49hightide

49hightide

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About 49hightide

Biology major/recently divorced/2 teenage sons

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  1. How many of us are over 35?

    I was feeling great about starting nursing in my forties - with these supportive comments posted above - but then read the posts in "nurses over 50 with health issues..." Any help resolving these disparate points of view?
  2. BS in biology- ASN next step

    Thank you for the straightforward information. Next hurdle is getting to the right advisors at the colleges! Hate the ones that seem WAY more depressed about my situation than I do - maybe they hadn't had their coffee yet. If I can get my feet bac...
  3. BS in biology- ASN next step

    Thanks to Bean76, wrightgd, and 4xnurse for the advice and encouragement. The ASN does seem to be the way to go if I consider cost and commute time. The nurses in the office where I work say the pay isn't much different but the BSN does open a few ...
  4. Agism: realistic appraisal?

    Well, imagine my surprise to find another 49 yr old with a bachelors degree considering a career in nursing! It has been a long time since chem, physics, calc, biol. Fergus51 has given me a new fear - that with my age someone would assume that I ha...
  5. BS in biology- ASN next step

    I have a BS in biology, from 1980(!), and am looking for new career direction. I can access a ASN program within 60 miles or a BSN program 90 miles away. Any suggestions regarding these two different paths and how will my biology degree figure into...