New to computers, new to site, new to U.S.A!

Hello everyone in cyberspace.

This is the first time I've ever done this sort of thing ...probably showing my age here ! Still, never too late to start, and having come this far, feel really great!! Which brings me to my main purpose in registering at this site......I would really appreciate some guidance or suggestions or just plain good ol' feedback about my current situation......so, thankyou in anticipation everyone!!

We ( my husband and I) came over to live in the U.S. last May,'05, having purchased a business here. I qualified as a counselor in the United Kingdom in '98 and hoped to be able to continue my career over here, but have discovered that I need a Masters Degree and preferably be licensed in the State where we live. Bit of a shock there!!! But, even after a further 3 years of study and maybe $30,000 +++ later, there would still be no guarantee of work, especially in the area where we live. I have done lots of research around this topic which has been a brilliant help in itself, as I became more comfortable and confident using the Internet and e-mail, etc.,.

So, after about 5 seconds of feeling despondent ( well, it was a bit more than 5 seconds, but I am ever the optimist !), I started to think about a new career in Nursing.
30 years ago, in England, ( I know, another age ago, but even so.......), I did some auxilliary nursing and really enjoyed it, but could not study to train to become an RN, because at that time my son was still just a few months old, and legislation was such that if you had children, they had to be over the age of 7. Anyway, lets move on from that to where I am today, and considering studying again to become an RN., where I know there would be no shortage of jobs at the end of the training.

So.....where to go from here...........enroll at College for the 2 year program, or find a University/ Nursing program on line. I didn't realise you could do a Nursing Program on line. Where does the practical training come in..............it's totally different in the U.K., where students spend time studying theory, then have clinical placement in a hospital, then back to college, etc.,.for the whole training process.

Also, although I would enjoy studying from an academic point of view, do you think my age would be a problem ? I'm excited about the thought of re-training, but at the same time, a teensy weensy bit apprehensive about the best way to go forward. I live in Tennessee, by the way.

Thankyou in anticipation,