If you weren't a nurse, what would you have become? - Page 7

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  1. Oct 26, '12 by
    A doctor, actually, which was what I wanted to be my whole teenaged life. Unfortunately, my own poor life choices in my last year of high school made that not impossible, but less likely, and I picked nursing instead as a related career that would take less time to begin than becoming a physician.

    I have also aspired to be a writer and a photographer, both of which I dabble in but lack the time and the focus to pursue in earnest.
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    Oct 26, '12 by
    If I only knew then what I know now: prosthetics/orthotics

    If I was 25 years younger: neurobiologist, geneticist, virologist, microbiologist, research psychologist.....yeah...love sciences

    Big dream: own a bar/hostel/rv park on a beach somewhere in Central America.
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  3. Oct 26, '12 by
    Graphic Designer. Here's my whimsical: United States Ambassador to the United Nations
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  4. Oct 26, '12 by
    I ended up choosing nursing after many career changes throughout my childhood and adolescence. Disregarding my initial dreams of being a cheerleader and a waitress, I wanted to be a paleontologist, veterinarian, computer engineer, and pharmacist.

    If I could really change, I would choose to be a car designer now. That or an FBI agent. I developed a knack for true crime in recent years and if I could hack the training, I would so go in. There's a branch in my city too!
  5. Oct 26, '12 by
    Quote from nkochrn
    4. Stand Up Comedian - My husbands actually told me I'd be good at this before.
    Hehe, my husbands actually told me I'd be good at porn before.
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  6. Oct 26, '12 by
    Doula, IBCLC, children's author, landlord, daycare provider for medically fragile kids or copy editor all sound good. Nursing is my second career and no matter how nutty a shift can be, there's always at least one moment when I know this is a really good fit for my skills and personality.
  7. Oct 26, '12 by
    A DJ
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  8. Oct 27, '12 by
    Quote from itsmejuli
    If I only knew then what I know now: prosthetics/orthotics

    If I was 25 years younger: neurobiologist, geneticist, virologist, microbiologist, research psychologist.....yeah...love sciences

    Big dream: own a bar/hostel/rv park on a beach somewhere in Central America.
    Wow! Almost spot on alike! I LOVED my microbiology class and I would've also loved to have become a geneticist, virologist, microbiologist or research scientist.

    I have a talent for art/drawing/painting so the art world has never been far from my thoughts. Graphic designer or fashion designer would've been quite interesting!
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  9. Oct 27, '12 by
    A Jazz Singer.
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  10. Oct 27, '12 by
    Plumber.
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