Knowing what you know now about nursing, what other career would you have chosen?

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Given a second chance, would you have chosen a different career path and if so what would it be?

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Nursing

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If I had to choose another path, I'd have gone into PT or OT or possibly Speech.

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Specializes in ICU/ER.

A stay at home mafia wife with lots of diamonds on my fingers and babies at my feet. Now that would be nice--minus the guns and drugs in the attic of course---but really I am a recent grad and so I am still in I am sure the honey moon phase---but every day I feel honored and lucky that I was able to become a nurse. I love this profession.

I hope in 5 or 10 years I will feel the same way!!!

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

I'm kinda torn with my answer to that question. I love nursing, and I can't imagine doing anything else. But I also love photography, and debated pursing education with photography. I choose nursing for the stability, because I was unsure if I could support myself with photography. Now I have a great husband that is willing and able to support me, so we have debated my pursing photography. But we are still iffy about it. And I dont' want to give up nursing. We are also thinking about him starting med school. So...who knows.

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Specializes in Emergency, Trauma, Critical Care.

If I'd had some slightly different opportunities...I'd love to be a coroner...but that requires med school and a lot of support and a lot of patience. I don't think I have that much. I hope that coroner training willl someday will be open to nurses.:nuke:

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Specializes in ICU/ER.
I'm kinda torn with my answer to that question. I love nursing, and I can't imagine doing anything else. But I also love photography, and debated pursing education with photography. I choose nursing for the stability, because I was unsure if I could support myself with photography. Now I have a great husband that is willing and able to support me, so we have debated my pursing photography. But we are still iffy about it. And I dont' want to give up nursing. We are also thinking about him starting med school. So...who knows.

Why cant you do both??? On your days off take pictures...we have a great business in my home town the owner was a divorced mom who ran a day care center, she took the best kids pictures--soon people starting hiring her for weddings and graduation pictures. Now she has a wonderful studio and almost every one I know has a family picture taken by her. She started small out of her garage. She now has a beautiful spacious studio.

I became a nurse later than most I didnt even start collage till I was 31. On my 30th birthday I regretted that I didnt go to collage in my 20s --I did not want to turn 40 and regret that I didnt go to collage in my 30s. So with 4 little ones at home and I loving but not the most supportive husband I did it. I could not be happier.

My advice is follow your photography dream. At least give it a good shot, it sounds like you have the support to take it on.~~~~hey maybe that is what you can call your studio "one good shot"

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Psych.

I wish I was artistic; I'd love to have a creative career with more independence like dancing, writing, photography, painting, etc. If I had the talent, engineering or biology careers would interest me as those careers can give one the opportunity to travel & work in other countries, become involved in the green movement, or work with animals in nature. In the healthfield, PT looks good.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.
In the healthfield, PT looks good.

Even PTA isn't that bad. They go to school same amount of time as I do, but my husband's (he's a PT director at our hospital) PTA's make $5 more an hour then I do as an RN. I'm trying to encourage my brother on that route.

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Specializes in Telemetry, Med Surg, Pediatrics, ER.

i would definitely choose photography! i love nursing, but there is a lot of headache that goes along with it. unfortunately, you learn that the hard way. photography is a definite passion of mine and hopefully i can still do a little more with it while working full time as a nurse.

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professional welfare recipient

just kidding.

I like the mafia wife with the big diamonds but I wouldn't want to be associated with people who hurt and kill people. So I would say the trophy wife from some rich and spoiling husband so I could have whatever I want.

I have so many things I would like to do. I was artisitic - kinda rusty now.

I think I just want to be rich.

I really don't mind the job. It's the inability to do the job the way it should be done.

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Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.

I cannot see myself working as anything other than a nurse. So if I was given the chance to choose again I would choose to be a nurse.

I really cannot see myself doing anything else.

I cannot see myself working in a office, I would be so bored. I don't like to sit at a desk and work. My SIL and husband worked for the cable company answering phones and I would have went insane. I like to be able to move around anytime I want. I am too ADD to sit at a desk and work.

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