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Hi - I know 45 isn't that old but for those of you who have started nursing around this age or worked with someone who is new and this age, is it difficult?
I'll be 53 when I graduate in may, I'm a male honor roll senior. I believe that your as old as you feel. As for me, the biggest problem I have is the professors flirting with me......................(no that had nothing to do with the honor roll thing....). A far as moving patients though, I'm 6'2" and 235 and in excellent shape (or so I have told :imbar )........so except for the morbidly obese I do fine.
45 is not too old! I think the question is how do you feel? Can you handle the physical side of nursing?
The oldest in my graduating class was 57, he is doing very well in telemetry. I work ER, am in my 40's. I think it is up to the student. Most of my schoolmates were 30's-40's-only a couple of older 20's. Many like me downsized from their first careers in technology, computers, or middle management.
I say if you want to do it, you should! If it takes 4 years, so what. You'll still be 4 years older if you do nothing. Might as well make a positive change to your life.
Good luck,
Maisy;)
:biere:i'm a bsn junior and i'm 42 years old. most of my classmates are half my age. its really not that hard as i thought it would be. the person who is at the top of my batch is a 40 year old single mother (she's juggling her bsn studies with her business and two kids!). i agree with happydays252, if you wan something very hard, go for it!! you can do it!!!
labrador4122, RN
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YES!
(J/K!!)
It depends on your personality & the amount of time you want to work.
In the beginning most of us have to be up on our feet for 12 hours or sometimes more. You have to move big patients to clean them, put in a suppository,.... strain on your back. Is that what you want? then sure, nursing is for you.