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I am thinking about starting school soon to go for my ADN, the conversation with my family didn't go well... I was told I don't have enough patients to deal with sick people and they can't see me being a good nurse. I am 29 years old and going back to school after working as a retail store manager. My question is how did you know Nursing was for you? How will I know it's for me? This is something I have been interested in for such a long time, specifically Emergency nursing and CRNA, but I don't want to make the wrong decision.

I want to really thank everyone who has contributed up to this point. I really appreciate you taking the time to offer some suggestions and your opinions, it mean a lot to me. I appreciate the honesty in responses and am noticing a lot of them touch on the lack of Job Satisfaction for nurses. What is the primary cause of this?

Thank you all for your feedback, it gives me a lot to think about forsure. - Hunter

I feel like I am stuck in between a rock and a hard place and I am not really sure what to do. I am a 28 year old male, a retail manager and I make about 80K a year. I am really big on Finance and the FIRE (Financial Independence retire early) Movement and I would describe myself as a super saver. I am on track that by the time I am 40 I will be financially secure and theoretically wouldn't have to work again. I have no intentions to stop working once I hit 40 but it's a goal of mine to have the option. So here is the thing... I love the money I am making and I am comfortable in my position but I'm not happy in my job because I don't bring Value to the world in my position and I am not making a difference in anyone's life. I have strongly considered going into Nursing for years, when I was younger I wanted to be a CRNA but also Emergency Room Nursing interests me a lot as well. I think I could find happiness, purpose and meaning in either of those different roles. So I guess what I am asking is if you were in my shoes what would you do? Should I wait until I am 40 (12 years) to start nursing? or Should I start the Nursing journey now and start off with a pursuit of the ADN? Any feedback is greatly appreciated. - Hunter