I think it mostly depends on where you would like to work. Hospital environment is different from a nursing home, and even within the hospital, it is different in different departments ie. emergency dept vs. psych.
hospitals
In Southern England, Blue Scrubs. == Neonatal nurses, like most nurses, wear scrubs when working clinically. The contrast for neonatal nurses is, that the Neonatal ICU, where neonatal nurses work, is considered a "clean" environment. This requires neonatal nurses in most hospitals to wear hospital supplied scrubs, whereas most other nurses wear their personal scrubs.
You will be working in group practices frequently, you will be working on the job with a various of other workers. You will be working in a Sterile Environment.
Yes. All the time, everwhere. Yes there are males working as nurses. It's not just a job for women.
Registered nurses are often hired with fringe benefits like sign-on bonuses and health and dental insurance. Some nurses also get a retirement plan that is supplemented by the company where they are working.
There are around 3 million registered nurses working in the United States. This number includes a wide range of nursing roles, such as staff nurses, nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, and nurse educators. The demand for nurses is expected to continue to grow due to factors like an aging population and increasing healthcare needs.
no I haven't but I think other people have
Yes, like all workers, nurses will work a number of days or shifts a week and will be able to spend their non working time with their families, they will also get annual holidays like other workers. This time too can be spend with their families.
The conditions were harsh and nasty
The working hours for neonatal nurses vary depending on the nurse. Some work daytime shifts while others work during the overnight hours.
California, especially in the Bay Area working in a CNA represented hospital like Kaiser Permanente.
It would depend on the contract the nurse is held to. In general though many nurses and others in that profession do get paid time and a half for working holidays.