Professions before nursing

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Specializes in Critical Care/Teaching.

Hey just out of curiousity, what did you guys did before nursing?

1.) high school jobs: worked as McDonalds/Pizza Hut, started nursing school straight from high school!

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Specializes in med-surg, OR.

Worked as a bank teller, and a waitress/bartender.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Nursing is a second career for me - been a nurse for 18 years but before that: was in the military and worked as a broadcast journalist.

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Specializes in L&D/Maternity nursing.

nursing is a second career for me as well. I am half done with my program.

I received my undergrad degree in Biology and worked in a genetic research facility for 3 and a half years before going on to nursing school.

jobs I had while in high school and as an undergrad-waitressing for a catering company.

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I work in a flower shop/nursery and have been at the same job for the past 13 years (since high school!). I'm working on my prereqs now...:yeah:

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Specializes in allergy and asthma, urgent care.

Nursing is a midlife career change for me. I worked as a medical technologist, and program administrator before making the switch.

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Worked at Walt Disney World for 5 years. Recently left as I transition to nursing school. The heavy focus on guest service made me realize I wanted to focus my efforts on helping families who were not just on vacation!

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Waitress

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Highschool/college: retail, movie theater, chemistry lab storeroom assistant, nurse tech.

I started my prereqs right out of highschool.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

Legal secretary x 5 years; stay-at-home mom x 15 years.

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Specializes in All types of ICU.

I worn alot of different "hats", worked at a fast food restaurant in high school, local library, waitressed, drove a semi truck for a year with my husband. I also have worked in the corporate world also, as a Quality Assurance Auditor, a Quality control lab technician/chemist. But decided to go back to school in 2004 and graduated with my BSN in 2007.

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During high school worked at my family's architecture firm as a secretary or delivery person. Worked for the CIA and the Navy Department while in college. Got my BS in General Science with minor in Math, then an MBA in Information Systems Management. Worked as a computer systems analyst for 2 years, then managed my family's architecture firm for 19 years (everything from the accounting, contracting, marketing/PR, human resources.......), volunteered as an EMT-B then Paramedic since 1995, and finally went to nursing school. Been an ER nurse for almost 2 years and love it!!!

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