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I am thinking about switching my Computer Science and Engineering degree over to Nursing. I am a freshmen at the University of Toledo and recently got a job working for our College Computing area but as the time has gone along I am more and more unsure that I wan to do CSE. I was doing it because I wanted to help people, but now I am thinking that Nursing would be more rewarding for me because I could actually see how I am helping people. I am afraid of the switch because UT has a great engineering program, I would be cutting my salary in half, I would also loose out on an amazing co-op... I need some pros and cons of Nursing (I'm thinking about an RN position) and then I would like to know about the shifts Nurses have to work?
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a nurse does 3 night a week and 3 days yes you work 6 days a week, the night times will either be (in the uk) 6pm-6am or 7pm-7am and mornings start at 6am and you finish at 2pm or you start at 10am and finish at 6pm it all depends on what your qualification is and how much experince you have if you need training you will be given daytime shifts.
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I don't know where the previous responder lives but, I only work three days a week. Yes ...they are 12 hour shifts but, it allows me four days off per week. Because hospitals are having a hard time staffing the units, I can pretty much work as much overtime as I want. When they are really desperate, they offer 'bonus pay' which equates to an extra $15/hour. The pros of nursing are: job security, respect, pay is well, and helping people. I enjoy it because no two shifts are ever the same and the time flies by pretty quick. I have never taken on such a challenge as nursing in my life. The learning never ends. The cons of being an RN are: staffing shortages, aides with a lack of a work-ethic, and the stress of dealing with people at their worst. Emotions run pretty high and not only with the patients but, with their families as well. People are not always nice and you have to always be a professional. I am not the kind of person who can sit at a desk all day; I need to stay busy. Thus, nursing is a good fit for me. I also enjoy using my brain and not simply doing menial tasks. All in all, nursing school was a challenge and the job has its ups and downs but, I would do it all over in a minute. Good luck with whatever you do.
I am thinking about switching my Computer Science and Engineering degree over to Nursing. I am a freshmen at the University of Toledo and recently got a job working for our College Computing area but as the time has gone along I am more and more unsure that I wan to do CSE. I was doing it because I wanted to help people, but now I am thinking that Nursing would be more rewarding for me because I could actually see how I am helping people. I am afraid of the switch because UT has a great engineering program, I would be cutting my salary in half, I would also loose out on an amazing co-op... I need some pros and cons of Nursing (I'm thinking about an RN position) and then I would like to know about the shifts Nurses have to work?
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Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
a nurse does 3 night a week and 3 days yes you work 6 days a week, the night times will either be (in the uk) 6pm-6am or 7pm-7am and mornings start at 6am and you finish at 2pm or you start at 10am and finish at 6pm it all depends on what your qualification is and how much experince you have if you need training you will be given daytime shifts.
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I don't know where the previous responder lives but, I only work three days a week. Yes ...they are 12 hour shifts but, it allows me four days off per week. Because hospitals are having a hard time staffing the units, I can pretty much work as much overtime as I want. When they are really desperate, they offer 'bonus pay' which equates to an extra $15/hour. The pros of nursing are: job security, respect, pay is well, and helping people. I enjoy it because no two shifts are ever the same and the time flies by pretty quick. I have never taken on such a challenge as nursing in my life. The learning never ends. The cons of being an RN are: staffing shortages, aides with a lack of a work-ethic, and the stress of dealing with people at their worst. Emotions run pretty high and not only with the patients but, with their families as well. People are not always nice and you have to always be a professional. I am not the kind of person who can sit at a desk all day; I need to stay busy. Thus, nursing is a good fit for me. I also enjoy using my brain and not simply doing menial tasks. All in all, nursing school was a challenge and the job has its ups and downs but, I would do it all over in a minute. Good luck with whatever you do.
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