Nursing School: Life Changing Decision

[monikee]

Hey everyone!

It's been about a month and a half since I graduated from the LPN program and have been doing a lot of thinking about my next move in life. I don't have the courage of getting certified as an LPN, nor the courage to quit nursing school (I am in the ADN program now). There are times I wish I had gone to college as an undecided major, then there are times when I think I can make nursing work. I have asked for advice, as I don't want to "lose" another year doing something I may not practice, and the answers I get are something like, "If you don't have a backup plan, don't quit. Think about the financial benefits that you can get with this career, and besides, a year will go by either way, so why not just stay in the nursing program?" It seems that every time I try to ask for advice, the number one answer is "think about the financial benefits" I don't and never decided on nursing because of the money and much less do I want it to become the reason of me doing nursing now. What I hate the most is not knowing if I really don't like nursing, or is it because my first year in nursing school didn't go well causing me to be scared, plus knowing the amount of responsibility that I will have as a nurse? And I know the only way would be to start practicing as an LPN, but I can't. I don't have the courage, I am too scared ad don't feel that initiative to practice as a nurse right now. I spend sleepless nights stressed out almost as much as when I was in my first year in nursing school trying to look for other career options, and yet I don't find anything. What should I do??? I am in desperate need of help:(

[Luckyyou, BSN, RN]

There's absolutely nothing wrong with being a nurse for the financial stability.