May 7, 2016 by littlepeopleRNICU littlepeopleRNICU has 7 years experience and specializes in NICU, telemetry. 476 Posts; 8,594 Profile Views My plan my entire life was to go to med school. It changed my senior year of high school. I'm going to NP school now, but if I had a do-over, I would've stuck with my original plan. I opted for NP instead. I'll be 30 when I graduate NP school. I felt it was more reasonable to continue in nursing, rather than start all over again. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 7, 2016 by roser13, ASN, RN roser13 has 17 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC. 6,504 Posts; 51,088 Profile Views No, if I had wanted to be an MD, I would have gone to med school. I wanted to be a nurse so I went to nursing school. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 7, 2016 by Pangea Reunited, ASN, RN Pangea Reunited has 6 years experience as a ASN, RN. 1,547 Posts; 21,389 Profile Views I was not scholastic as a young adult and had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. And to this day, I'm easily content and not at all ambitious. It's a small miracle that I managed to go to community college while in my 30's. Medical school was never a desire for me ...which is just as well, because it was never a serious option for me, either. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 7, 2016 by ICUman ICUman specializes in Cardiac Cath Lab. 1,608 Posts; 53,386 Profile Views I'm 24 and have been thinking about it. I think I'm leaning more toward CRNA school, though. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 7, 2016 by James W. 146 Posts; 2,149 Profile Views I had considered it, ( & was encouraged to do so), when I was younger.. ..but the more time I spent with medical trainees, the less attractive it seemed.. If you think 'nurses eat their own' - for sure, medicine is even worse.. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 7, 2016 by ThePrincessBride, BSN ThePrincessBride has 4 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Med-Surg, NICU. 1 Article; 2,317 Posts; 56,228 Profile Views I'm 24 and have been thinking about it. I think I'm leaning more toward CRNA school, though. You can't go wrong with either! I have no desire to go to med school but I would love to get the heck out of bedside nursing at some point. Too little pay for too much crap. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 7, 2016 by RN to be soon 18 Posts; 587 Profile Views Do you regret that you chose to be a nurse? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 7, 2016 by Anna Flaxis, ASN, RN 3 Articles; 2,815 Posts; 30,455 Profile Views Not anymore. I don't want to spend the next 10 years of my life in school and end up neck deep in debt as a new doctor in my mid-50s. Too much life to be lived! :-) If I had a do-over, yes, I would have gone to med school. I think more like a doctor than a nurse. No, I do not regret becoming a nurse. It is a great career! I haven't always felt that way. I've had some pretty miserable Nursing Jobs. But I like where I'm at now. It just took a little work to get there. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 7, 2016 by ThePrincessBride, BSN ThePrincessBride has 4 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Med-Surg, NICU. 1 Article; 2,317 Posts; 56,228 Profile Views Do you regret that you chose to be a nurse? No. There is still grad school. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 7, 2016 by scoope23 123 Posts; 3,936 Profile Views As a former athlete, I had contemplated on applying for a doctorate program in PT, but my path led elsewhere. I have no regrets with nursing. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 7, 2016 by nlitened 739 Posts; 8,146 Profile Views I certainly have thought about it, but I am glad I chose nursing. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
