RN vs. doctor?

Question

If I want a life would being an RN be better than becoming a doctor and why?

Answer 1

Both careers demand commitment and personal sacrifice. Still, you have options as to what area of medicine or nursing you want to work in. Some are less demanding.

I think the majority of us in senior positions feel that someone entering the profession needs to pay his/her dues with hard work to become a good physician or a good nurse. It's not a field where the good life is handed to you on a silver platter.

Answer 2

I am a nurse and I have no regret of choosing this career.

1. Takes only 4 years to complete the BSN program. Physician takes at least 12 years.

2. I can spend time with my family.

3. I had a part-time job while I was studying. Some of my colleague had a full-time job while studying. (It is doable but totally insane.)

4. School work is not as brutal as those in medicine.

5. I can choose when to work (most of the time).

6. Have more interaction with patients.