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Hi all -
Just wondering - if nursing is your second career, what was your first career? why did you leave it?
Exercise Physiology Degree.
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For the past two years I was doing Pre-reqs for Physical Therapy school and volunteering at various settings. Applied to numerous schools and got accepted to the schools which cost an arm and a leg (private schools). Meanwhile I applied to some accelerated nursing programs and got in very easy. Now its going to be a long ride through hell for 16 months. My end reward is to get a job with opportunity, flexibility, and a whole lot of stress~lol. At least I will come home feeling exausted and having a job than searching for one.
Most of my friends are nurses and love it. So I wonder why not join them =]. Plus I have a lot of personal experiances that made me want to choose nursing.
my "divorce" from my job became "final" today. here's my exit letter to my fellow co-workers:
my 14 year "marriage" to at&t is officially over today at 4:30pm. the papers are now final. as you all know, i've been having an "affair" with "school" for the last few years of my "marriage" to at&t. at&t knew about the "affair" and was gracious enough to allow it to continue for as long as it did. at&t and i separated briefly for six months while i pursued my "true love" of nursing with a great passion. although it was scary stepping out on at&t and on faith alone, i found that nursing was my first "true love" and with all new relationships, it required a lot of hard work. i put in the work and decided that me and nursing were made for each other. there is just a love there that i really can't describe. you know how it is when you start a new relationship; there are butterflies in the stomach and the anticipation of something knew. when at&t offered the "divorce" (vtp offer), i jumped on the chance.
now, it's no longer a secret; me and nursing are an item. you will see me proudly in my scrubs and a stetscope around my neck from now on. now, the future looks bright, and i am anxiously awaiting to start my "marriage" with nursing with a wedding date of may 2009 (graduation) which you all will be cordially invited.
i so anxiously await to be given "rn-bsn" as my new hyphenated surname with a nice "ring" (pinning) to boot.
coming to an er/or at a hospital near you, and this is one time i can say i hope to never have to see any of you in my new career! :) stay healthily and be blessed!
it's been a great ride for the last 14 years, but it ran its course.
Hi all -Just wondering - if nursing is your second career, what was your first career? why did you leave it?
I was a production planner for a major electronic company but it down sized and closed their company in the island; decided to study what I had always dreamed of since doing volunteer work for the Red Cross. While working for an engineering group I went for a BSN, passed my state license exam and was shocked to see nurses earning 13 & 14 an hour as well as responsible for about 30 patients 2 - 3 practical nurses to help. New grads are suppose to earn 2,300. per month, where as an experienced BSN 2,500. and we still have hospitals defying that law. No I am not working yet because I am trying to workout a budget (have a daughter attending university) so that I can survive with this wage. But no luck yet..I love nursing and people and am desperate to enter the health field.
I won a nursing scholarship coming out of HS but being a male, I did not think I would do well 23 years ago. In the meantime, I have been a cop, an army artillery officer, an air force jag, a prosecutor and now a disability attorney. I finally came aroundand started nursing school this summer at 41! I hope to love it.
You won't love it if you don't go through with it. I started being a full time student at 47 while working fulltime as well. I am 52 and was informed on Valentines' Day that I had passed my license exam. I have no regrets at all and my family and coworkers at office are still in shock and very proud....
In Order, (if I remember them all...)
Lifeguard
Beauty Queen
Public Relations/Tourism Development
Realtor
Adult Continuing Education Instructor
Volunteer EMT
Volunteer Firefighter
Paramedic
Career Firefighter
ER Unit Clerk (for hospital experience!)
College Instructor - Emergency Services
Registered Nurse!
and coming soon......
NOT SURE, I just know that I am not done.
I'm a former teacher. I was almost finished with my masters degree in early childhood special education when I just decided teaching didn't interest me anymore. My real love was to be a nurse in a NICU. (My oldest son was in a NICU when he was first born). So, here I am. I start the local cc's RN program in the fall.
--Marci
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Public relations/marketing for 20 years.