LadyBathory

Hello Everyone! I'm a Special. Education teacher with a vast background working with individuals with disabilities. I have also worked in a Day Hab facility and an IRA. I'm 37 years old and I'm looking for a career change to nursing. Today I put in my first application to a local nursing college and I'm super nervous! I will need to take the nurse entrance kaplan exam. I know it is something I can do and feel passionately about. I'm interested in becoming a labor and delivery nurse, neonatal nurse, or possibly working as an anaesthesia nurse. I'm keeping an open mind on what speciality until I do my clinical and see for myself what fits. My questions are this: Are there any teachers on this forum that successfully transitioned from the education field to nursing? If so, how did you find it? Do you find yourself wishing you'd stayed in education or do you prefer nursing? Have you gone on to teach Nursing? Some have suggested I become a school nurse but I am trying to steer away from school districts. I'd like to ideally work in a hospital. I have a feeling people will wonder why I am going from a profession where I have a Masters degree and have invested so much time on teacher licensure to a completely new profession that will involve having to take out more in student loans. The truth is, I can't wait to start learning something new and building a new career path! Any advice you might have is certainly welcome! Thank you! An (almost) student nurse.

Hello Everyone! I am 27 and I have decided to return to education to become a nurse. Because I had been out of school for a while, it was requested that I take the prerequsites in Intermediate Alegebra and Chemistry. So it was suggested that I go on the pre-nursing health and science program. I already have an associates degree but since I am from England, it won't transfer. Unfortunately, I am not doing so well at math. I thought I was just rusty, but I found I really struggled. For my midterm, I was graded an 'F'. This greatly upset me since I had took absolutely hours on the homework, and even attended all the classes. The professor was mostly grading me on my tests, which I knew were not good since I also get anxious. To cut a long story short, I was forced to withdraw from the class and I am now behind in getting into the nursing program. I have also been diagnosed with Dyscalculia (math learning disability). I don't think its fair, since all my other grades are A's and B's. Having contacted the nursing department, who have all been very supportive - the only concern they forsee is drug calculations. Thankfully they have given me a book to read up on. Does anyone else here also have this problem? When I first found out about Dyscalculia, I was so worried that I would put patients at risk. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'd be interested as to what you have to say. :)