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I am 42 year old. Married. No kids. I have been an RN for about 3 years now. I have been thinking of traveling as a way to save money and pay down debt. My husband of 16 years will stay home (he's not much for high adventure) and care for the dogs and cats. He works full-time also. I currently make $24.75 base pay in Florida (so I average $26-28 when diffs are added). Any thoughts on traveling nurses to pay off debts and save money? Is it worth it financially?

I am a 40 year old man. Just got a job at a locale hospital as a GN on a MSPCU floor (which I worked on as a NT during school). I was a caseworker for 10 years, and worked in real estate (title side) for 8 years before that. But I am terrified. I'm starting this new journey a great deal older than most of the other new nurses. (Thank goodness I'm not the oldest! LOL!) I feel like I don't know enough or am competent enough or ready. I'm questioning why the heck I decided to do this so late in life. I honestly feel like giving my resignation before I am even done with the GN program. I wasn't the best student in class (never failed a semester, but got by with a C in a couple semesters). So I feel like my knowledge base might be lacking. I was always praised in clinicals and told repeatedly by instructors, preceptors, and other nurses that they think I will make a great nurse (even the manager on my unit says she thinks I will do great), but I feel like my compassion is all I have. LOL! I know I passed nursing school, I passed the NCLEX first try with 83 questions, and managed to get a job, but I feel like it's dumb luck. That there is so much more that I don't know. Will I recognize a bad drug combination? Will I catch a doctors order error? Will I know what to do when 'x' or 'y' happens? What if... what if... what if...? So many variables!! Am I just freaking myself out? Am I ready if I still have so many doubts? Should I just shut-up and be grateful since so many of my classmates can't find work? Anyone have any advise?

Hey all, I am a pretty shy person. I have been my whole life. I even have some pretty strong social anxiety that I take meds for. I'm terrible at meeting people and even worse at small talk. I am great when it comes to work when I know what I am doing and I have a purpose. I was a generic caseworker for years and can help and handle a client pretty well. I wanted to ask for opinions on ways to get thru the school part from other people that have faced or are facing the social anxiety thing. Thanks! :)

Hey all, New to this site. I've gotten a lot of great info so far. I am a 38 yo gay male. I already have a BA in Psych and have been a generic caseworker for a long while. I just started nursing school this month. I am on my "new career path", I hope. One week in. Already bogged down with the reading. I'm questioning if this is worth it... if I can hack it... if I'm too old to start this... if the horror stories of nursing school are true... Any other older guys in my shoes? Any tips from those that made it? How do you organize all the stuff you have to get done? Signed -doubting in Florida (mike)