What are your thoughts on nursing as a profession?

I'm currently interested in nursing and would like some opinions on the subject. Pros and cons, etc.

Went to nursing school for 1 year, and dropped out. There was such a shortage for nurses, that when we did our clinical in the hospital, all the nurses had horrible attitudes because they were overworked, and I though, my gosh, I don't want to spend my life being unhappy like this! It can be very rewarding, and pay well, but my sanity was more important to me. Go to the hospital and talk to some nurses, or just observe the attitude, and see for yourself. Where you live there may not be a shortage like there is here!

Do it as a profession if you truly enjoy it, otherwise you'll hate it. also, do it, if you want to use it as your immigration ticket into any of the industrialized countries. After you immigrate, then change and do whatever you truly want.

You will always be in demand if you become a nurse. However, consider what you will be working with: iv's, bed pans, sponge baths...ewww! Of course, you could always specialize-working with underdeveloped newborns, midwife, sonogram & x-ray-the possibilities are endless!

A really good place to look for answers to your question(s) is the US Dept. of Labor. The US Dept. of Labor has a great web site for researching occupations of all sorts. You might want to check this out to do get the best answer(s) for your question(s) and to do more research: http://www.bls.gov/oco