It was supposed to be my stepping stone, then the spouse sees the paycheck and then next thing you know it’s 30 years later and you are completely miserable and can’t see a way out.
I am a nurse and quitting this field to be a truck driver. I am not having kids or don't plan on it. I like being alone and traveling. I also love nature and animals. I pray to be beyond financially stable so that I can vacation all year and be as far away from people as possible when I want to be
Bro how long have you been a nurse? And did you already quit? How old are you? I’m 31 years old and I’m really thinking about a career change. I’m tired of working a low paying manufacturing job doing the same thing over and over again.
@@tortureddummies1672 4 yrs! I’m 33 and still working as a nurse. The pay is good however being around the abandoned elderly who constantly scream and cry to go home when their kids put them in a nursing home is horrible. Watching people confined to their beds with no fresh air or sunlight is also horrible; and the way doctors overly medicate old people causing premature death is sick. I’ve gotten to know many of the patients for weeks and months and then come in to hear they died over the weekend…Seeing all this suffering and constant death all the time isnt healthy. Someone’s gotta do it but it won’t be me for much longer. Also no matter where I’ve been in this field; I’ve come across the most hateful and unhinged “healthcare workers” ever. When I worked fast food I didn’t even encounter humans that nuts as in the medical world. It’s cut throat and many just care about money and themselves. Are you a man? If so I say go for it! The really nasty doctors and nurses I’ve come across treat men much better. Until I start trucking I’m going to be doing home care nursing which is much less stressful. If you want a better life and more pay def go for it! I care about people who can’t help themselves way too much and it’s starting to get to me so that’s one of the main reasons I’m leaving…
I left nursing a year ago. My background was mostly in palliative care. This taught me that life is too short and sweet, we all need to live in the moment. I now work 2 days a week in sheltered housing. The salary is low but I don’t care. I spend less and have more quality time. Live your life as best you can....life is not a rehearsal 🙏
thanks for sharing this video man. I quit my job as an RN last two years ago after almost 12 years in the field. It was not an easy decision, but life is too short to dread going to work everyday. No amount of money can buy real happiness, but friends I'm not asking you to resign from your job or abandon your business but be wise!
right now I run my own business and While I was still in service I planned towards early retirement, making about 3k weekly from my retirement investment portfolio trying so much to build more side hustles and extra income
wow impressive you're making quite a fortune speaking of investing I have heard many people talk about it but I don't really know how to start and make a good investment, can you explain?
I was very gung-ho about becoming a nurse. I graduated at 22. I’m currently 24 and my BSN will be done in just a few months. I’ve worked for 1.5 yrs in tele/stepdown/medsurg. It has taken such a toll on my mental health. I can’t say I would recommend the profession to younger people. The burnout of coworkers rubs off, it doesn’t feel like we’re helping people, and 3 on 4 off gets exhausting quickly. I’m sorry to be so negative. It’s the reality of the profession unfortunately.
I've been working retail and going to school for business online for around 4 years, but I realized business admin was useless, so I'm restarting completely. I'm sick of school but I don't want to work in the trades, and I can't get into management in retail, so I'm just doing this. I'm at the point where I just need to pick something that isn't the damn gas station. Jobs all suck, there is no passion.
@@tommygertcher2747 I mean yeah gas station work is not the move. It’s just the intimidation from doctors and verbal abuse from patients get old very quickly.
@@tommygertcher2747 I'm thinking the same brother going into senior year for business degree and it feels like such a waste I have no idea why im doing this, however I do have a year spent on nursing degree so I think if I can switch back to nursing I can be done in 2 years. Hope we can come out of this successful.
I was an RN for 30 years and was forced to retire, when I refused to get the Jab. I let my license expire and now work part time in a low paying job. I now have a quality of life that I never could have dreamed of. I found my piece of paradise and wouldn't go back to work in the Health field again..
So, Yale University did a study that the 2nd jab healed 30% of long haulers who were first wave covid survivors. Don't knock it. It stopped covid from being a lower respiratory infection, saving lives and more disability. You would not want my 10 days on a deathbed experience. Sick of ppl like you, but not as sick as I was before my 2nd pfizer.
I am 35 and starting my RN journey. Man, I always wanted to be a Nurse but went down into other paths because the stigma of being a 'male nurse'. Now I'm putting that out of the way. I did my CNA (which is a pre-req here in Kansas) and I'm gonna start my pre-reqs soon in June and begin working towards my ADN-RN journey. I'm wishing you great luck on your PA journey. Maybe I'll do that in my 40's!
@@kmk967 in Kansas all RN and LPN students must have a cna license. And it must be active to apply for any nursing program. Even private schools as well. That’s just the law of Kansas. Each state is different.
I’m 39 y/o finishing up my LPN then to a RN bridge. All while completing my last 3yrs of my military career. Cheers to my next chapter as a “Murse”. Wish you all the best.
@richardfloridaman Nursing is changing the stigma is dying. The west coast is filled with male nurses the salaries are so high here it’s crazy. I’m making 127k and I work remotely I love the opportunities
I feel this video. A bunch of lies, miseducation, and crazymaking people in organizations that employ nurses are the reason I feel my 20 year career is coming to an end. Not to mention the lack of collegiality, kindness, and incivility I have endured from nurses. I'm sad but I gotta find a way to take care of myself. I saw the good in the profession and experienced some unbelievable highs but the negatives of my experience have proven harsh and poverty stricken
Very smart move. You didn't allow yourself to become stuck, overworked with extreme work burnout. You identified the areas of the profession that you were not satisfied with, and what you needed to do to fix it. In the medical profession it is best to always keep your options open and make the best financial choice possible regarding your career before starting a family. Congratulations, and may God continue to bless you. I can tell you were a damn good Nurse.
I was scared to click on this bc I’m 27 and starting school now to be an RN, but your honesty and transparency is greatly appreciated. Thank you! Best of luck!!!
Are you still pursuing your RN? I’m soon to be 26 and considering nursing or software engineering. I wanna be in healthcare because I love helping people.. but I’m scared because of all the negative things people say about the industry🤷🏽♀️
I’m 26 too and I have 1 more year till graduating with my Bachelors of Nursing. Don’t let anything negative scare you from starting your path. Every career has its ups and downs. My cousin is a pharmacist and has been nonstop searching for a job for 2 years now with no luck. The tech industry has been letting go employees on the daily. I’m just giving you examples, but a degree in Nursing will give you endless opportunities to work literally any specialty you want. To be honest from what I’ve seen the nurses that leave the field end up regretting it in the long run.
Thank you so much for your content! I did two semesters of nursing school and worked as an Extern . I appreciate nurses so much more after working with them and I must say you guys are so under paid. I switched my major to Biology to finish out due it taking a toll on my mental health! once again thank you much for introducing me to wonderful PA profession.
I’ve been a RN for 10 years. Just started doing some travel assignments in my home state last year. Was full time at a hospital for 5 years including most of Covid. I declined to travel during that time because I didn’t think the lucrative contracts that were being offered were worth the immense stress because I was already getting burned out from the pandemic as were most nurses. I chose travel because it just isn’t worth it for me to stay full time at a place. Hospitals didn’t take care of their nurses. Traveling isn’t a cakewalk and yes, the rates have significantly dropped. I’m going to keep my eye open for good paying contracts because I think the need is still going to be there with more nurses reportedly leaving the field altogether. I entertain the idea sometimes of going into a different field myself but I still enjoy nursing. At the end of the day you have to do what’s best for you.
I definitely respect that Ashley, and we need more nurses to dedicate to floor nursing. I plan to put in at least a good 5-6 years to floor nursing on my path from LVN to FNP. I love floor nursing, but I just feel I could make more of an impact from a provider standpoint as I already see flaws in many of the orders of pts I care for.
Leaving the bedside very soon now. Just got offer of acceptance to my MSN program for Psych/MH. Will be starting a new job as a RN on a Geri psych unit very soon as well. Secured the day shift too 😤😤
very good they always told us in school that nurses were tied to the bedside for life and we appreciate all nurses who are doing the best they can at the bedside
Nursing has and always will be hard work. Can get you our of poverty and can be a stepping stone to other profitable careers. It has never been glamorous. I became a CRNA, still hard work but it has created a wonderful life for my family. Single mother here with no connections, lots of sacrifice involved. I’ve done all kinds of nursing med surg, pacu, nicu, picu, cticu, 19 years in all. Always continue to grow professionally and continue to educate yourself to make the life you want. If you want to be a school nurse great, if you want to be a crna great. you make it what you want it to be.
@@ark194 A lot of nursing jobs aren't safe, either. I worked for a hospice where I was driving around all night going into stranger's homes and never knew what kind of neighborhood or situation I was getting myself into. Also, for patient confiditentialy I was not allowed to have anyone in the car with me (no ride-alongs or drive alongs). No tips, either. LOL
I can relate to your situation but in reverse. I was married and had kids in my early 20’s. Worked in healthcare admin and completed my BA in Science for Admin. Now I’m looking to travel more now that the kids are older and I’m divorced. Go with your gut and do what’s right for you, I’m playing chess for my future as well, it looks crazy now but I’m ten years it will all make sense to me.
Its been a year for myself. I went through 3 waves of covid and seen a whole unit of veterans at a VA nursing home pass from covid. I am still in therapy.
Hey bro, it’s good to see another male nurse, I finish nursing school with the Army in 1998 (91Wm640) LPN. I was the only guy after I got out the military a a lot if nursing job on the floor. I did try to go to RN school, but found the school in Jonesboro AR was to racist toward me and after doing 18 months in Iraq, I didn’t just didn’t return to retake a coarse that I fail. I wouldn’t have fail if they would have given me a higher score more then a 78 on every thing I did. If they would have given me a 90 on any assignment that I use that was given a 100% for a belong student and he let me use his assignment, but still got the 78. %. I have always wanted to go to PA school while in the military. Nice and congrats
I am getting ready to take my prerequisites at the age of 30 after having my bachelors in psychology just need a couple of more classes. The money is a plus but doing it for educational purposes to help ppl outside my job.
I have been watching your journey from day one. All the way back in nursing school to doing your medical mission in China to doing an interview with your auntie, which I think is also a PA
Crazy I’m 26 and can never understand why being in a relationship is even worth it happy for you man, I just can’t see any happiness settling down EVER and there’s so much in life to accomplish and experience having an attachment on other is foreign to me❤️
I did realize how poorly our area was paying nurses until I entered the agency nursing care in 1988. I earned more money working 2 days a week with an agency than I did working 6 days a week in my county. My takeaway was, never work in an area with many nursing schools within a 50 mile radius.
I’m A travel rad tech on my final assignment . I just had interview for a full time position once this contract is over and I got the job. They are willing to wait for my contract to be over for me to start. I don’t feel the same about radiology like you feel about nursing. I hate working in radiology. I have to take call for my next job and it’s an hour drive to work . I plan on starting my own business that will hopefully open in 1-2 years. The manager knows I’m hoping to get out of mri for good ( maybe stay prn if it doesn’t require call ) but I am exhausted dealing with patients and staying late all the time and very little breaks anx pager call. It’s not worth the stress
I am currently in nursing school and have also been a tech for 3 years now. I had high hopes for this profession until I realized how toxic it is. The coworkers and the verbal abuse from patients have made me reconsider
Techs don’t get enough credit. Thank you for all you do! I work in the lab (phlebotomist) and each year gets harder and harder to press on in healthcare. Looking into IT programs currently.
I don’t think nurses think travel rates will remain high, they know better. But what I do think is the pandemic caused many nurses to leave their staff nursing job to travel and even when rates drop, most facilities will have a hard time finding staff nurses as nobody wants to get paid as a staff nurse. ☹️
these videos are so discouraging as a nursing student. originally i wanted to be a veterinarian but student debt for vets is crazy. Asked God what I should do. had a dream that same night to go into nursing. I always say I want to be a stay at home wife when I get married and cater to my husband and family. hopefully that happens because the way I saw my mom work as nurse I don't want to do it for life. ill just save when I graduate in the meantime. my school was covered all my Fafsa so no debt for me
please do not get discouraged! I would highly suggest for you to stop watching negative videos about nursing. I have never seen a video of someone letting people know that you do not have to choose to work in a hospital setting. Most of these videos are ONLY speaking on bedside nursing (travel or not). You can also work in clinics, private practices, remote nursing positions, clinical coordinator, etc. Branch out of the hospitals and see if its something you truly want to do.
Thanks kaynen for this video i think nursing is a good profession with great opportunities I'm with you I have nothing but positive things to say as a nursing student 😊
Male tcu/icu Neuroscience Rn from Kentucky, 4th year now and I’m considering jumping to PA, I appreciate you taking the time to explain out your thought process. It has helped me greatly since my new grade days. Appreciate it brother hopes the rest of the shifts go well.
NP here. Why PA if they will never be able to practice independently and NPs can practice independently in 27 states. Just out of curiosity. Perhaps practicing independently is not a thing you will be interested in.
@@hhc1948 hey, great questions. Yes, I can no intention on practicing independently. If I did decided to change my mind later down the road, there are plenty of way to get around “owning your own practice”. I know plenty of PA’s that do.
I honestly wouldn't recommend the nursing profession to anyone tbh. If you want to pursue a career a healthcare, the only career that is worth pursuing is a MD, imo. I've been a RN since 2018 and I already want to leave this profession.
Its not that bad. Especially if you like what you do. Seeing these elderly everyday and peds makes it for me. Everyone is different. I wouldn't shit on the whole profession lol.
@@vminhope3040 That's true. The night shift nurse always gives me the worst patients- the ones who are on restraints and is constantly trying to get out of bed, or the needy patient who always commands you to get him/her food/snacks very frequently or pain meds when they're due. Because of this, I go into work every morning expecting the worst assignments.
That’s an awful thing to say. Your experience sucks, obviously you have not found the job that makes your nurse heart sing, there are many many different places to go as a nurse
Appreciate all the nursing content you created throughout the years! I’m currently a nursing student here in the Bay Area (northern california). I have my eye on furthering my education once I gain a few years of RN experience. I currently wonder if the rn salary in the Bay Area will is significant enough to make the return on investment for furthering education not worth it. Especially considering the fact that I’ll be 30 when I graduate with my bsn. What are your thoughts?
i went to san jose state for my bsn, i left santa clara, ca for pittsburgh, pa years ago and paid $27,000 cash for a fixer upper which didnt need much work. I have no house payment, move somewhere else, you make less money but it is offset by the lower housing costs.
I’m working on my neuro nurse practitioner…I enjoyed my time ED/Trauma nursing but I know I can do more…and the brain fascinates me…I had a TBI many years ago and with a ton of effort in rehab…I was able to complete nursing school and become an ED and Trauma nurse…I’m burnt out…I’ve always wanted to do neuro…got my neuroscience nurse certification…and now heading towards my np…bedside nursing is for young folks with the stamina…when you’re in your 50s + being a clinician is less hard on the back and joints…and less abuse of the knees…
What I dont get is all the ward clerks and nurse aides who I work with who see the nonsense we deal with, sometimes for years, and then they start going back to school to advance to become a nurse like one of us. Are they crazy? It just goes to show, if people witnessing everything we do and still think its ok, then how is management, whose whites of their eyes we never see on the unit, are supposed to understand how jacked up our situation is? They dont, even if they were once one of us, when they become management they get overnight amnesia. There is no hope, must get out, Abort!abort! Save yourselves.
I have seen travel nurses in our area who are lazy, dont monitor patients and fraud in the charting that they do the work. They kiss up to manipulate for assingments during their contracts and have mistreated and neglected patients. Yes I sound the alarm but mostly get ignored. Been in my nursing journey 3 decades. Seeing a lot of disrespect along the way. Bullying ,gaslighting and prejudice comes from their personal lives to work. That burns true exceptional nurses out. Dont get into it for the money, online likes, etc. It is a dirty hard job. Only the strong survive nursing and overcome the evils of it.
i don't how how i am doing it for over 25 years. my generation was just trained to be nurses until we retire, not just a career path, but a vocation and a lifestyle
I’ve always pondered on the idea of returning back to nursing school as I’ve done 2 out of 4 yrs but working as a cca and seeing other ccas & nurses burnout and experiencing it is making me consider alternative healthcare careers such as mlt so I can still work for healthcare just not direct patient care as it’s exhausting physically, mentally & shift work is 😖
After 7 years of being an RN I’m done with it, leaving it for good. Career pivots are a difficult decision to make, but nursing was draining the soul out of me.
I am a new grad with 6 months on and a 52 yr old disabled veteran rated at 90% and will most likely go back for NP. Though the make a chunk of tax free money from the VA I did consider travel. Too old for that lol
Do you recommend this profession as a second career for a 50+? I am planning to enter or better to resume from where I had left it off a few years ago but I am hesitant! I just would like to work as a nurse educator, I had some bitter experience working as a CNA! I would appreciate your comment. Thank you so much and I wish you the best on your career advancement and in your life!
Hi! I graduated 4 months before my 60th birthday. I love nursing and I believe it is the older nurse who has a wealth of lived experiences who deal differently in situations. Please follow your passion. Lots of older women now graduating as nurses.
Shit!!! Tf bitch!! I don't mean that toward you miss. I'm just like fuck I'm a dialysis tech and I just recently reached $31hr. Let me get this CNA license 😂😂
Do you find the curriculum for PA to be a little easier? I mean is it straightforward. Nursing seems to be abstract more than science as far as nclex. There was a medical program that required the med students to do a rotation in nursing and they said it was significantly harder.
He’s made a video in the past explaining that PA school is more difficult/challenging mainly due to a higher workload/exams per week, but also more difficult subjects. Perhaps it was difficult for the med students simply because it was foreign to them.
I wanna be a nurse but i didnt study for it so I tried being a HCA and i didnt even last a week lol safe to say nursing isnt for everyone also 12 hour shifts are HELL
I live in Illinois also. I think NPs are praised more here because they can practice independently and open their own practices vs PAs that are like permanent residents.
As a retired nurse, it has become a thankless profession if you work for a facility. Home health care, for individual in their home , is the only way I’d consider working again in nursing
Nursing is one of the most horrible careers these days. You can not trust anyone! There is a lack of management. Lack of leadership. Lack of accountability. Bullying is the norm and management does nothing. You can not be independent. There is no support. HR depts in the corporate world is your worst enemy!!!! I’ve been a nurse for almost 20 years and the decline is significant!
@@supreme5998 Yup, I was told by the class ahead of me that they both are going to be challenging. I just did my mental health final today and Medsurge 1 final is tomorrow.
Healthcare sucks, not so much the fields within healthcare chosen. I loved being a nurse. now an NP and was decent until covid and it’s not getting any better. Don’t risk your health everyone. It’s just a job. There’s more out there.
Because no one will want to do that job with such low pay. The salary of an average nurse is not going with the high mortgage/ rent payment and inflation. $30/hr gets you nothing. I know tons becoming sex workers on the side or doing uber/doordash. What does that tell you?
Actually the pay for travel nursing is not more than staff nurses. Not in 2023 it wasn’t, and certainly not in 2024. I have travel nurse friends and I make more than them now after our raise. A very well deserved raise we got after all of the protests.
Which is why I do not understand why nursing is placed on a high pedestal. I am currently in school for My CCMA and I am so excited for my MA career path! I use always dreamed of being a RN but seeing these kind of videos sense the pandemic, it has opened by eyes. Seems like nursing is not as nice of a career as most will have you think. Nursing brings a lot of financial stability but I wouldn't trade no money for my peace and mental stability. Nurses are quitting because of burnout and mental exhaustion and I rather be a MA than a RN, not worth the decline in my health.
Become a doctor bro, I saw some doctor jobs on Indeed in california and they make 1500 a day, I saw 250 an hour. That's one of the perks that I'm going to med school!
Interesting all of the jobs posted for travel nurses are 2k or 1700 a week. Guys nursing will never go away and get paid bank weekly if your traveling. IDK what this guy is talking about but the pay did not drastically change for travel nursing.
