your opinion on changing careers

[counselor1st]

currently I am a licensed prof. counselor in private practice (I have a master's in counseling). However, I've always had a dream to be a post-partum/well baby and/or labor and delivery nurse. I have been talked out of this/talked myself out of it at various times in my life due to taking the path of least resistance I guess and being fearful that I would sacrifice a lot and then regret it. When I read the posts on other boards about arrogant doctors, nurses being treated like handmaidens, etc. I think No way! But when I read this board I think, "that sounds cool!" I like therapy but I'm getting kind of bored with it, and bored of working basically by myself, and I've always been fascinated with babies and new mothers. I have two of my own and my birthing experiences were OK, not the best, but I think I could be patient with people because of this experience and the experience I have as a counselor. Unfortunately I couldn't satisfy this urge being a social worker on a floor because I don't have the right credential, and I think I'd like being a nurse better anyway.

What do you guys think?

[rollingstone]

Sounds like counseling and nursing would blend together nicely. Good luck.

[CHATSDALE]

Changing careers is not really the issue here --- many people in this age and in this economy feel the need to do so......BUT if your family feels that you have a tendancy to flip flop maybe you had better decide if being a nurse is what you what to do or if you like the feeling of taking and aceing a test

I have known many 'perpetual students' who enjoy going to school and let their families support them and build up debts and then change their minds again and want to do something else