Accepted!! Goodbye cubicle, HELLO clinicals!

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Hello out there! I am thrilled to announce I can finally stop stalking the "Pre-Nursing Student" threads and begin the "Nursing Student" thread-stalking. I got my acceptance letter for the Spring 2014 start in a BSN program! I was curious to see if anyone else is currently starting or already started their nursing program after quitting a full time-comfy-living-weekends-and-holidays-off desk job?? I am terrified to leave this cubicle prison that has grown to consume my Monday-Friday life for the past three years, but so incredibly anxious and excited for the day I never have to sit in this chair again. This past year of taking night and online prereqs while day dreaming of becoming a kick-butt-super-nurse has finally paid off. Now I just need to sit quietly at my desk and pretend my life is as ordinary as ever until I can give my notice!

In the spirit of Jerry Maguire, "Who's coming with me?"...and what are all your stories? Please share! :)

Congrats!! I too, will be joining you and leaving the cubicle life behind! I will be starting the LPN program this January 2014 full time! I will for sure miss no weekends and paid holidays off, but i'm looking forward to the challenges and adventures in Nursing where I am just not getting in a cubicle. Cant wait for the feeling where my work will be making a difference...good luck :)

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I'm 9 weeks in to my BSN program after sitting in a cube doing accounting for many years. Nursing school is the hardest thing I've ever had to do but I love EVERY second of it and I hope you do too! Congratulations.

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Specializes in Emergency Room.
As a nurse with now 5 years of experience, you people are crazy to be leaving cushy Monday - Friday jobs for nursing.

For me personally I am doing it for the stability. I'm a single mom and I want to make sure that I am able to take care of my daughter without depending on anyone but myself. I don't want to always be worried about money. My job currently is in healthcare but pre registration and authorizations. There's so much politics here in this office it's unreal! I know I will encounter that in nursing but hopefully it will be better than it is here.

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I actually have a countdown on my cell phone--only 63 days left until I'm done with cubicle land. Like you I'm keeping quiet until I give my notice. Congrats and good luck to you!

LOL!! I have a countdown too! I have one at my desk (hidden) and one on my laptop at home. 52 more days for me :-) We just gotta make it out alive!

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I agree, I am doing this for stability and more opportunities in my career, as well as getting to help and nurture others. I am looking forward to the many challenges and new experiences everyday. I am excited to not know what to expect when coming into work each day, because I can for sure say that I am so tired of the monotonous tasks I do 5 days a week at my current desk job. It can drive a person crazy. I know it won't be an easy road to nursing, especially getting through nursing school. But I can say with confidence that if I stay where I'm at- working as a drone in cubicle land- I will go nowhere. I'm not saying everyone feels the same way, because some people I work with love their desk job! I'm just saying everyone has their own dreams and desires for their own lives, and I think it's incredibly awesome that so many of us are working hard to achieve our dreams!! So for ME it is worth the uphill, sometimes bumpy ride to the land we call nursing :-)

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I'm not sure why people assume that nursing isn't monotonous. You eventually see the same types of problems/behavioral patterns day after day after day. In fact, you often get the frequent flyer - the same people day after day, week after week.

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