Young Nurses!

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I'm 22 and I just want to see how many young nurses in their 20's are really out there! (Not to offend anyone in their 30's or older!) they say there are less young nurses emerging into the field these days I'm not sure if I believe that! Show of hands ! ?

Specializes in LDRP.

I'm 24 and have been a nurse for a little over a year now. I am the youngest RN on my floor at the moment, there are a lot in their early 30s, and even more that are 40+, but I seem to get along with just about everyone. A lot of the aides are close to my age, and I still have a lot in common with the 30+'s, with the exception that I don't have kids. I feel like everyone around me at work has kids and talks about them all the time and here I am with my little dogs. lol

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While I'm an old 'new' grad at 44 :) I can tell you both my LPN and RN classes had an average age of early 30's. There were many in my LPN school who were fresh faced high school grads at 18 and went up to 20's. My RN class also had many younger students in their 20's, but not as many under 20's as I did in LPN school.

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Specializes in Home Health (PDN), Camp Nursing.

I was 19 when I started out as an LPN. I graduated high school early and went into an 11 month LPN program at 18. It was tough sometimes, I'm sure I looked twelve to some of my patents.

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Specializes in Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health.

I graduated at 21.

Now I'm 29 and I'm actually one of the older nurses! (In experience AND age). When did THAT happen???

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

I'm 32 years old right now, so I am a little too 'old' to be considered a 'young' nurse, but that was not always the case. :)

I don't know: with all of the people turning to nursing as a second (or third) career, 32 may be the new 22, at least in nursing.

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Specializes in Emergency.

My scotch is 21.

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Graduated with RN in June 2012 at age 24, and of my cohort and the one two months ahead of mine there were a few 26/27 year olds, a 23 year old and a 20 year old. Everyone else was in mid-thirties up to sixties -- all the other under 30s washed out by mid-program.

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27! I've been an RN for 4 years. We DO exist! :)

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Specializes in Dialysis.

I graduated and started as an LPN at 20 got my RN at 24.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Public Health Nurse.

I just turned 24 on Sunday :) I graduated at 22 from my BSN program, straight from high school, and I've been working as a nurse since February. I'm a school nurse and I'm pretty much one of the youngest people employed by my district. When everyone found out on Monday that I turned 24 the universal reply was, "You're such a baby!" lol I didn't take offense to it at all. There was a lot of young people in my BSN class, but I think the median age was around 25/26.

The great thing about being so young and having no kids I was easily able to pick up and move 500+ miles for a nursing job. I decided to stay down here and I like it so much! I feel really blessed to be so young and already have my bachelor's degree plus a start on a really awesome career. I'm glad I found out nursing was the right path for me early on!

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I'm 21 and graduated 5 months ago

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Specializes in Med-Surg, LTC, Psych, Addictions..

I was 20 when I graduated from my lpn program. .... I'm an RN now.....and 10 years older!

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