I am a "senior nurse", 21 years worth, and it's something that I'll never understand. New nurses aren't growing on trees, by any means, and the people who DO go into nursing are doing so usually...
Honey, if you EVEN want to have some semblance of a life of your own after you get married, don't bark up that tree. You'll have the $$, but you'll also have total responsibility for the kids...