Nursing as a Second Career

Shirly's stroy like as my dream to be a nurse. After my mother passed away in the hospital at the Holy cross Providence Hospital in Northridge, Ca, I want to be a nurse and help senior patients. In my experience, the all hospital's health staff did not care to mother, I looked doctors and nurses did not wash their hands and touched patients; therefore, the patients infected to bacteria and died at the hospital. They did not care because the patients are old. Many young nurses do not care correctly to patients because they do not know well how treat the old aged patients. It is sad even though young nurses are going to be old in the future why they did not care and willing to be good care to them. The nursing industries need to be a change to take care of seniors correctly and well. If they are like young age, their behaviors are different than they are treating old patients.

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I have been a medical transcriptionist for 26 years and I have recently been laid off from my job due to it going to voice recognition. I have always wanted to become a nurse, but am I nuts at the age of 48 to be going back to school to get a nursing degree? I know in my heart and soul that I am a caretaker and love helping people. Any suggestions?

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I am 43 years old and I am an accountant. I have 72K in student loan debt and I am 5 classes away from a MBA degree. I hate accounting. I worked as a CNA for 9 years until I injured my back and had to quit. I was told by a doctor to give up my dream. Well 7 years ago I had surgery and I am now back to normal. I really want to pursue the accelerated BSN degree but that is 30K more in student debt and I have 2 kids in college, 1 is in last year and the other will be in the second year. My husband thinks I am bi-polar and crazy. He says we can't afford it and that I have to pay the loans back, but with a accounting job making 40K a year, is not going to help much in paying the loans back and I hate the job. I would rather help others than deal with peoples financial messes everyday. I think taking the LPN or ADN a waste of money since I would want to advance the the BSN eventually because that is just me. I say 16 months of suffering will pay off in the end and a lot faster then going to community college way... what do you think?

A priest for fifteen years and one who was ministered not only in parishes but hospitals and military bases, I decided to leave the priesthood and marry. I have a BA and an Masters of Divinity plus hospital ministry certification and counseling certification. I need the eight or nine course in math and sciences to be prepared for nursing school. At 52 years of age I feel like I am 20 years old with an energy level to match but wonder if hospital employers will be fearful of my age. I am interested in ICU, oncology, and/or nursing to TBI patients. Any feedback about my doing the prerequisites and applying for the acclerated nursing programs?
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I too had been a Commercial Accounts Representative/Marketing Consultant for over 21 years...with the state of the economy, the outsourcing of customer service positions to third world countries, plus the monetary benefits...summarizes in a nutshell why a latent career change to being an RN is bar none supreme. thanks for the clear, concise, and informative article...it put words into my mouth and will help me deal with interview questions pertaining to the careen change.