Misconceptions about Nursing

Purdue Global’s article lists nine of the most common misconceptions about nursing. These misconceptions include:

• Only females choose the nursing profession

• Advancing your nursing career means going back to school full-time

• Nurses are only found in hospitals

• Nurses work crazy hours

• It doesn’t matter where you go for your nursing education

• Nurses want to be doctors

• All nurses are the same

• Nursing is a dirty job

• Due to a nursing shortage, it’s easy to get a job.

Purdue Global has written an easy to follow, step-by-step article that will likely change your entire perspective on nursing. You can read more into each of these common misconceptions at the link below.

https://www.purdueglobal.edu/blog/nursing/misconceptions-about-nursing/