What other careers did you consider before nursing?

JVanRN · Feb 10, 2005

I wanted to be a supermodel (yes really :rolleyes: ) when I was 12...then in high school I wanted to be a journalist (foriegn correspondent), or be some kind of writer for a major fashion mag (Vogue, InStyle...)...It is still a silly dream of mine to move to NYC and get some sort of job in the fashion industry (not supermodel of course )

JVanRN · Feb 10, 2005

In the 80's I was a top Private Detective. I was highly paid because I was an unobtrusive female in a male dominated profession. I carried a gun (never shot it once) had a badge and kept hours that would make Satan weep. I was a true adrenalin junky who dealt with restraining orders, divorce investigation, asset location and eventually workers comp fraud. I served legal process on the rich and famous, was kidnapped and help at gun point by drug addicted junkies, chased on foot by maniacs in 4 wheel drive jeeps, stabbed by nut jobs and spit upon and reviled by ne'eer do wells. I was the woman every lawyer in LA wanted and the most hated individual to the bad guy. I made 5 figures a year and was young and dumb. Never guess what the turning point to my wild days career was....

Now that sounds Cool!

medicrnohio, RN · Feb 10, 2005

Let's see, in college I majored in psychology, chemical engineering, bioengineering, management, information systems, women's studies, pharmacy, and...I'm sure there were more. Some were for a few weeks and others for a few months. I had almost finished my bachelors in information systems when I decided to become a paramedic. I got my associates in EMS and worked as a medic for 4 years. I just finished my ADN in January.

I have plans to get my BSN and MSN. But I also would love to work in horticulture. We'll see what happens.

manna, BSN, RN · Feb 10, 2005

Worked as a glorified secretary for years. Originally intended to get some sort of degree I could "fall back" on if things didn't work out - wanted to go to med school. Applied to x-ray tech school last year, but couldn't afford to quit my job to go. Ended up applying to nursing school on sort of a whim, got offered lots of scholarships and accepted to a BSN program so I figured, why not? I should graduate in May '06 - loving it so far. :)

Myethpio · Feb 11, 2005

Majored in biology in college. Ended up working as a teaching assistant and at reference in the library. Then I was going into genetic counseling when I realized, during my internship, that it wasn't what I was looking for. i then began taking the prereqs to get into nursing. :)

rkrs6673 · Feb 11, 2005

I wanted to be a Lawyer, Teacher, Lawyer, Work in Marketing... and finally nursing has won me over :lol2:

camay1221_RN · Feb 12, 2005

I had planned on going into broadcasting after high school, but decided I wasn't ready for college right away. Took the year after high school off, worked, then went back the next year. Still wasn't ready...not for the studying part of college anyway. The party life was good, though.

I worked as a personal banker for about seven years, then decided to pursue nursing. I can honestly say, I didn't have a calling to nursing, but there was something in me that made me go after it.

I have been an RN for almost eight years, and love it!

Renee

anniesong · Feb 12, 2005

I worked as a teacher's aide/substitute teacher in an early childhood education program (ages 0-6) for four years during highschool and the beginning of college and figured that I would continue on with that. I had always been interested in a profession in the healthcare/pt care field, however, and once I realized that as an early childhood ed teacher I would probably never be able to move out of my parent's house on the salary I could hope to get in this area, I rethought my options.

I was also getting burned out in that field. However it was funny the things I was getting burned out over... chronic understaffing, very high staff turnover rates, being lucky to get a bathroom break except on my very short lunch break, having to work through lunches which I already had to take in the classroom during naptime, being treated as a nanny/servant by parents who chose not to realize that their child(ren) was/were one of many in the classroom and they all deserved my attention and care, not getting paid nearly what I'm worth, not finding out my week's schedule until the the friday before, and mounds and mounds of paperwork...

Notice anything familiar in all that? :rotfl:

So I decided to trade all that in for an extra year of school to cover my late start in the BSN program, many of the same issue :rolleyes: , and the added requirement of working weekends. Gotta love my logic... or lack thereof.

On the serious side, however, I just feel more excited and interested by the nursing profession (or the little I've seen of it in clinicals so far). I'm a nursing tech right now in a hospital and the nurses I'm working with are amazing people who take the time, despite their understaffing and busy schedules to give me chances to watch and learn from them, give me advice on classes (make sure you get sleep first! Deal with the rest afterwards!), and are just all-around good people.

missycrodrz · Feb 12, 2005

Before I got accepted, I was actually taking my basics to work towards applying for the Dietetics program. Even now as an RN I still think about other areas.What is so wonderful is I have many choices, my license can take me on many challenges, even nutrition even I wanted to, even

esthetics, I can wear many hats and I think I will :)

*PICURN* · Feb 12, 2005

MD

Good thing it only took me one quarter to scratch that off the list!!