If not a nurse...what????

1BlessedRN · Oct 24, 2005

Nursing has always been my calling but my other dream is an attorney...law/justice seems to interests me.... :uhoh3:

sandiixx · Oct 24, 2005

Firstly i love being a nurse and always wanted to be one but putting that aside I would have loved to be a singer in a rock band (dont give up your day job!) or an actress (good at that:) hahaha) or a teacher for 5 - 12 year olds (then had 5 kids of my own, do i really want to do that?) OR a cop:) I would love to try lots of stuff!! Wish i was young again and knew what i know now, I would do EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!

AngelsRN · Oct 24, 2005

Now my situation was in reverse -- My dream was to be a nurse, but instead got a Masters Degree in another field and worked with people with Autism for 15 years. Then at 32, went back to school to be a nurse after having surgery and am finishing up in 8 weeks (but who's counting) - beyone that, a dream would be to be a pediatrician but I dont think I could handle all the school, exams, residency etc. etc. etc. But then again, dreams do come true and it is never to late to go to school.

SouthernLPN2RN, MSN, RN, APRN, NP · Oct 24, 2005

Ya know, if I have to work (love the kept woman idea, but I might get bored and most redneck men don't have that kind of cash, lol) nursing is the only thing I can think of that I'd like to do.

falm2 · Oct 25, 2005

when i was very young, i wanted to be a biologist, then a theater critic/journalist or a physical therapist. marriage, three kids and nursing school changed that!!

Dublin37 · Oct 25, 2005

airline pilot, jet pilot, oooooooohhh!

anichols · Oct 25, 2005

started out studying international relations, then english and philosophy, ended up being a nurse...all interesting, along with ideas of being a history major, but all i really want is to be a geophysicist despite the low demand and low pay.... my husband has actually been known to drop me off at geologically interesting areas knowing i'll stay put happily "playing" all day while he goes off and does his moutain biking....

madore57 · Oct 26, 2005

When I was very young I wanted to be a Surgeon. My father (he was an HR Manager) loved medicine and he used to bring home films (those huge reels) of surgical procedures. I still love Anatomy & Physiology. Then I became a teenager and decided I wanted to be a Stewardess - I lived in a tiny town at the time and I used to lie on the grass and watch the jets overhead and think "one day I'm getting the hell out of here". Now, after 24 + years of Nursing, I'd like to study Anthropology - specifically linguistics, languages and communication. I also love studying about the great apes & monkeys. When I look at that list - they're all kind of linked aren't they? I also love to write.

Just another note - I've read all the messages on this thread and so many people think they're too old or their dream job would take too long. I used to think that way too. I thought to myself "I'll just do this for 4 more years, then I'll do something else". But then one day I thought "what if you only live 5 more years?" I always promised myself that I would never end my life saying "I should have ..." or "I wish I would have ...".

CatLVNRN · Oct 28, 2005

As a child, I wanted to be a vet. A teacher. But when I discovered that my gramma was a nurse-well, the rest is history!

kladouci · Nov 1, 2005

Hey, how does a Walmart greeter sound? Just kidding. I originally wanted to be a physician but I have kind of changed that to may be an esthetician (sp?). Something frivalous. And fun.

SmilingBluEyes · Nov 1, 2005

A barista.

following_faith · Nov 1, 2005

A physician assistant or audiologist....