Nursing is naff - why nursing??

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ok guys i got off on the wrong foot. yeah you can make money out of nursing. but i really want to work in developing countries and travel, am not too fussed about earnings as long as i can live - if i wanted ££$£ i would stay in finance where i am now. i just cant help seeing nursing as a lesser occupation than medicine. maybe i should do work exp in both? i remember the nurses at uni tand they were out getting laid and mashed every nigth and most didnt have any a levels.

So don't do it. If it bothers you that it's a "lesser" profession - and it does - then that'll show both in your ability to be good at it, and the way you'll be perceived by your peers.

So, to be blunt, you'll be a bit **** at it, and your colleagues will think you're a bit of a **** :redface:

Reply 21

honoris

Original post by shinytoy

yeah i have an undergrad in law, a good finance job and postgrad in fince. pays well but hate it and need a greater meaning to life. i spent the past year doing 5 vocational diplomas in alternative medicine while working full time in fihnance and now i want a proper career conversion. i looked into doing my osteo masters at the end of last year but am now considering if mainstream medicine or nursing is better - i want someothng internationally recognised as i want to move abroad and also want to work for like medicin sans frontiers or something similar in relief work or developing countries.

What you mean is you have a law degree but are unable to get the career you hoped for. Doing long hours sat at a desk all day with no actual enthusiasm for your profession as it is so tedius and boring with low job satisfaction aside from pay. You answered your own question as to why people do nursing. The reason being is that unlike you they do not do a degree aswell as a post grad degree and then realise they hate their job. People choose nursing because they have compassion, empathy and an acutal interest in healthcare. The description you gave of what a nurses job entails is mainly what healthcare assistants do, they are necessary to any hospital. Nurses are a vital part of the multidisciplinary team, and godforbid if you ever do happen to become an F1, it will be the nurses covering you when you mess up everday. Making a comparison of someone choosing between nursing or medicine is just as ridiculous as comparing someone choosing to be a police officer instead of a solicitor.
If you believe nursing is 'naff' you shouldn't even be considering it as a proffesion. As for medicine I highly doubt you would get onto any GEM programme with your attitude.

Reply 22

honoris

As for the course it is irrelevant of what the grade requiments are for an insight into what quality of proffesion you shall be entering. If you must know I believe the entry requirements at Birmingham at Alevel are BBB.

I don't know if you created this thread seriously or just to get a rection, either way your a fool for showing such disrespect for the nursing profession.

Reply 23

Magnanimity

Major fail. Ever heard of working in a multidisciplinary team? Good luck getting into med school with your attitude :smile:

Reply 24

glance

Given that there roughly about a million different types of nurse, you can be assured that it is not just cleaning bedpans.

There are specialist nurses in palliative care, diabetes, intensive care, paediatrics, mental health, COPD...literally any speciality, both acute and chronic. There are nurse practitioners in GP surgeries, there are district and community nurses - a nurse is not someone who works on the ward writing up blood pressures in the notes. It's real front-line stuff with specialist knowledge.

Reply 25

PapaShmurff

Because you like to lick toes. I think my answer made about as much sense as your question

Reply 26

TheGrandmaster

Nurses don't get the respect they deserve.

Reply 27

shinytoy

Original post by honoris

you are old beyond your years my dear! yes you are sooooo right. most people spend like all years at school and uni beign drummed into the head - do good at school! study law or finace! work in the city for a good firm! you will have it made! but in reality the $ is good but it is very unfulfilling.

so like why would someoen want to be a nurse? dont all healthcare workers have compassion, emapthy and an interest in healthcare?

Reply 28

InArduisFouette

Original post by shinytoy

why would anyone want to do nursing and not medicine?
do people only do nursing if they dont have the good grades needed for beign a Dr?

why would you choose to read monitors and empty bedpans all day?

i wish i could like nursing as it is so much cheaper to study than medicine and only 2-3 years

EDIT: yeah guys sorry about the title. i do very much respect nurses. but i dont see why anyone would want to be one other than not getting into med school? i wish i would WANT to do nursing as it is internationally recognised, you can travel and not much years or $$ study. but i just cant help seeing it as a lesser occupation than drs. why did you want to do nursing and not medicine?

Obvious troll is obvious ...

and obvious troll displays their utter lack of knowledge of the roles in question

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Reply 29

InArduisFouette

Original post by Larrabee

Doctors treat illness, nurses care for people.

if only it were so easy... that's a vast oversimplification of the reality of clinical practice ...

- as every Junior doctor who's been 'saved' by a Nurse saying
'' let's do an ECG " or " when did anyone last check his potassium ? " or any one of dozens of other things that Experienced Nurses and Junior ( or even Senior) Doctors working as a team along with physios, pharmacists and the rest of the MDT will attest to...

- as every doctor who has spent hours sat talking to a patient and their family and significant others about diagnosis , prognosis etc

- as every Nurse who works in a role where doing or requesting diagnostic tests is a significant part of their role

the Doctors and Nurses view of healthcare also ignores the Dozen or more other professionals involved in delivering healthcare an the way in which we act as checks and balances on each other and each bring our own individual set of skills to the table ... ( not just by profession by also by our journey through placements and jobs )

Most nurses are generally pretty laid back, well used to being patronised by doctors and don't get p!ssed off easily, so you probably won't get the reaction you're hoping for here ;-)

see above ...

Reply 30

Larrabee

Original post by zippyRN

Well, I'll be honest, I didn't think the OP really merited a long, detailed and sensitive response!

Reply 31

Subcutaneous

May I just take this opportunity to celebrate with my nursing buddies that this one of the first troll threads we've had in this forum.....yay!

Reply 32

Comeheretellme

It's a tough job...but somebody's gotta do it.

Reply 33

brain_opera

I don't give two tosses about spending years learning what are essentially just parts of the body I'll never get involved in. I also don't want to be a psychiatrist who just diagnoses a patient and sees them every so often for medication reviews. I want to a mental health nurse that gets involved with her patient's care, that can speak to them, be consistent in caring for them, talk to their families and etc. If I were a doctor I wouldn't be able to do that. I am smart enough to be a doctor, and I'm smart enough to be a nurse.