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Wow mistycal27 it does seem like I am in the same shoes you were. For nursing: Do you love helping others and meeting new people (constantly)?YES!Are you quick on your feet? Yes!Do you enjoy being task driven and physically busy? Maybe?Do you like the idea of clocking out and leaving work behind you? Yes! Can you handle being indoors all day? Not always For science: Do you like working in small groups without a lot of new people?Yes! Do you like working on long projects with no definitive end dates? Maybe? Do you like setting your own hours? Yes? Are you ok with working odd hours as experiments sometimes call for? Probably?Are you self-motivated? Yes! I am not exactly sure what this means. I still feel 50/50 and unsure with these careers... But you are right I'll try to shadow a lab tech and a nurse and maybe that'll set things straight.

That is great to hear that there is a need for nurses in some places. I understand that with a biology bachelor's degree it would be difficult to get a job...a master's degree would probably be preferred. May I could TRY to get a bachelors and a job in biology and if that doesn't work that maybe I could either get a nursing degree or a master's degree in something else...Still confused.

I live in the Chicago area and people here tell me that there is a shortage... I don't know if it is true or not. And most people tell me that if I graduate with a BSN, I can find a job quickly...But I guess it seems that nursing is like any other field in this economy

Hi! I'm a senior in high school and I am conflicted between which degree and career to pursue. I really need to figure out which to focus on: nursing or biology? If I go with nursing, this summer I'll either go into a CNA program or start on pre-nursing classes at a community college to transfer those credits to a university (it's cheaper this way). BUT if I go with biology, then I'll start volunteering at animal shelters and the botanical gardens. The thing is, I absolutely LOVE science: animals, plants, animals, anatomy, physiology, ecology, etc. I would really like to work in a lab and out in nature. But I'm worried I won't find a good stable and secure job with just a Bachelor's in Biology. I honestly don't know any biologists, no scientists, nobody who got a biology degree. But I do know one close family friend who is a school nurse and she's happy with her job and she's been in it for as long as I can remember. However, if I get a BSN, I can probably get and keep a job. I don't like the idea of being in a hospital all the time, though. I'm worried that it would be a really depressing job for me. A job in nursing is physically stressful, but a job as a biologist is not. My parents are both getting old and it gets more difficult for them to go to work. My dad is a self-employed construction worker, and my mom was a janitor until she had a spinal surgery. I'm worried that the physical strain as a nurse might eventually lead me to get back surgery and through all the pain my mom is in. Maybe it's just a rare case, though? Both schedules appeal to me. Both involve science and I love that, too. I would love to comfort and take care of people, but I would also love to comfort and take care of animals. I love dissections and I'm not grossed out by bodily stuff. My family is really pressuring me to become a nurse,too. And since I'm the first in my family to go to college so I'm confused and upset that I can't make up my mind. I would really appreciate some advice. Thanks in advance!