Do you have a back up to Nursing?

Commanderzoom, do you know the type of degree required for working in social services like foodstamps, medicaid, etc?

In MO, they prefer something like criminal justice, psychology, or sociology. I don't think it really matters, though, as long as you have 60 credit hours with 2 years of experience working with the public or 120 hours with no experience.

Go to your state's website and you should be able to find out.

My back up is Medical School.

Nursing would be my second career. I got a BS in biology, worked as a molecular biology lab tech for a few years... and I hated it. It was so lonely :stone So I did some research and figured out I wanted to go into nursing. I plan to eventually get a MPH, but I am more attracted to the opportunities I'd have with an RN.

I have already started my back up plan, which is occupational therapy assistant. I'm still applying for nursing programs but I would rather be able to choose between the two, rather than continue to wait without working towards something productive. Nursing is my first choice, but if I don't get in a nursing program by this Spring, I will finish my OTA program before further pursuing any endeavors in nursing since I would only have two semesters left in that program.

I have my BS in Business/Marketing Comm. That's my backup if I don't get into the Nursing program. I'm trying to get a position in Healthcare Marketing right now. I have zero work experience in the healtcare field and it's HARD out there, but I keep on keepin on.

I am currently taking prerequisites for nursing school. I am glad I found this thread. I am VERY much a Type A personality, a "planner", and have been trained to come up with a plan A, B, and C. I had worked in medical education and pharmaceutical meeting planning and LOVED it, but unfortunately it is not a secure industry, as I found out in this economy. I am becoming VERY intimidated and paranoid though, because I feel like EVERYONE who has been laid off is entering the nursing field, and programs are so competitive.

My plan A is getting into an accelerated 2nd degree BSN, as I already have a BSJ.

Plan B is....I don't know! I don't know if I should apply to the local community college's ADN program, become an OTA, a PTA, an MA....I want to be in the medical field, but I can't afford to live off an hourly income....and I want to pursue a master's at some point...

I also feel like I'm racing the clock. I want to be done with school and established in a career before starting a family. I'm 30, and I already feel like by the time I'm done with school, even an accelerated program, I'll be "too old" to start a family.

Since nursing is a career change for me, a back up plan hasn't even crossed my mind. I am going to pray and if nursing doesn't work then I will cross that bridge when I get to it.

I'm working on my prerequisites right now for nursing school; however, i'm also on a waiting list to enter a respiratory therapy program. I think it's great to have a back up plan; you always need to have a back up plan in life. Good luck, and i'm sure you'll do great!

No, if I dont make it in nursing I may have to work at wal-mart the rest of my life.

I cant afford to stay in school for any more classes.

kuccellini I know exactly how you feel. I'm in a similar boat to you, though I'm done with prereqs and now have the pleasure of retaking some that are "too old". Color me excited.

Plan A is to get a nursing degree. I don't care what type, just one that will allow me to be a nurse. I was picky about wanting a BSN immediately but I'm to the point where I don't care. :) I want my Masters in Nursing down the road anyway and with a BS already, I really only need the Associates degree...

Plan B is to become a PA.

Plan C is to give up and blow glass for a living. :)

This would be my 2nd degree. I've done tons of things in my lifetime so I have more than a few "back up plans". I've worked in advertising sales, I've worked as a paralegal. If for some reason I realized I was not cut out to be a nurse, I would still finish it, work for a while and get into the legal nurse consulting business, or I could go back to being a paralegal.

I've also run my own business so thats another option. However, I'm not even thinking about those things. I have one goal in mind and I intend to achieve it.