VA_Aspiring

Thanks for the heads up Ace, made the change! Future, thank you for the advice. I have a few things on my plate now. Look into shadowing a RN, then look into an accelerated program both here in CA or CO if this is really the path I want to take. It's very exciting and scary at the same time.

Thank you to both of you! I appreciate the honest and straight forward answers. I think shadowing a nurse sounds like a great idea and I'm going to look into it

I'm currently 37 and living in Los Angeles. I work as a Project Manager at a entertainment finance company and I have a BFA in Filmmaking. Long story short, I'll be making a move to a small town in CO and fear I'll only be able to find a job instead of a career. I've always be interested in nursing and there seems to be a need for it there, although I am not sure of the pay rate. How possible is it to make this switch? I've read a lot on here and am aware of the difficulty and waiting time for affordable nursing programs. In a perfect world I would be able to work full time and take night/weekend/online classes for as long as possible before making the full time student switch. Also would it be possible to start schooling in CA and switch to CO later? Thanks in advance, this forum seems to be incredibly helpful.