Did you have any other options?

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This is sort of a cross post and thought I would also post it here :)

I was talking to a friend of mine that is also in nursing school and we were talking about if not nursing what? I was wondering if you ever had any other options and if so what?

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Specializes in PICU/NICU.

Law school

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It really got me thinking I honestly don't know what I would do....it sort of scare me in a lot of the ways I really don't know why it did but it sort of did

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I was going to go into social work before I changed majors to nursing. decided I'd rather have a degree that let me help people without working for the government or even staying the US.

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Since a lot of people choose nursing as a second career, then it goes without saying that there were other options. Before becoming a nurse I was a wildland firefighter in Southern California, an EMT in South Central Los Angeles, and a firefighter/EMT in the Sacramento area.

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i tried elementary education. i decided to go back to nursing after a year of education pre-reqs... nursing is def. for me. :)

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I would open a restaurant!

Jennifer

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Specializes in Medical Surgical.

I kind of wanted to be a veteranian, but I can't stand animal cruelty and I didn't think I could take trying to help victims of that.

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yoga instructor

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Specializes in ED, Flight.

Worked twenty great years in formal and informal education. Still work as a paramedic/flight medic in addition to nursing. Community work in the Jewish community (unpaid but near-full time hours!)

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Specializes in CMSRN.

I like to clean and find it relaxing and rewarding. I enjoy helping my friends organize and clean their homes.

I could see myself becoming a cleaning lady. I would want to start my 5 star quality business. I would hire only the best and offer affordable cleaning using natural products. (you can see I have thought about this :)

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Specializes in M/S, Tele, Peds, ER.

Wow. I was seriously just thinking about this.. maybe i worked too much OT this week and am getting a little burned out but yeah... i've thought a LOT about this actually... *sigh*

elementary school teacher (love kids, love being creative, maybe elem art teacher?)

Open my own daycare? (again, love kids)

flight attendant (discounted/free travel)

interpreter (fun to know multiple languages fluently, useful)

Instead I'm a nurse (I actually love my job 90% of the time I swear), who has hobbies including

painting, drawing

playing with/hanging out with my younger siblings/nephews

travelling/vacationing

learned one language, going on two

ha.

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