I am begging for any type of input..

if i were in your position....and have the sense i do know (lol) i would hook up with a psychologist/counselor seeking some assistance with direction and self esteem....the interest inventory test would be my recommendation...trying to isolate that which would be the best fit for YOU.......

"I don't think of myself as being someone who's outstanding in anything."

As a truth seeker, maybe you should explore that with someone first. The occupational questions might be better sorted out later.

As another poster suggested, I think that it would be very useful for you to seek some career counseling. Most universities offer this kind of assistance for free.

To provide more input for you, I would need to know more information. What attracts you to the field of PT? What about nursing and why CRNA specifically? How limited is your physical condition?

Most hospital nursing positions are very physically demanding. If you are interested in becoming a CRNA, you would need a few years of ICU experience. In my opinion, the ICU is one of the most physically demanding nursing jobs because your patients are usually not able to offer any assistance in moving or repositioning and the nurse is providing all the care for the patient. As a bedside nurse, you will be on your feet for 12+ hours with few or no breaks in some cases. CRNAs may have less of a role in the physical aspects of nursing, but they are also on their feet for long hours and they may not be able to leave the OR at all for hours on end depending on what kind of a case they are working on. The stress levels can also be very high for CRNAs (and most other types of nursing as well).

I can't truly speak to the amount of physical labor required in nursing versus PT. I do have a PT in the family and her job does not seem to require nearly the amount of demands that I experienced as a floor nurse. But it would all depend on the type of job. If you were a PT doing rehab for spinal cord injury patients, that may require a lot of physical demands, but not so much if you are doing PT for sports injuries. The same thing can be said of nursing. I now have a job that requires no patient care at all. But I will caution you that it usually takes at least a year of hospital nursing to obtain such a job. However, even within the hospital there are less physically demanding positions. There are many nurses out there that are working with physical limitations, so don't let that be the deal breaker. It really depends on you and how much you want this.

I also struggled with career decisions when I was in college. Even now, if I could go back and do it all over, I don't know if I would choose nursing. I'm currently working on another degree to leave the nursing field altogether, but there are times that I am very grateful that I have the background that I do. You can do some things to help ensure that you are making the best decision at this point in your life. You can shadow several nurses and other healthcare professionals, volunteer, or even seek a paid position in healthcare as a nurse's aid. However, you will not know for sure until you are out there working as a nurse.

It may make more sense for you to finish your degree in another field since you are already 3 years into college. You could then apply for an accelerated BSN program, ADN, or master's entry.