How old are you?

l.rae · May 19, 2002

the average age of nurses is now forty you say? well i'm a little above average! old enough to know better and too young to care.....45.....lr

paramedic52 · May 20, 2002

I'm 29 -- will be turning 30 by the time I start my pre-req's for the RN program. I'm glad to see there are others around my age. I only wish I knew what I wanted to be when I was 18! LOL! It would have been so much easier to just continue on in college and get my RN classes completed after finishing the Paramedic program when I was 23 -- pre marriage and child! LOL!

AZBRONXBABY · May 20, 2002

I am 39 (and holding) working on my pre-req's & will hopefully make the fall 2003 nursing progam (RN) I am annoyed at myself for waiting so long, but I guess my life experiences will help me in the long run. I'll be 43 by the time I graduate (yikes) and really looking forward to fulfilling a life long dream.

Good luck, all!!

Christine

teresab_2000 · May 20, 2002

Hi, I am 19 (turn 20 in Septmeber) and will be 20 when I gradute next year with my ADN. I hope to go on to get my BSN and MSN in the future.

Teresa:)

Bradley · May 20, 2002

Hi everyone, Im 40 yro male, start level 1 in fall. Second career (20 yrs. sales) . I cant wait to start Im in best shape of my life.

Wifes been rn for 15 yrs. she helps out alot. Good Luck

pukahi · May 20, 2002

Boy, sure wish I was 18. 19 or 40 again and contemplated the idea of becoming a nurse. I am, and going fast. in my last year of my "40"s". is it too late?

Millie

RNbeach, ASN, RN · May 20, 2002

Hi Rhona!

I am 35, married with 2 children. Tonight is my 1st Day of school!

Working on my pre-requisites... hope to start the actual nursing program Fall 2003.... God willing I will be 38 when I graduate!

Brenda

avimom · May 20, 2002

I'm going to be 29 by the time I start my two year BSN this fall.

You know, at first when I realized I wanted to be a nurse, I was mad at myself that I didn't think of nursing when I first did my BSc. I realize now, though, that it's all for the best - I don't think I personally was mature enough at 19 to pursue nursing. Now that I've worked for a number of years and have a child, I feel I have more of an idea of what is important to me and what I feel I can contribute. I can't wait to get started!!

Lausana · May 20, 2002

I turned the big 21 last month:balloons: Unfortunately, I'll still be a youngster when I graduate, but I'm a non-traditional student & feel much older (then again aren't most of us a little non traditional:p )

RN-PA, RN · May 20, 2002

I want to reassure, encourage, and CONGRATULATE all of you who are just starting your nursing careers "a little later" in life. I started nursing school when I was 35 and I'm now 46-- been working as an RN since 1993 and if I can do it, anyone can do it!

This is a second career for me and I NEVER thought I'd be a nurse. Too long a story to get into here, but suffice it to say, I could never have done this in my early 20's. The experiences I'd had in my life and my acquired people skills and maturity helped me in school and in the early years of working in ways that my nursing education couldn't prepare me. All the best to all of you just starting your careers and feel free to pm me if you need any encouragement or advice!

DebsZoo · May 20, 2002

.:zzzzz

dianthe1013 · May 21, 2002

I start the first semester of my ADN program in August, then will turn 26 in October. I'll be finished spring or summer of 2004. Hopefully, by the time I hit 28, I'll have taken - and passed the licensing exam.

I am not married and have no children, just a fiance who miraculously understood why I left a forensic science program two semesters short of a BS to go to nursing school. Oh, well. I do plan on finishing up those last few credits and getting that degree, possibly while I'm completing a RN-to-BSN track in a couple of years.

Basically, my reason for not going directly into a BSN program is that I want to hurry up and graduate. I've been in school forever, and I'd rather get a two-year degree than put off being able to practice.

I do plan on getting that BSN, though; I've wound up in supervisory positions in every job I've ever had, and if that continues then I'll need it. Besides, who doesn't want hospital administration to shell out for tuition reimbursement? :)

I also think that my age is an asset - being nearly thirty gives me a maturity that I definitely didn't have at 18 or 20. I have a feeling I'm going to need it to deal with everything we all, as students, face. :)

Donna :)