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Sep 07, 2006 04:57 PM

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Hello, can someone help me make a decision, i am currently in school for medical assistant with 1 yr left to graduate, nursing is my passion i decided against nursing for 2 reasons 1.my age (41 in october) 2. been a aide for 20 yrs and my body tired. I love nursing though. I can transfer to a 15 month program with about 3-4 months taken of which equals what i have left in school now. Can someone please help me make a decision soon...........


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from suebird3
Old Sep 07, 2006, 05:57 PM

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Welcome to allnurses.com. I moved your post to a Forum that is more suited for your question. Good luck!

Suebird
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Old Sep 07, 2006, 05:59 PM

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thanx sue i appreciate that i put it there by mistake and didn't know how to change it. still figuring things out here.
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from EricJRN
Old Sep 07, 2006, 07:14 PM

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Don't let your age stop you. Here's one way to look at it: You're still going to be 43 in a couple of years. You can either be 43 and a nurse, or 43 and not a nurse.
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from LPN,RNNow
Old Sep 07, 2006, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by helpingismypassion
Hello, can someone help me make a decision, i am currently in school for medical assistant with 1 yr left to graduate, nursing is my passion i decided against nursing for 2 reasons 1.my age (41 in october) 2. been a aide for 20 yrs and my body tired. I love nursing though. I can transfer to a 15 month program with about 3-4 months taken of which equals what i have left in school now. Can someone please help me make a decision soon...........

Don't use your age to gauge what you should. If it is something that is your passion then I say go for it. I'm 40 and just graduated. I was also 6 months pregnant with a very high risk pregnancy, including severe hypertension,and insulin dependent gestational diabetes. I even passed boards. Trust me my body is tired too. There were some days after clinicals I had to come home and lay down for awhile. My husband helped out a lot. I also have a 5 year old and a 6 year old. The 5 year old is a special needs child. She has tons of appointments, and meetings about her school and the therapies. You have to manage your time when you have a family but certainly age is not an issue. There were several of us "non-traditional" students. In fact there were more "non" then there were "traditional". I say go for it.
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Old Sep 07, 2006, 07:29 PM

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Hello helpingismypassion,

I am 44 years old and just graduated this May with my LPN. I was a medical assisstant for 12 years and always wanted to be a nurse. Don't let your age stop you, you are young. Age is only a frame of mind. I say go for it,you will be glad that you did
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from truern
Old Sep 07, 2006, 07:35 PM

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Well, youngun, you're still young enough to be my...well, whatever..hehe

You're NEVER too old nd_mom....don't let a number keep you from your dream!!
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Old Sep 07, 2006, 08:24 PM

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Hello truern,

I just noticed that you passed your nclex-rn the same day that I passed my nclex-pn. Congratulations to you!!!
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from truern
Old Sep 09, 2006, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by nd_mom
Hello truern,

I just noticed that you passed your nclex-rn the same day that I passed my nclex-pn. Congratulations to you!!!
Same to you, nd_mom
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