Medscape surveyed 5,011 registered nurses, 2,006 nurse practitioners, 2,002 licensed practical nurses, 501 clinical nurse specialists, 389 nurse managers and 375 certified registered nurse anesthetists.
How nurses weighed in:
Are you glad you became a nurse or advanced practice nurse?
RN
1. Yes: 94 percent
2. No: 6 percent
LPN
3. Yes: 95 percent
4. No: 5 percent
NP
5. Yes: 96 percent
6. No: 4 percent
NM
7. Yes: 98 percent
8 No: 2 percent
CNRA
9. Yes: 98 percent
10. No: 2 percent
CNS
11. Yes: 98 percent
12. No: 2 percent
Respondents who said they would choose nursing if they could do it all over again:
13. RNs: 76 percent
14. LPNs: 80 percent
15. NP: 82 percent
16. NM: 85 percent
17. CNRA: 76 percent
18. CNS: 88 percent
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