My mother was a RN until her health forced her to seek another career and she threatened to disown me if I looked into becoming one.

The ideals behind the job are very admirable ones, but the ideals and the actual job are very different.

Be prepared to put in long shifts because someone else calls in sick or because the hospital is chronically short staffed (most hospitals are)

Be prepared to be limited in the care you can provide by a lot of red tape put up by health insurance companies and legal concerns.

Be prepared to spend a lot of your time (for some, up to 50%) filling out paperwork of varying natures.

If you feel you can deal with these issues and still enjoy your work as an RN, go for it! RN are very much in demand right now, due to aging baby boomers. If this is the path you choose for yourself and need a hand finding a job, let me know. I know a great medical headhunter, my mother