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Learning and growing has no age limit. I was 51 when I started my nursing career and I am currently working on my degree. For me the key was to stop comparing myself with others at every turn and to keep following my dream. I hope you'll follow yours. :)

Oh Yes, I invested in a treadmill at the beginning of my second year and found it's worth its weight in gold! Just 30 minutes of cardio 3 - 4 times per week has not only brought and kept my weight down but it truly relieves the mountain of stress called nursing school. Keep away from convenience food such as granola bars and packaged snacks as they are loaded with sugar which creates blood glucose spiking and crashing. Its worth it to bring food from home because you have control over your calories that way keeping your weight from creeping up. I wish you all the best in nursing school. You'll get the most out of it if you take good care of yourself! :stdnrsrck:

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. Mark Twain I am a nursing student, started school at 49 to become a registered psychiatric nurse, doing an accelerated (into 2) 3 yr diploma program. I will be 51 when I graduate and as others have stated, I not only bring education to the table but life experience. If anyone was making my age an issue when I went back to school it was me. It has been a wonderful experience so far, sometimes funny at clinical placements because the other nurses or patients assume I'm the instructor because of my age. :lol2:I plan to continue my education over time to aquire my BSN and work for another 15 years or more. I feel fantastic knowing it will be doing something I want to do. I remember, back when I was considering a career change and going back to school, I asked myself what I would be doing in 3 or 4 years if I didn't do it and what would I be doing if I did? For me it has been well worth the challenges. Wishing you all the best and lots of encouragement.

She takes you beyond the linear world of science into the non linear, unseen areas. We cannot see the subjective aspects of a human being, such as thoughts and feelings, but they exist. There is more of a person in what we can't see than what we can. Watson helps us learn to treat the 'whole' person. It's serves us to keep an open mind. :)

Hi Elle, I'm 49 and just started a regional psychiatric nursing diploma program. I'll be almost 52 when I graduate. Just want you to know you are not alone and you are never to old to learn. Keep going and stay strong.