Survey: How old were you when you entered the nursing profession?

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Specializes in Oncology, Med-Surg, Nursery.

Graduated and got my first job at 22.

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Specializes in ER/ICU/STICU.

23 when I graduated

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21 when I graduated.

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Specializes in Neurosciences, Med-Surg-CNA.

I was 20 years old when I first started working as an RN. I worked pretty hard to start that early!!

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21.............

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Specializes in LTC.

18 :yeah:

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Surgery.

I was 22 when I graduated from LVN school and went to work in ICU/CCU in 1978.

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I got my RN license and BSN at 21, but at this rate I won't actually be a nurse until I'm 60.

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graduated from nursing school at 48

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Will be graduating in April at the young age of 50! Most of my classmates are the age of my children (23-25) although there are a few who are in their 30's. We are in an Accelerated BSN program, so it's been a crazy time, but we are almost at the end! Best decision I ever made was to go to nursing school.

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Specializes in hospital, pain management, home health.

I graduated in 2001 at the age of 21. I was the youngest in my graduating class. It seems like eons ago.:nurse:

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Graduated in May 2010 with AAS and RN license, I was 23. Now I'm going back to school to get my BSN.

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