Hello, I need more advice! Has anyone switched careers to Nursing past the age of 27? I am two years out of college, with a B.S. in Business. I think that I may switch careers to nursing. Because I am married, I can't just quit my job, which means it will take me about 1.5 years to finish all pre-reqs for an accelerated program. I am looking at Akron U, Kent, or UC. I am excited about having a career where I can help people, and feel good about it. Granted there are good days and bad days, but overall, If I become a nurse, I will be making a difference. Is the switch worth it? I could go the pratical route, earn my MBA, get another job and probablly dislike it, or I can take the shadow, decide to pursue nursing and have a great career. By the time this is all said and done, I would be almost 30. I feel as if I would be starting completely over.
Am I making mistake to pursue this career change? Help!!
Specializes in Level II & III NICU, Mother-Baby Unit.
I was 30 1/2 when I graduated nursing school. I don't regret it for one second. I also feel my life experience has helped me be a little bit better nurse than I would have been if I had gone to nursing school straight out of high school. I read once that we all change jobs about 7 times in our lifetime. With nursing, we can change specialties a few times but still remain nurses if we want to. My cousin is a nurse and she now sells fancy patient beds for a living. There is so much you can do with a nursing degree. Oh yes, another friend also speaks Italian and was hired on the spot to work for Alitalia Airlines (because of her nursing training as well as the language ability). Cool!
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I was 30 1/2 when I graduated nursing school. I don't regret it for one second. I also feel my life experience has helped me be a little bit better nurse than I would have been if I had gone to nursing school straight out of high school. I read once that we all change jobs about 7 times in our lifetime. With nursing, we can change specialties a few times but still remain nurses if we want to. My cousin is a nurse and she now sells fancy patient beds for a living. There is so much you can do with a nursing degree. Oh yes, another friend also speaks Italian and was hired on the spot to work for Alitalia Airlines (because of her nursing training as well as the language ability). Cool!