Being a nurse is generally extremely rewarding even though circumstances on a given day may be sad. If depression becomes a consistent problem, it may be that the nurse needs to get into another specialty area ( pediatrics, labor and delivery, etc). read more
Some nurses may find it depressing because that's how they looked at it. But if you become a nurse with the thought that you will be taking care of people, I don't think it's depressing at all. As a student you have to ready yourself that you will be seeing and experiencing depressing situations but it will be up to you on how you will overcome it. read more