What career did you have before nursing?

[julibyrd]

And how long did you stay in that job? I am a retail and restaurant recruiter. I have been working from home for the past five years. Before that, I worked in the brokerage field. But I have always wanted to be a nurse. I will be starting my very first prerequisite (Chem 1032) in January 2012. I was advised to take one class at a time. I figure it will take me from start to finish a good 3-4 years. I am 45 years old. How about you?

[DutchRN09]

I worked as a hospital chaplain and local church pastor for 10 years. I have been an RN for 2. It took me 3 years while working FT.

[mindlor]

Telephone man, 25 years

Gave up work for lent in 2008, promised the almighty that I will go back when we have some conservatives in office ; 0 I aint payin taxes to this motley crew buahahahaha

[mindlor]

oh, starting my final semester of my ADN prog Jan '12

[realnursealso/LPN, LPN]

Mom:)

[mindlor]

Mom:)

Dont get no harder than that!!

[DixieRedHead, ASN, RN]

Forklift driver, foundry worker, truck inspector.

RN at 45

[Twinmom06, ASN, APN]

Licensed insurance agent...

[diva rn, BSN, RN]

Before I became a RN I was a Licensed and Registered Dental Hygienist. I also had gotten my Bachelors and Masters in Health Administration. I was teaching at a Community College in the Dental Hygiene program but could not get into a tenure track or full time professor...one day I was at a career fair with the head of the Nursing Dept and she said, "why don't you come on over to the nursing program, I'll sign you up..." I said, "sure"...(on a whim)...I NEVER wanted to be a nurse...well, the next thing you know I am signed up for 19 credit hours!!!! I had to take Anatomy and Physiology and Microbiology over again in addition to all of the nursing courses because mine were too old...and I had just gotten a divorce...and I had a 10 year old little girl...and I had to work part time as a RDH...but I DID IT...(that was my first year of Nursing school)...it was a blurrrrrrr...but I did great (a 4.0)...so now 20 years later, here I am still schlepping away doing this stuff......

I was 40 years old...when I became a nurse...

That is why I feel like if you really want something...you do not let anything stand in your way...you just do it!!

(and I am still not sure why I became a nurse)

[Guttercat, ASN, RN]

I was a CNA. RN at the age of 24.

I'd like to expand my career, but hey, have you seen tuitions lately? Sheesh. I'll be dead before the loans are paid off. :)

[anie10]

Executive Assistant...

Just waiting for the NSapplications to be accepted... Hopefully I will be ready for the NCLEX by 39.

Excited to do something real and of value instead of glorified Cinderella to silly bosses.

[Guttercat, ASN, RN]

Before I became a RN I was a Licensed and Registered Dental Hygienist. I also had gotten my Bachelors and Masters in Health Administration. I was teaching at a Community College in the Dental Hygiene program but could not get into a tenure track or full time professor...one day I was at a career fair with the head of the Nursing Dept and she said, "why don't you come on over to the nursing program, I'll sign you up..." I said, "sure"...(on a whim)...I NEVER wanted to be a nurse...well, the next thing you know I am signed up for 19 credit hours!!!! I had to take Anatomy and Physiology and Microbiology over again in addition to all of the nursing courses because mine were too old...and I had just gotten a divorce...and I had a 10 year old little girl...and I had to work part time as a RDH...but I DID IT...(that was my first year of Nursing school)...it was a blurrrrrrr...but I did great (a 4.0)...so now 20 years later, here I am still schlepping away doing this stuff......

I was 40 years old...when I became a nurse...

That is why I feel like if you really want something...you do not let anything stand in your way...you just do it!!

(and I am still not sure why I became a nurse)

I'd click on the little "kudo button" on your post but one was not there.

Quite a background, you have.