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What is the best and worst part of being a medical practitioner? #medicine

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Best part is the satisfaction of helping a patient overcome an illness or injury.


Most difficult part is being on call at night and not knowing if you will be called in to take care of a patient and be up all night.
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[This response is provided by a former operating room nurse who is a friend of CareerVillage]


The best part is that you're actually helping people in a non-abstract sense. At the end of the day, you are directly providing health care to a vulnerable patient who depends on you to do important work and care for them. It's also usually a well-paying job and there are a lot of hospital jobs you can get no matter where you live.


The worst parts are the crazy hours and occasional high stress. Being on-call is tough. Having to work night shifts and sleeping during the day is tough. Having to put up with demands from people with seniority over you (like doctors and other more senior nurses).


All in all, working in the medical field is pretty awesome. Check out nursing programs in colleges in your area to learn more.
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