RNandMBA

I need some honest advice. I'm considering a late in life career switch to OR Nursing and I'm trying to decide if I'm just being crazy. I'm an RN who moved into physician practice administration almost 20 years ago. I have a lot of experience working with surgeons, but usually around a conference table talking case volumes, block schedule utilization and how to justify their latest OR toy request ?. I took a break from work when covid hit - single mom with a school-aged kid at home - and during that time I decided that I don't want to manage large departments anymore. So I started to reconnect with my inner nurse and have been very fixated on OR nursing. I think I would enjoy the challenge of learning a whole new clinical specialty. I really enjoy surgeons, even the ones who can be politely described as difficult. The team aspect of the work is really appealing. Early on in my career I worked in a few ambulatory procedure areas and I quite enjoyed it. The question is, will anyone even consider me at this point? I feel a bit like a new nurse grad, except that with years of management skills I bring a lot more to the table. My local hospital hires new nurses into a periop internship program two times a year. The next one isn't until Jan, so I have time to burnish up my credentials. I'm taking an RN refresher course now (55 contact hours) which has been really helpful. I'll be working this Summer as a camp nurse - it worked with my daughter's Summer schedule. I plan on getting some part-time or per diem RN work in the fall once she is back in school - hopefully in a procedural area if possible. And I'll see if I can work my connections to get some OR shadowing opportunities before I apply for the periop internship. So - am I nuts?