just be sure...

that if you choose nursing that it is your heart's desire to do it. I've known many nurses who totally burned out, but it depends, too, on where you want to go with it. If you want to work in a clinic or be a school nurse that could probably be great. I'm not a nurse but worked as a nurse aide through college while I was in med tech school. I actually wish I would have changed to nursing back then when I was first in college but couldn't swing it because I already had so much time in to my lab school and would have had to go another year due to how things were set up then. No way do I have the stamina to do it now at 50+ but you might at 30-something.

I would imagine some of the rotations you will have to do in school will be tough to arrange around family if you don't have a lot of support. Since I don't know how much you know about the nursing field, just be sure you know you will be able to tolerate being on your feet all day and that you are okay with seeing blood  and sometimes lots of it! and that you have the ability to deal with someone's bodily functions that you don't know. Just throwing out some things to think about, in case you haven't considered them, which you probably have.

You also must be tough as far as some of the doctors go. I have seen nurses reduced to tears by a doctor yelling at them for something. I've had them yell at me while working in the lab, but luckily I worked for pathologists who stuck up for us if we were in the right.

But I have to say, if you're a fit for it, there's probably nothing more rewarding than working in a hospital and seeing someone pull through from some horrible accident or disease because of your efforts combined with those of the team!

• Has anyone considered going back to college after having a family? - ThirtySomething
  • Went back to school at age 30 with a 4 mo. old, 4 yr old, and 7 yr old.... - RadtransToo
  • Going back to school - Kat
  • Heck yeah! DH and both kids have their degrees, - now I'm going back for mine!
  • Love the encouragement. I need it! - ThirtySomething
  • Going back to school - MTness
    • Hey, I admire you! I am 50, my DD is in college, and is always encouraging me to go, SM - good for you
      • Culinary arts - MTness
        • Ohhhh!!! We're going to see you on the - Busy MT'ing
        • Hey, thanks. We already help out with catering, so I have some idea of the business, SM - good for you
  • Absolutely go back if you want! - Busy MT'ing
    • To Busy MTing - MTness
      • Late 30s when I started; early 40s now. - Busy MT'ing
        • To Busy - MTness
  • Thinking about it. - midthirtysomething too
    • back to school at 45 - nowarrants
  • just be sure... - nony
  • I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - nebr mt
  • I'm back in school...sm - MT-ing away
  • I just started back.... - Jillian
  • going back to school - wentback
  • Gack! Is nursing your idea or his? Nursing is highly demanding and long hours. - What about clinical rotations? Some start at 7 a.
    • Going back to school - anon
      • I was in college before - reply
      • A year???? Is that possible? What sort of degree is it? - nm - XXX
    • Agree with this! Only become a nurse if YOU want to do it. It's a tough job. nm - Nurse MT
      • Amen to that. Been there, done that. - wannie

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