Help!  I've really been struggling with the idea of going to Nursing School.  I'm 38 and it seems kind of late in life but I cant get it out of my mind.  My goal is to work as a doctors assistant in an office environment.   What do I need to take to accomplish this goal?  Any suggestions would be appreciated. :)

Thank You!  That helps!  We have a Technical School not too far away and I had been considering enrolling in the LPN program.  I worked as a Contact Lens Technician for 14 years and finally made a move away from that because the money wasn't there at all.  Since being out of the patient care for the past couple of years I've realized how much I miss working with patients.  I never knew I'd miss it so much!  So, that's how I've come to the thought of Nursing.

Thanks Again :)

Hello fellow late Bloomers

You know what they say its never to late to learn, I am going to turn 54 this year and I just got my LPN license . I am just finishing up my last prereqs and aplling for a RN program in the Spring 

I have waited 25 yrs for this and I am actually doing it !

Don't  get  me wrong ,its not an easy task but well worth it

I say go for it

Good Luck!

I am 54 and getting my pre req's for nursing school. What do you mean you are to old? I don't think you are ever to old to learn. I am excitied about school and look forward to it. So I say just go for it. May god bless you in all you do today and always.

Hey glad to have found this forum, I am also reaching 50-Male and always wanted to be in the medical field. I worked as an EMT trainee for a short while but I moved into what I study in school. I am leaning towards a LPN and hopefully an RN, I am looking for that ONE YEAR program in Maryland but haven't found any=your input will help=thank you all

lpnkc12-move to TN. Go to school and live cheap doing it. Getting ready to graduate at 50. Hoping to win the lottery and take a bridge course into RN.LOL. Good luck the schools are out there. Dont though get grabbed up by a corporate school. Try and find a highly rated state program. You'll pay dearly for the other and still not get what you could get from the state. Try and find one that offers I.V. Certification.

Thats in reference to LPN school. You wont be able to push but will be able to hang some things. Just depends on facility policy. It will be an asset when seeking employment should you need to before going into RN program. The major said that. CYA

Hey Everyone!

I am 37 and entering nursing school for my LPN. I am excited and nervous at the same time about the tons of new knowledge and re-igniting the old! I am soo glad to see an active forum for us "older" nursing students and those already in the career pool

Hi, cdt13116! 

In answer toyour question about whether to go back to school, I can only speak from my experience. I recently graduated from RN school (AAS in nursing, took NCLEX yesterday; hope I passed!). But I began slowly. My husband and I are both "second career" people, he is now a chef after being in sales for 20 yrs. and he loves it.

But I digress...I went back to CNA school first while working full time. Don't just jump into RN school right away, being a nurse is not for everyone. There are days when it is very rewarding and others when it is frustrating, grimy, sweaty, and dirty. It is very hard work, not like an office job (even in a doctor's office you work hard, sometimes more so because you have to have good assessment skills & time mgmt skills). After I got my CNA I worked in home care for three yrs, then went back to RN school (I took prerequisites while working private duty as a CNA). I found that I wanted to do more for my clients and know more about pathology, meds, etc.

I would suggest RN rather than LPN because as an RN you will have a lot more independence. And yes, there are financial sacrifices I made, but I am happy working now at a local hospital on a telemetry floor, and with "nurse money" I can pay off my debt in less than a  year and finally own a house.

Working in a doctor's office might be a good way to start, maybe as a medical biller, or as a unit clerk in a hospital. You can learn a lot from working around others in the medical profession, and it may give you more of a sense of which direction will be best for you.

Best of luck to you!

nebula

Hi

I am a new member to this group.I am 21 years old and now i have just finished my associate degree in nursing. I am in delima what shall i do now

Please could you provide me any suggestion.....................

what should i do now................

Hello, I am a 35 year old who has just completed an associates degree at my local community college. I never thought I would finish. Between kids, jobs and life, I had some setbacks, retakes and some very hard rows to hoe. I would never say it was easy. It was hard, I struggled and watched my kids walk out the door to go to games I couldn't watch because I had to study/ go to class. Tears, shredded papers and playing the waiting game to see the results made a hell of a 5 year deal. But I made it- I walked and was prepared to take the nurse entrance exam and got my letter of acceptance to the program. I had to hit my knees and thank God! I always thought I would just have to settle and wait till the kids were older. But there is no "better"time. Maybe waiting until they ... always is an answer, but I am so glad I went back to school. I am currently a stay at home for the moment, but will be back in the field after this semester in December. Reba's song, Is there Life out There song was actually my breaking point- I saw it one day while searching for something to play in the background as I was folding clothes, and it changed my world! Believe it or not, I am so glad it did.