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Sounds like you have clear understanding of your desire to enter nursing. And as others have commented there are vast opportunities with nursing and healthcare. After 25 years of being a RN with various different roles, I have learned, and not from nursing school :-)), be very clear on what you from your career, (you have full control of what you career will look like); there will be many opportunities determine if those opportunities are for you; devise a plan/blueprint for your career and life. If you don't, your employer won't and friends and family won't and then you might find yourself living someone else dream. Have a fantastic time learning and making a difference in people's lives!

You pose some awesome questions/thoughts that I suspect tons of nurses entertain. I remember when I continually asked the question of myself "Is this all there is to life?" "Do I have to get settled in my mind that getting up every day and going to a job that I liked was all I could look forward to?" I had already change jobs/nursing roles many times in my 25 year career. Friends would often joke...."where are you working now?!" I laughed and inside I was wasn't laughing and I thought there comments meant something about me. That I couldn't seem to find the "right role/job in nursing" What I discovered is my friends, family members and coworkers really are that worried about me because they are worried about themselves and that It was really up to me to determine what my career and future was going to look like. Here's some questions that I have used to help me gain clarity on what's important to me and where can I make a difference/have impact: 1. what are 5 areas/things I know or I'm passionate about? 2. what are 5 skill sets that I currently possess 3. what are 5 areas, other than my current situation, where I could leverage my skill set This was a great starting point for me. Let me know how it goes.

Wow Bedbug68 I can totally hear your frustration. I'm curious what has you stay in ICU, I'm assuming you are still there? And what continues to attract you to clinical nursing. Nursing is a challenging career to navigate and definitely requires a clear vision and purpose to provide services to clients/families who are dealing with a lot.

Unhappy 101, wondering if you have considered designing your career? What I mean by that is using the nursing process to design plan before making your next move. Developing objective clarity on current situation (skills, knowledge, what you are good at, what you love to when not nursing; determine desired situation - create a vivid picture of what you want, what you are doing, the location etc.; then determine what interventions/resources will you need to employ. I'm going to assert you either saw something in your nursing degree program that was attractive to you. Uncover that for yourself. The other thing I can hear from your post is that you have perseverance/ persistence otherwise you would have not completed a nursing degree. There are way easier degrees to obtained than a nursing degree. I hope this has provided a you with some value and a starting point. Feel free to reach out to me if needed. I have been in a similar place as you. I have gone on to develop some systems and strategies to address this problem.