Switching careers to nursing. who has done it?

I am thinking of going back to school to become an RN. My wife is an RN and like most nurses she does work hard, has her bad days, but also has some very rewarding days to go along with a decent salary and a stable job. I'm currently working as a computer programmer and have done so for about 10 years now but I feel like I'm treading water in my career and have for a few years lost some of my motiviation to keep going on my current career path. I see my wife's career and I see a lot to like in it. Like any career there are some disadvantages but she seems to enjoy it and finds it rewarding and having a decent salary and a stable job is never a bad thing. I'm wondering if others on here have made a mid-life career switch to nursing and how it has worked out.

How long have you been a nurse? I have a few prerequisites to get out of the way so I will have some time to think about nursing school while I do that. I feel like I'm not commited to my current career and have lost all motivation for it so I think that's a sign for me to switch to something new and nursing has many pluses.

Hi Noodles! Welcome aboard Allnurses!

I switched careers in my early thirties from Real Estate to Nursing. I didn't start college to become a nurse, it wasn't until after I was halfway through that I changed majors to nursing on the advice of a friend who was also starting the nursing program at the college. The first ten years I was a nurse, I loved it, thrived in it, and didn't want to do anything different. Today, I am thinking of returning to college for another career change -- possibly education or journalism. I'm in my "second teenaged" phase of life, so I'm restless for something............. I wish you well as you begin your own nursing career.