Is 50 Too Old

chica2 · Nov 30, 2006

WHat?!! 50 old!! I don't think so! Just remember that todays' 50 is like yesterdays' 25!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

springfoot · Mar 1, 2007

I'm 51 and I'm not old. Its all a mind set I think the new nurse need the experienced one to be alble to learn from.

NurseguyFL · Mar 3, 2007

50 is not too old for anything!

aberrn · Mar 4, 2007

No,50 is not to old...Good grief!!.Wonder how old the original poster is?. I"m 53 and can outwork all the 20 something nurses I work with. And without all the whining!!......

cvryder · Mar 5, 2007

Lord, I wish I were 50 again! I started traveling a year and a half ago at "over 60," and I'm having a ball. I've noticed that everywhere I go travelers are pretty much the same...either young, single, and exploring the country, or on my end of the spectrum, either single or with retired husbands. In my case, the kids grew up and the dog died. But 50 is definitely not too old.

Jilly

nursey74 · Mar 7, 2007

LOL Abrrn!

Its the whining that gets to me as well! The 20 plusers really dont have a clue. Everyonce in a while Ill tell them about things like chest tube bottles taped to the floor and give them all a good laugh but they get the point I am trying to make. NOW is the time to be a nurse! I wuldnt trade my experiences for the world!

WDWpixieRN, RN · Mar 7, 2007

Glad this got bumped up....I'm only in my second semester of an ASN program, but my eventual goal is to travel once I get my time in somewhere (I'm 51)...I thought perhaps I'd work on my BSN while I was getting that invaluable "experience" and then I'm ready to jet -- without the hubby!! ;-) He's too expensive to bring along and he has bills to pay!!