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suebird3 · Sep 7, 2006

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

Suebird :)

helpingismypassion · Sep 7, 2006

thanx sue i appreciate that i put it there by mistake and didn't know how to change it. still figuring things out here.

EricJRN, MSN, RN · Sep 8, 2006

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.

LauraF, RN, ASN, CNA, LPN, RN · Sep 8, 2006

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........... :nurse:

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.

Little Panda RN, ASN, RN · Sep 8, 2006

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:)

truern · Sep 8, 2006

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!!

Little Panda RN, ASN, RN · Sep 8, 2006

Hello truern,

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

truern · Sep 9, 2006

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 :monkeydance: