The best part about being a nurse is that there are so many different career paths. Don't want to do the 12 hour shifts? Then what about nursing in a lab? Dr's office? School? There are many 9-5 career paths if it is important for you to be around during the evenings. Personally, even though 12 hour shifts delve into evening time, there's (usually) only 3 a week, which I think is a pretty good deal.

About the husband, it depends on your husband. Don't worry about it until you think you've found the right guy.

If you do 5 days 9-5 or 3 days 7-7, that leaves you plenty of time to have a normal life. Many nurses (at least in the US) just work part time. That's another option for you.

In my experience, the other nurses on the floor are around you quite a bit and shouldn't make it difficult to make friends.

During my clinicals, I've had fun. You really need a sense of humor to handle your patient's daughter who is a control freak or when you're cleaning up constant diarrhea from the same patient. Not to mention many patients I've had have been hilarious and tell jokes and are a pleasure to be around.

Do any hospitals around you offer volunteering? You can get a feel for what nurses go through. I would experience that, take prerequisites such as anatomy and physiology and then see how you still feel after those experiences.

I can totallyyyy predict the answers you will get to this question..

Well the hours nurses put forward is astronomical, so you start to have tunnel vision.

I think the nursing field needs a new moto or slogan

"Nurses just want to have fun"

If u like shoving needles up ppl's butts

then yea

nurse is fun

otherwise

no

its jus hardwork for less salary

go be a doctor if ure into medicine

Have you seen the youtube video Footloose Nursing Style? They had a blast making

that video. Nurses can have fun too.

edit-for the thumb down person, my cousin is a Nurse and

enjoys her job.

It all depends on what type of nurse you want to be but i think they'll still have fun.

If there are some nice young doctors around - yes!!!

dont forget you will be in a profession that is very well respected and theres a good social life to it as well - lots of other gilrs your own age to get out and about with

Fun? Outside work, yes. At work, no. It's a job though, and when pay day comes it gives me such a nice feeling that makes it all worth it.

I enjoy being a nurse. The work schedule fits me well. I work 7-3 pm shifts so I have time to pick up my kid and be home with family. Or you can pick a night shift 11-7, that way you're home with your kid (when you have one and you want to be a stay at home mom), get some sleep when hubby comes home and watch the kid, then wake up and go to work. Nursing has provided me time for my family and earning a decent salary at the same time.