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

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25!!! :dncgbby:

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Graduated at 25, got first job at 26.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Telemetry, Oncology.

I was 22 when I graduated with my BSN & became a RN & got my first job.

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Specializes in allergy and asthma, urgent care.

46 when I got my RN, and 48 when I got my MSN

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22yo when I graduated BSN and got my first RN position!

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Specializes in medical surgical.

46. Now at 50 working on MSN.

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I count my entry to the profession at 15, when I became a Candy Striper, because that is when I made the decision. Although my memory may be fuzzy, it probably was 14.

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Specializes in med/surg, AIDS, trauma.

i was 19 when i finished nursing school (lpn) and then went to a transition program to become a rn at 22. i looked so young my patients would often ask me if my mother knew what i was doing!?

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Specializes in Clinic Nursing, Family Planning, OR.

I graduated with my ADN and got my RN license at 21. I got my first job at 22 and now working on my BSN, just a couple months shy of my 23rd birthday.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

I had been a candy striper since I was 14.....I was almost 17 when I entered nursing school.........I was 19 years old when I graduated with my Associate degree in 1979.

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i was 18 when i entered college to take up bs nursing. i finished a 4-year course and got licensed after passing the board exam (im 22 now). hopefully i land a nursing job soon :)

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38 years old - and found it quite rewarding

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