Breaking Into Nursing

I could care less about the money because I've held other jobs that pay more and don't require the same grilling work as nursing... but at the same time, the money nursing pays does help with motivation. I personally want to travel so this field is one of the awesome ways to do it via travelling nursing. I want to be a nursing school teacher because so many of mine sucked like crazy, and if students have a motivating/happy/successful instructor, they're so much more likely to want to stay in nursing, not get discouraged and know the info they need to to be a successful nurse and teacher to patients. Also, I have a tendency to learn the information I'm studying too in depth.. to the point of thinking that I might as well be a doctor. But I don't want to be because it's not as personal and not as freeing as being a nurse. That makes me want to teach other nursing students as well as the patients in the hospital. Ultimately I want summers off lol, so that's why I want to be a teacher and maybe a school nurse in the process of the masters degree :).

mkatts19, I'm sorry some of your teachers sucked. Lol. Its great that you are wanting to be proactive in making the experience better for others. I would love to travel nurse as well but I feel that I am so far off that. I understand what you're saying about becoming a doctor as well. Perhaps you can just be one well-versed nurse!