Concerns about knee and nursing career

[MAD HATTER]

Hi everyone,

I'm new to this forum but could really use some help. I was a premed major as an undergrad and worked part time as a cna. I decided against med school right before graduation but I am still interested in a medical career. For the past year I have been working as a monitor tech/unit secretary in a small hospital. I would like to go into nursing but I am concerned about its physical demands. I am a pretty healthy person with the big exception of having a horrible right knee. I have had 4 right knee related surgeries - 2 acl reconstructions and 3 meniscectomies. I would like some opinions as to how this might affect my career or even if I would have a career? My alternative to nursing is engineering by way of competing a post bac. At this point I am concerned that I should play it safe and go into engineering even though I would prefer nursing.

[Purple_Scrubs, BSN, RN]

I think you've received some really good advice so far, so I'll just add this. I wonder why you see engineering as your only alternative to nursing? Have you considered other healthcare careers, such as Physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, speech/language pathology, radiology....tons of medical careers out there, some of which might have fewer physical demands than nursing (although PT/OT are pretty physical from my understanding). Just a thought I wanted to throw out there. :)