# This Won't Hurt a Bit: I'm a Nurse Now **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 25, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wont-hurt-a-bit-im-a-nurse-now/457771 "2008-07-25T20:17:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wont-hurt-a-bit-im-a-nurse-now/457771/1 "2008-07-25T20:17:21Z")
I got the official confirmation today with my license number and everything 😃 , I passed the NCLEX and I’m a registered nurse. Next step, getting a job. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wont-hurt-a-bit-im-a-nurse-now/457771/2 "2008-07-25T20:19:36Z")
You say it won’t hurt – but I still don’t like getting needles jabbed in to me. But congratulations anyway! ---
**Author:** ![LilShieste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@LilShieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilShieste)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wont-hurt-a-bit-im-a-nurse-now/457771/3 "2008-07-25T20:34:12Z")
Congrats, **Cub Mistress**! Your thread and **JayRx1981** ’s are basically right next to each other. Pretty eventful day for the SDMB medical community. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wont-hurt-a-bit-im-a-nurse-now/457771/4 "2008-07-25T20:36:32Z")
You shouldn’t have any problem finding a job. Everytime I see an article about jobs that are in high demand nursing always seems to top the list. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wont-hurt-a-bit-im-a-nurse-now/457771/5 "2008-07-25T20:48:38Z")
Congratulations! What type of nursing are you interested in? Scarlett, wife of a fairly newly minted CNA ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wont-hurt-a-bit-im-a-nurse-now/457771/6 "2008-07-25T22:37:40Z")
Woohoo! Congratulations. Also, if you have read any of my other posts, my respect for you is high. The nursing profession is, IMO, a tough one, and I admire any who do it well. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wont-hurt-a-bit-im-a-nurse-now/457771/7 "2008-07-26T04:31:23Z")
Congratulations!! Please don’t give me a shot… StG ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wont-hurt-a-bit-im-a-nurse-now/457771/8 "2008-07-26T04:52:41Z")
Congratulations! Can I have a lollipop? ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wont-hurt-a-bit-im-a-nurse-now/457771/9 "2008-07-26T04:59:19Z")
Congratulations! Wise career choice. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spacegirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Spacegirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spacegirl)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wont-hurt-a-bit-im-a-nurse-now/457771/10 "2008-07-26T05:01:28Z")
Congratulations!! I hope to be where you are in a couple years. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wont-hurt-a-bit-im-a-nurse-now/457771/11 "2008-07-26T05:04:37Z")
Sweet! I hope you find a great job that you love and make scads of money! ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wont-hurt-a-bit-im-a-nurse-now/457771/12 "2008-07-26T05:13:08Z")
[QUOTE=Hampshire] You shouldn’t have any problem finding a job. Everytime I see an article about jobs that are in high demand nursing always seems to top the list. [/QUOTE] Seriously. I think it’s the most in-demand job where I live now. And congrats, **CubMistress**! ---
**Author:** ![JayRx1981](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71e660/32.png) [@JayRx1981](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayRx1981)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wont-hurt-a-bit-im-a-nurse-now/457771/13 "2008-07-26T05:30:07Z")
Congratulations! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wont-hurt-a-bit-im-a-nurse-now/457771/14 "2008-07-27T03:00:32Z")
congradulations, you poor thing\*, you can give me a shot anytime \*I keed ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wont-hurt-a-bit-im-a-nurse-now/457771/15 "2008-07-28T18:22:30Z")
Congrats! Now go out there and get a job!