarcoating but not discouraging either. We are not angels, we are compassionate HUMANS that want to care for people in all walks of life. But rude people are still rude, and poop is still smelly! lol <3

I am most worried about feeling incompetent and being bullied for asking questions!

I'm only a student but I was truly shocked how you can touch someone's life by such simple things, you can make a person's day by just talking to them, or getting them a extra blanket.

Really all I want in life is the financial stability to be able to get Starbucks most times I go to Target

To answer the question of the day, the thing that shocked me the most about nursing that I wish I had known would be....how much it changed how I view the process of aging and death. There are things I totally stood for, opinions if you will, that I really wholeheartedly believed in, until I watched someone go through it and it just rocked my world. I always viewed aging and death as simple and sad, that we don't get a choice and that it was selfish to want to end your life without thinking about your family wanting you to be alive and around. I came to realize, dying is so beautiful and so complicated, it's incredibly intimate, and your end of life decisions should be that, yours. We will all have to go through it, but if there is something that could make it less difficult I would love to know, because I haven't found that yet. I've held too many hands of people who have family that didn't show up for them. I've also comforted many family members who WERE there, watching daughters lay in bed with mothers knowing it was time and just savoring every last breath, trying to squeeze every bit of joy and love left out of those moments. It will never be simple again for me, and it will not always be sad. :)

I’m worried that I’d become a nurse then get hit with the realization that I didn’t really want to do that with my life once it’s too late.

I recently completed a 41 career as an RN and I feel so lucky to have done something with my life that was so incredibly meaningful!

That's really odd to hear that new nurses want more autonomy. Making decisions in healthcare seems pretty scary and like a huge responsibility and stress. I just started nursing school and I'm much more comfortable with a doctor giving me a list of things to do and following orders. Do these new nurses just have huge egos or what? Similarly, I've never wanted to be my own boss. It's too scary and risky to be a business owner, plus it takes so much work to start. Being an employee is much more secure.

I have been homeless for 16 years and I am sick of it. I have been offered help by a nice couple and I'm taking it. I am becoming a nurse. Nothing will stop me.

I love having weekdays off. Parks, beaches, hiking trails, etc. are way less crowded and there’s just something nice about waking up on a Tuesday with nothing to do at all

What I wish I knew before becoming a nurse? That not all nursing is bedside, and even if you HATE bedside, you can still be an awesome nurse who loves your job. I think most schools touch on the fact that there are other avenues to explore aside from acute care, but there is almost no exposure to it when you're in the educational phase. School will prepare you to become a nurse generalist, and then once you're out, real life starts. There are SO many other things you can do as a nurse. One of the best options, in my opinion, is to work in the outpatient setting. I never even considered it an option because I was so indoctrinated into the mindset of acute care being the gold standard for nurses to aspire to. And that's simply not the case. Acute care is great, but other kinds of nursing are great, too. I started my career in dermatology, which admittedly, is a difficult specialty to break into as a new grad. I consider myself fortunate that I was able to work alongside one of the premier derm surgeons in the country, but it was a career path I never could have imagined before I became a nurse. And I for sure couldn't imagine it when I was in the midst of school, crying every day during my med/surg rotation because I hated it so much, wondering why I'd chosen this life for myself. So, if anyone is watching this video because you think you want to go into nursing, but you're terrified that you'll start and find that it's not for you, after putting in all that time, effort, and expense; or you're already in school and you hate it; or you've graduated and you're floundering; take heart. Not all nursing is acute care. Not all nursing is even patient care. There's a very good chance that you can find something that suits you - you just have to be brave enough to look.

As I'm watching this and reading the comments, I recognize that having doubts and fears about entering nursing is common and I am NOT alone. This is such a relief! I just started my first semester of nursing school, and I'm loving it so far. It's been challenging, but I know I'm moving towards something I've worked so hard for. Thank you for providing honest and considerate insight!

I am a retired RN, so some of us do go through it all and come out the other side! Hope that is encouraging.

I am a Nursing Student graduating in May with my LPN. (I will be advancing to BSN after) I am most frightened that I will not be "good enough" or be able to think as fast as a nurse would in an emergent situation.

“I got to get Starbucks when I went to target most of the time” 🤣🤣🤣 dying!!! Thanks for the laugh ♥️

I’m scared that I’m not gonna be smart enough when the doctor ask me questions I don’t kno how will I survive the embarrassment of tht !!

I dont work evenings but a 3p-11p shift sounds ideal because you can get stuff done in the morning and go to bed at a reasonable time when you get back.

I’m 14 and I really want to be a neonatal nurse!!