Going to give up my nursing dream for now- wasting time

[Divalish918]

I am soon to be 27 years old. I have a 3 year old son and I feel like time is awasting. I have been pursuing this nursing dream for years but over came many obstacles over the past 4 years(child support, custody issues, military ) and on top of that working full time. Therefore I haven't been as focused as i would have liked to been. So my grades have suffered in the process. I had to keep repeating pre-req's (a&p, micro) and decided I am sooo sick of it. Maybe nursing isnt for me right now, so I am going to finish up credits for a bachelors degree in health science so i can graduate next year, and from there see where I want to end up. Get a few certifications under my belt and take it from there. Who know I could even clean up my transcript and become an occupational therapist or even get my ms in health admin or public health. Or even do an accelerated BSN. Either way, I gotta mave moves, I dont have time to waste and i dont have time to be waiting on someone's nursing school waiting list. Not to mention I hate my job as a CNA, I am treated like s*** and i want a change so fast but it pays so well (21/hr) . Please tell me what would you do if you were me, I just want to be succesful doing something I generally enjoy besides wiping booties all day.

[chicagoing, ADN, RN]

What is it you really want to do?

[Student_Jaclyn]

dude, nurses here only get started at 21/hour. You're doing better than our cna's who only rake in 13 avg....

im 26 and have a 3 year old son as well. fortunately i am in my final semester of my AS program, and yes the past 3 years have been hell with courts and school... Only God dragged me through that trench, but I'm almost out! I realized when he was born that i needed something stable because my decade of restaurant BS wasn't going to cut it... you can find an accelerated program like you said, and once you're done you'll have more options.

Thats what im holding on to for now... I don't want to just stay with my AS RN, but for now I have to start putting bread on the table.

~ I always wonder how different it would have been to start this process before i had my kiddo... but then i realize i probably would have never gotten my sh*t together if it weren't for him...

bitter sweet...

hang in there and follow your gut.:dancgrp: