LeiLaniMichelle

i live in covington and want to become a nurse. i emailed the head of the nursing department as SLU and hopefully will hear back from her about things. i left a voicemail about volunteering at a local hospital but have yet to hear from them either >_ i wonder where the best place to get started would be. does anyone know how much things cost and how i could get financial aid? i make 28k right now working 8-5 in information technology but doubt i would be able to keep a full time job while in school. please give me some advice! i need to know what to do to make my dream a reality (=

well i am sure there are many threads that start off this way but i figure i would post my own (= i am in my mid 20s and want to pursue a career in nursing. i went to college a few years ago and have 60 credits from a MIS degree i was working for. realized i hated it and dropped out and have been working in IT ever since. well i am miserable and i always had a dream to work in a hospital and well i think it is time to make that dream a reality (= so i was wondering... where do i get started? i was looking up the different ways to become a registered nurse and i wonder if the credits i have will transfer towards the 4 year degree? what are these waiting lists everyone keeps telling me about? to be honest i am not even 100% sure what a nurse does in a hospital. is there a list of different types of nurses and what they are responsible for? i think i would like to be somewhere exciting where things never get boring and i can help as many people as possible (= i do not wanna get stuck in some doctor's office doing nothing but filling out paperwork and weighing people/checking blood pressure all day that is no fun and i would not be able to make any difference that way. i called about volunteering at a hospital yesterday and figured that would be a good first step. i just hope she calls back soon! oh goodness i had so many questions but now that i am writing this i forgot them all well hopefully i will remember some and add them to the thread.... oh yea. after i finish school, is it possible to find a job somewhere and move? are nurses in demand? i really do not care much about pay but i want to make sure i can move out of this craphole i am in and make enough to live (= thanks for any replies! lani