Am I too old to go to nursing school and into a nursing career?

[is58tooold]

Thinking about going into the nursing profession with no nursing credentials. Have desgrees in chemistry, been in industry, teaching, retail most recently. what are the facts? realistic for me to do this? cost? i'm 58 yo. anyone else enter nursing field at that time of life?

[tktime]

I don't think you're ever too old to learn, but do you have the dedication it will take. Nursing school is very demanding and will be unlike anything you have ever experienced as you can flunk out at any time, it's alot of pressure. However, with the nursing shortage, it's a great profession and there are so many different types of nursing. I would do 2 things before starting...if you have never worked in healthcare you may want to volunteer 1 day a week just so you can see what goes on..the other thing I would do is talk to a nurse recruiter at a local hospital. They can tell you if age will have any impact on your hiring ability. I doubt it. I went back to school when I was 40. it was hard but well worth it. I say GO FOR IT, we need u;)