Has nursing always been your major?

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If not, then what else? I started out with nursing as my major, then switched to surg. tech., and here I am back at nursing! Thankfully, the pre-reqs are similar, so I didn't take any unecessary classes.

I started out in bio-engineering/pre-med. I dropped out and took some time off. Since then, I've been thinking of a major in some sort of science (microbio, biochem, etc)/pre-med. On a whim, I decided to apply to rad tech school last year and got into the program, but couldn't afford to go (so stayed at my job). On another whim, I only recently decided to apply to nursing school around 2 semesters ago (I've been going to school for around 5 years).

Needless to say, since I'm just now barely a junior, I didn't get very far in any of those majors. :)

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I guess I am one of those odd ducks who has just "always wanted to be a nurse" -- my dad says that when I was about four -- my brother and I were arguing about something (who knows what!!) infront of the living room window when the neighbor kid took a header off his bike in the road in front of our house. Dad said he knew I waso be a nurse when I abandoned the argument to run outside and help the kid instead.:rolleyes:

Have stuck to it too. Took a health careers course in high school and got certified as a nurses aid... worked as an aid to pay for college from the time I was 16 'til I was 22. then I graduated with my BSN, and started working at the hospital -- moved 3 times -- got nursing jobs all three times, got my MSN ad/ed and then got another nursing job!!:) Guess I can honestly say -- I would not want to be doing anything else!!

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Well first there was operations system management, and then computer networking, and then since I realized the job outlook for both of those jobs were less then ideal..I started looking into radiology and then respiratory therapy and then finally nursing because it had the most choices. Maybe in the future I will look into nursing informatics so I can still utilize my love of computers and technology, but who knows...for now I'm happy learning how to be a nurse.

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Started out as nursing, switched to computer information systems, switched to accounting, now back to nursing. This is because I've moved so many times (husband was in the military) that I was just trying to do what was best for me at the time.

Wow! Except for the husband-in-the-military part, that ME!! How did you know for CERTAIN nursing was best for you??

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Specializes in ER, ICU, Cardiac, Med-Surg.

I was a criminal justice major for my first associate's degree. Then I was a sociology/psychology major for most of a bachelor's degree. Now, 6 years later, I am back in school for nursing. Sometimes I wish I would have decided this earlier, but I realize that my life experience has gotten me to this point. I wasn't ready for this until now.

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Anthropology! An interesting major with absolutely positively no job opportunities.

Yay Nursing!!!!!!

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Specializes in Critical Care, ER.

Aaaah, count me in the professional student club! My path:

Electrical Engineering :o

Health Education :rolleyes:

Pre-Med :uhoh21:

Nursing :)

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Computer Science.

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Specializes in L&D.
Wow! Except for the husband-in-the-military part, that ME!! How did you know for CERTAIN nursing was best for you??

Hi Smile! I always knew I wanted to be a nurse. The last time we moved, about 2 1/2 years ago I decided to stay home with the kids for awhile, then thinking about it when we were in this house for about 6 months, "Hey! This would be the perfect time to go back to school! When we don't have any money problems!" And I've been going ever since! How about you?

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Specializes in Inpatient Acute Rehab.

I became an LPN 19 years ago.

I got an English degree 12 years ago.

Now I have my ADN degree as of June 4th of this year.

Will take NCLEX end of June.

I do plan to take a class at a time online to get my Masters in nursing.

I guess I am a "school fool"!

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Specializes in Hey I'm now an RN!!.

I whole heartedly feel this is the path I was meant to take. I tried Respiratory and something ALWAYS came up and got in the way from personal life to financial aid to the job I held while attending school. After my 8th setback I said to myself "this is just not in the cards for me, I am not meant to be doing this." And to be honest my "heart" wasn't there. With nursing I feel that this is where I need to be, and after that it's right over to Oncology, God willing. I worked on an Onc unit for years and that is where I feel at home. That is where I feel I could help people the most.

Respiratory was also a very difficult curriculum, VERY detailed in pharmocotherapy and volumes etc. If your heart isn't there then it makes it even harder to grasp concepts.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.

I was in pre-med the first year right out of high school, but all I wanted to do was play. Then a few years later I was taking courses to get a degree in Business Administration and hated that royally. Switched to nuring several years after that.

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