CareerChange2010

so there's no shortage of nurses...there's a shortage of jobs for nurses. i suspected this was all bullsh**.

i think i'm gonna do it. I truly feel i will want to eventually become an ACRN. i might wanna do work with the LGBT community as i'm one of their own. have you ever met a gay male nurse? how is it to be a double minority nurse?

Hello, I'm a 26 year old guy and i'm halfway through a plumbing apprenticeship program. I've been laid off twice already with no prospects of work in sight. everyone keeps telling me to get into nursing and that i cant go wrong in health care. I agree, and seriously considered the nursing field years ago. Stereotypes and my youth made me shy away from it, and go for other things. Now i'm completely sick of this dead end industry. there's just too many plumbers and not enough work. I've reached a point in the apprenticeship that i only have to go to school at night once a month. I fully intend on finishing the plumbing program and getting my license, but I am going to go back to school starting this summer. Looking back about 7 years into the past, i realize that i am about 1/2 to 3/4 finished with an associates degree so i'm practically starting with nothing. Do you guys have any advice? I think i'd like to be an E.R. nurse, or do something in a fast paced environment. Id wanna do my best to avoid maternity and O.R. any pointers you guys can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks