What was your job before you became a nurse?

[rn4ever?]

Before you became a nurse, what were you doing/what was your job then? Just curious!

[crb613, BSN, RN]

Management

[Absolutely13]

Waitress, Grocery Clerk, bookkepper, office manager and Insurance agent. CNA, Lpn and now RN,

This was the smartest thing I have ever done.

OK, just for fun. I was a union carpenter and a licensed construction supervisor in the state of Massachusetts. That is my "go to" qualification as I worked on historic buildings and dealt with people who had history degrees and used them to hurt people. I did that for about 14 years. Here is my whole list: (not in order)

1) Construction laborer

2) Asbestos remover

3) Gas station attendant

4) Landscape worker

5) Temp worker for Kodak

6) Temp worker for BJ's

7) Order picker for an ostomy product vendor

8) Janitor

9) Radio Shack salesman

10) Home security salesman

11) Security guard

12) Tool administrator

13) Engineering technician

14) ACC for Alaska State Parks

15) Painter

16) CNA

17) telephone installer

18) mailroom clerk

19) News Photographer for an ABC affiliate

20) Is not filled in yet

Oh my God, look at this list! In my defense, 2/3'rds of these jobs were prior to age 24. I was trying to make that extra 50 cents an hour and I became bored very easily.

The truth is I was a high school dropout and this is what happens without a formal education.

John

[P_RN, ADN, RN]

High School,

1 year at diploma nursing school

2 year business degree, part time auto repair garage secretary

property title searcher for my father (Realtor)

secretary 6 mo. typed papers for HS and college students

2 1/2 years BSN school

married

nursing assistant during the 2 years hub was stationed in army in Alabama,

telephone long distance operator #128

mommie for 9 more,

Medical Assistant to General Practitioner,

College of Nursing->RN

RN at same doctor total 7 years MA and RN

OR Circulator, 1 year

Oncology nurse, 1 year

Health Department/Child and Youth/WIC/EPSDT 1 year

Vocational Rehabilitation Nurse

Orthopedics the next 22 years

Back Injured Nurse since then

Found allnurses.com and felt very welcomed indeed.

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

Well . . .if you are going to list them ALL . . . .

Babysitter

Waitress/Maid at a resort

Horse trainer

Waitress

(college)

Office help at a lumbar mill

Typing Tutor to man with C/P

Shakey's Pizza

Secretary at computer firm

Sales/Concierge on the Queen Mary

Kelly Girls

Payless Shoes

Grocery store clerk

Physical Therapy Tech

Stay at home mom and homeschooling mom

(college)

Medical Assistant/Waitress

RN

(RN-BSN program starts in May)

[PMFB-RN, RN]

Farrier for 4 years during high school.

Medic with army infantry 5 years.

LPN 1 year.

Dairy farmer (WAY more than full time) / part time LPN for 9 years.

RN for 2 years now.

[ann945n, RN]

Hostest, Buyer, Baker, CNA, LPN, Now RN!!!

[Absolutely13]

Everybody, let's list them all. What diverse lives we've had!

[Midwest4me]

Attending grad school for my master's degree in Speech Pathology and employed as a Word Processing Specialist for state government.

[Medic2RN, BSN, RN, EMT-P]

Babysitter

Butcher shop shish kabob girl

Retail

Office worker

College - BA in Psychology

Behavior Modification Counselor

Flight Attendant

Graphic Design School

Naval Reserves - Intelligence

Police Officer

Structural/Aircraft Rescue Firefighter

Licensed Paramedic/ Instructor

RN

I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up....Can ya tell?

[anurseuk]

I was at college with a saturday job in a supermarket cafe.... god I hated it!

[GadgetRN71, ASN, RN]

I've been working since I was 17 so I'll give you the whole history!

Cashier at a CVS

Barista at the cafe in Border's Books-this job was neat, I got a discount on books and free coffee!

Pharmacy Tech

Surgical Tech

RN in OR-present day...

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

I forgot that I worked retail too . . . . Oh I hated that . . . straightening clothes all day . . . so boring.

steph