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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pros:

Nursing is a growth industry.

Nurse can work anywhere in the US, and many places overseas.

Nursing is a flexible position that has many schedules and hours available so it works with a variety of schedules and child-care needs. Women take time off and go back to work all the time.

She isn't wrong about nurses running the hospital. Doctors diagnose, but nurses are the people who do the treatments. They are also the people who often decide when another treatment is needed or when a doctor needs to come back for a second look.

Nurses with a BSN earn a decent salary for only having a bachelor's.

A BSN opens a variety of doors including medical school or a Doctorate of Nursing Practice. She could specialize in  adult acute care,, peds, geriatric, ER, hospice, informatics, management, research, or a dozen other things.

Cons:

Nursing school is hard. Really hard.

People tend to see nurses as traditional, feminine caregivers, rather than medical professionals. It's not as respected as a science as it should be.

[b]People tend to see nursing as a "blue collar" job. My former law boss was very distressed when a couple moved into the neighborhood and the wife was an RN/BSN. He thought it was too blue collar for his street.[/b]   :roll:

Some people treat nurses like crap. They're rude and demanding and disrespectful.

The nursing shortage means that nurses work their asses off if they are on the floor. It is mentally and physically taxing.

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holy shit @ your former boss. wonder what he would say if his new neighbor was some slip-and-fall solo practioner...would that be beneath him too? or anyone with an advanced degree is ok? ugh i hate people.[/quote]

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