A Manifesto

I've been thinking a lot. How do I hate nursing? Let me count the ways.

1. So what if there are other avenues. When I think of nursing, I equate the role to being a GLORIFIED DIAPER CHANGER and PAPER PUSHER. Mostly the former. And to be quite honest, so do a majority of people.

2. So what if nurses make relatively more money than those with other jobs. Are performing dirty and quite quite honestly, downright degrading things really worth it? I think not.

3. This profession sucks the life out of people. Even though there is a push for healthy lifestyles and prophylaxis so that more people don't come beating on their doctor and local hospital's doors, health care is a business that has death and dying as fodder. You're freaking surrounded by death! Does that not take a toll on you?
3a. Continuing on the nursing sucks the life out of people note, nurses give, give, give, and then what do you have left? BURNOUT. Nothing but negative emotions. Mostly regret. Regret that we didn't follow our real dreams.
3b. I'll let you in on a dirty little secret. A surprising number of nurses are on mood-regualting substances as coping mechanisms. Let your imaginations run wild. I'm sure it has been done.

To be continued.