victoriac

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1. anyone else changing careers to go into nursing?

   victoriac replied to amyrae76's topic in Career Support

   Thank you for both for sharing your stories and insights. I am still thinking over my issue of nursing vs. SLP. I find that the range of both professions provides greater choices and flexibility than I have had as a teacher. I read these thougths ...

2. SLP or RN/BSN? Making career decisions

   victoriac replied to victoriac's topic in Rehabilitation

   I posted the original question about deciding between becoming an SLP aor RN. You have all given me something to think over carefully as I continue researching, thinking, gathering information. Thanks for your help! Your professionalism is inspiri...

3. anyone else changing careers to go into nursing?

   victoriac replied to amyrae76's topic in Career Support

   Hi, Amy-- You are not alone. I'm thinking seriously of making the career switch from education. I'm really interested in this field and am taking this summer to explore options. Sometimes it feels strange and frightening to imagine shifting to such...

4. Nursing math; how tough?

   victoriac posted a topic in General Students

   How hard is nursing math? I'm considering nursing school, possibly in an Accelerated BSN program. Math has always been a struggle but I'm working on it. I looked at a practice dosage calculation test, and it seemed to be pretty doable: metrics, co...

5. SLP or RN/BSN? Making career decisions

   victoriac posted a topic in Rehabilitation

   I'm considering a mid-life career change from education to some field in allied health. I'm seriously looking at either speech language pathology or nursing, and I would like to work in rehabilitation. I'm concerned about the implications of the Med...

6. sometimes I just don't know what I want to be when I grow up!

   victoriac replied to jusjan67's topic in Career Support

   OK, I'm 43. I can relate to much of what has been posted here and I am grateful to others for their honesty. I,too, feel like I need to hurry up and get this career issue settled. I am a teacher and I feel strongly drawn to working in health care....

7. Fear of health risks

   victoriac posted a topic in Career Support

   :uhoh21: This is a helpful forum. I hate to sound like a bundle of fears, but I think this discussion has helped me to address realistically some of the big risks and rewards that come with this field. Here's my question: how do nurses live and wor...

8. I Hate Nursing School

   victoriac replied to ADNRN's topic in General Nursing

   Your postings have really given me something to think about. I'm a teacher considering a career change. Education classes were, for the most part, very much like what you complain about--mindless, time wasting (with a few really great exceptions). ...

9. fear of error

   victoriac posted a topic in Career Support

   I'm a teacher considering a career change. I am fascinated by health care, but there are a lot of issues to think about before I make a commitment. One of the big worries that I have about nursing is the potential for making an error (such as overme...