Doctors usually mostly diagnose and perform surgeries, nurses do all the hands on treatment stuff. After their initial education and training they're two parallel types of medical proffessionals, one isn't lesser than the other. I never understood the "just a nurse" thing...have you ever seen what nurses go through at a hospital? They're fucking superheroes, male and female both.
Omg thank you for this, I'm just about to finish my nursing studies and I'm so sick of explaining this to people! A nurse and a doctor are two different professionals and they're both just as important as each other :)
Is it the same amount of time though?
In Germany you have to do an apprenticeship of 3 years and don't have to have the best grades (it's enough if you went to the second best form of school) to become a nurse.
To become a doctor, you have to have the best grades possible (also highest school degree possible) and study for at least six years.
1. It takes a lot longer to become a doctor than a nurse.
2. If that sponge bath thing is the big attraction, a doctor can be a gynecologist, you know.
3. There are morbidly obese patients, ancient disgusting patients, and plenty of vomit and diarrhea to deal with.
In Germany you have to do an apprenticeship of 3 years and don't have to have the best grades (it's enough if you went to the second best form of school) to become a nurse.
To become a doctor, you have to have the best grades possible (also highest school degree possible) and study for at least six years.
2. If that sponge bath thing is the big attraction, a doctor can be a gynecologist, you know.
3. There are morbidly obese patients, ancient disgusting patients, and plenty of vomit and diarrhea to deal with.