Are there any nures/students with another degree

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:) I will graduate in June with a 2 year degree in business/accounting. Half way through my degree I got a job as a cna and fell in love with nursing. I knew the nursing field is where my heart was, but I like to finish what I start. So i decided to finish my first degree first. Well, I will start the LPN this year. A lot of people seem puzzeled when I tell them I'm going to be a nurse. One friend even told me I want ever use my other degree. Anyway I feel the more education the better. Are there any nurses or nursing students with other degrees?

wow! so many well educated people!

:)

I have a Associates Degree in Restaurant management, and Culinary Arts...And, yes, education is never wasted... its always a good thing to have...

--Cashew

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Specializes in A myriad of specialties.

I have a B.S. in Psychology(1981)--have used that degree in many aspects of nursing!I started working towards an M.S. in Speech Pathology/Audiology in 1982--but gave that up to pursue nursing, became an LPN in 1985--have started the RN program a couple of times but life just gets in the way and I'm happy with the slower paced job I have now in group homes anyway.

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Me too! I am so happy to hear there are others out there like me. I studied art history and religious studies at Smith college... graduated as an "older" student and haven't been able to find a job in anything remotely 'art-y' for over a year. I also always wanted to be a nurse, and decided to just go for it-- fortunately I have a supportive partner and lovely daughter who think I can do it... even on the days when I am afraid that I can't. :) I start my LPN program in August, and then hopefully on to RN... :flowersfo

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I have a BS (ha ha) degree and am applying to nursing school this fall. I have two prereqs left.

My father, who was the first (actually, in his family, the only) to graduate from college (at 49 with four kids!), told me that no education is ever a waste. So poo-poo to your friends. I'd be willing to bet that many of them are working in fields completely unrelated to any higher degrees they may hold.

Edited to add: if 26 is too old to go back to school, at 31 (32 in two weeks!) I must be nuts. :p And as I mentioned earlier, my dad did it post-Navy retirement in the mid 1970s when it certainly wasn't fashionable - he started at 43. In fact, he was almost an oddity back then. He once told me that, at first, he was worried at how he'd keep up with the kids. He said it didn't take him long to realize THEY would have to work to keep up with HIM! (Bless you, Daddy!)

JUST GO FOR IT!!

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I have a BS in chemistry with a minor in math. I'm 48 and just started my LPN program. I chose the LPN as I'm only able to take a year off until we need some $$$$ rolling in. I will transition to an RN program after I have completed my LPN and have a job.

Cheers,

Jeff

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I have two degrees, in pharmacology and veterinary technology. I worked in veterinary medicine for 12 years and do love it, but for my level of education I was grossly under paid and not respected by my employers, also after working at a shelter I need to get away from idiots that hurt animals for awhile to retain my soul. At present time I am in a LPN program(the wait time was three years for a RN program even with my degrees) and I will bridge to RN after I graduate(and still be done before I would have gotten into the RN program).

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After this quarter I will have my BA in liberal studies which is basically an education degree. I have always wanted to be both a teacher and a doctor and finally made up my mind when I started community college. Being 18, I didn't know what options were really open to me, especially going to a community college. Even teaching seemed so distant as it took me 3 years to get all of my basic Ed done to transfer over to my university. Now that I am almost done (I have 3 more quarters to get my teaching credential), I am reading all of these stories about teachers working two jobs in order to support their families, plus the cost of realestate skyrocketing all over the place, especially in California where I'm at is really making me reconsider my carreer path. I am looking at the measily $32,000 starting salary I will be making as a teacher and all of the hoops I've had to jump through including all of these silly tests, and the money and time I've put toward my degree just to be able to make that small amount of money. My heart is really in teaching and helping people, so nursing would be a perfect match for me. I keep thinking about just quitting the teaching path and starting all over again to be a nurse. However, the more I think about it the more stupid I think it would be, because I am 23 years old and need to start working. I keep thinking about going back to get my nursing degree and teach AND be a part-time nurse which is pretty tempting, but I have talked to a lot of people who say nursing is a very demanding job, so I just don't know what I want to do. Sorry for such a long post.

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I have a B in Conservation Biology and got part way thorugh medical school, i start nursing in 6 months (talk about a round about route right?)...

i don't think any education is ever wasted, as much as i will never be a conservation biologist i can argue about whale conservation and i'm sure that one day that will prove very handy! :chuckle

who was it who said life is a journey, not a destination? thats my answer to everyone who tells me i'm nuts...i had fun along the way, met some great people, and now can't wait to start nursing and have a real job!

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I always planned on being a nurse, but I let life get in the way. I ended up with a degree in business management that never got me any more than a glorified secretarial job. Stangely enough, all my "office work" jobs have been in healthcare: doctor's office, SNF's, etc. Nursing is where my heart is, so i quit my job and went to school. One of these days, though, that business management degree with all that healthcare experience is going to look good on my nursing resume. It will all work out in the end--I guess I just took the long road.

Good luck to you! :smiley_aa

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Specializes in OB (with a history of cardiac).

Well, I have a degree ("Degree") in Phlebotomy (College of St. Catherine, 2003). Hey, they ought to call it a degree, they put us through a ton of work INCLUDING stabbing each other with needles (no veins here...ouch!). :angryfire

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I have an Associates in Applied Science in Therapeutic Recreation

:) I will graduate in June with a 2 year degree in business/accounting. Half way through my degree I got a job as a cna and fell in love with nursing. I knew the nursing field is where my heart was, but I like to finish what I start. So i decided to finish my first degree first. Well, I will start the LPN this year. A lot of people seem puzzeled when I tell them I'm going to be a nurse. One friend even told me I want ever use my other degree. Anyway I feel the more education the better. Are there any nurses or nursing students with other degrees?
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I put myself through college working as a CNA. I finished my bachelors degree in education. However, after I was done with college I realized that I actually liked working as a CNA more than I did working as a teacher. So here I am, about to start LPN school next winter.

--Marci

:) I will graduate in June with a 2 year degree in business/accounting. Half way through my degree I got a job as a cna and fell in love with nursing. I knew the nursing field is where my heart was, but I like to finish what I start. So i decided to finish my first degree first. Well, I will start the LPN this year. A lot of people seem puzzeled when I tell them I'm going to be a nurse. One friend even told me I want ever use my other degree. Anyway I feel the more education the better. Are there any nurses or nursing students with other degrees?
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