MA to RN

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Hello , I am a MA right now and i have been thinking about becoming an RN, but i dont know if ill be able to survive. Just by looking at the pre-req i am second guessing the decision, but i am also thinking about just taking the plunge. (Also is graduating as a nurse at age 23 old?)

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I was a CNA then a CMA for most of my adult life. I went back to school for my RN and graduated at age 43! So no, 23 is NOT too old. Heck, I had a classmate who was 62! :)

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23 is considered young for a nurse...

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Specializes in CVICU.

I graduated when I was 22 and started working right away. I don't think 23 is too old.

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I just started the actual nursing program now, at 23.

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Specializes in Hospice.
23 is considered young for a nurse...

Times have changed then. I entered my Nursing program at 19, and graduated in 1979 with my BSN at 22.

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Specializes in Psychiatry, Community, Nurse Manager, hospice.

Don't ask if 23 is old or one of the many nursing students in their 30's 40's and beyond will have to smack you upside the head.

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I was 37 when I graduated. Nope. Not too old

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Specializes in Medical Surgical/Addiction/Mental Health.

Do you know how to eat an elephant? You eat one bite at a time. Do not look at the prerequisites as a group- rather look at each individual course and plan how you will be successful. Then you do the same with the next course, ect…If you want to be a nurse, start the journey. I promise you will not regret it, particularly if you enjoy being an MA. You're not too old for nursing school. In fact, I don't think anyone is ever too old to learn!

Good luck!

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

Lol I'm 23 and now I feel old reading your post 😒lol. Just take the first step, time will fly and you won't even notice when you're done with the pre-reqs. I'm an MA too and I love it that's why I decided to pursue Nursing. I'll be done with prereqs in December (yay 😁)and it feels like it was just yesterday when I began. I've learned so much and am excited for what awaits in Nursing school. You can do it!

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(Also is graduating as a nurse at age 23 old?)

Oh come ON. Is that a serious question?

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Times have changed then. I entered my Nursing program at 19, and graduated in 1979 with my BSN at 22.

Yes, times have most certainly changed since you entered the profession in the late 1970s. In this day and age, the average age at graduation for nursing majors is 31 years old.

I think this is due to several factors, including the plethora of people entering nursing as a second career and the sheer number of prerequisites that must be completed before one will even be accepted into a legitimate program.

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