bonelady

I need to know if anyone is in the same/similar "boat" as me. It would be nice to help each other on the possible road to nursing. About me: I'm old! 39 years-old to be exact. I am currently working in an office and am a single mom of a 16 year-old. I have a BA in anthropology and am fascinated with forensic/medical anthropology. I did really well in school and had hopes of going on to graduate school. So what's the problem? Reality set in shortly after I graduated (I graduated last summer.) Graduate school is expensive and the odds of me obtaining a position actually doing forensic/medical anthro - even if I did manage to get through the decade of school - would be pretty slim. However, the thought of working in an office the rest of my life makes me want to stick a fork in my eye. So, I got to doing some research on the internet and began to consider nursing. I have always been drawn to it due to the job security, flexibility and cameraderie nurses seem to have. I also began reading about transcultural nursing and got very excited about the possibility of "doing" anthropology, but also making a decent living! The added benefit of course would be helping people while I'm at it! The one draw back is I'm a bit of a hypochondriac (I think that's how you spell it.) My biggest hesitation would be the idea of getting a killer case of "intern syndrome" once in nursing school. I've talked to a few people I know in the medical profession and they said that many people suffer from intern syndrome initially, but that it fades in time. I have a long road ahead of me if I make the decision to go to nursing school. I would have to take all prereqs...and there are a lot. So, anyone else out there in my shoes? Any 2nd career seekers trying to find their niche? Let me know--I want to hear your story!