If you could go back, what would you change??

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Specializes in B.S. Psychology.

All RNs and LPNs:

If you had to start all over, knowing what you know about nursing now, would you go back to school for nursing?? If not, what do you think you would be more interested in instead?

Thanks everyone!!

Rhonda

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

I would have gotten my BSN when I was 21 instead of 48. :)

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Specializes in SICU, MICU, CICU, NeuroICU.

My high school offered an LPN program, so I could have taken that and been an LPN at 17 and then become an RN at 19 or RN BSN at 21. Oh well, just a few years off.

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Specializes in med-surg.

I would have done nursing school back in my early 20's, not my late 30's!!!

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I would have gotten my BSN when I was 21 instead of 48. :)

Same. Plus I would have joined the USPHS and been retired by now...

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Specializes in Cardiac.

I also would have started nursing about a decade earlier than I did. I wasted so much time....

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Specializes in School Nursing.

I'm with Tweety. BSN earlier on. Although I think I appreciated it more getting it when I was older

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Specializes in Skilled Nursing.

I would have started in my 20s :) instead of my 30s :)

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Specializes in Med Surg, Hospice.

I would have joined the Navy and been a Navy Nurse

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Specializes in Cardiology, Oncology, Medsurge.

I have no regrets becoming the nurse at 44

I plan on retiring when I'm 92 to make up for it!

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Specializes in Psychiatry.
I would have done nursing school back in my early 20's, not my late 30's!!!

Yeah, That

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Specializes in med-surg.
I have no regrets becoming the nurse at 44

I plan on retiring when I'm 92 to make up for it!

Amen to that!!!

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