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I didn't mean to be offensive with the surgeon comment. What I meant was, I don't think I could make it through 200 years of school. I know what nursing school is like. I watched my friend kill herself for 3 straight years in a fast track program through Sutter and it was way hard. My parents (mainly Dad) always treated me like I could never be a surgeon or anything like that for that matter. So I have always doubted my abilities to even attempt to take on nursing. Did any of you doubt yourself in the beginning? I just keep thinking that I really want to try this but what if I get through school and feel totally lost like I don't know what I'm doing. There is a life on the line unlike my current profession. If I screw something up now, I hit the undo button! Anyhow, wasn't meaning to be offensive, just saying that I don't think I could make it to "surgeon" status.

I'll keep this brief. I am currently part owner of a software company and work as a consultant for another. I don't want to be in this business anymore. I'm 28 and as far as I can remember, I have always had a sort of obsession with the health industry. Now that my best friend has become an RN, I really want to jump into it! Should I? My company will survive without me and the money isn't good at the moment anyway. Part of the fun of being an owner in a software company is that when times are tough, you don't get paid. I want a true career. If I thought I could, I would be a surgeon. I just don't know how dedicated I am to school at the moment. I have been in and out of school for years but never actually graduated. So, help! Thanks!!

I have had that same dilema and I'm still not sure if nursing is right for me. But having said that, I think it's all atitude and determination. My best friend has been a nurse now for a little over a year and went through school on a very modest income brought in only by her husband and they refused to have financial help from family. They are very proud people and wanted to prove something. They have 2 kids now 10 and 8 but they were 4 and 6 when she started school. When I say atitude, what I mean is, are you able to overcome obsticles easily? I'm currently six months pregnant, in school taking some pre-req's and continuing in the fall even though I will be delivering in October, I can still take part in some online classes. Depending on the school, there is a lot of remote solutions out there that can help you get pretty far without actually having to attend a classroom. Anyhow, just my $.02