Career Change? - Communications world to Nursing

Hi everyone! I'm seeking a bit of advice. First, a little background - I am 25 years old and have a bachelor's in Communications and a M.S. in Communications. And I've found that I'm completely bored and not fulfilled. That being said, I'm trying to decide whether to start up Nursing school in a few weeks at Corning Community College here in New York. The program is 3 years.

The main reason I'm not sure if I want to go into another 3 years of school, is my husband and I are going to want to start a family sometime in the next few years. Has anyone here gone to nursing school and started a family? Being a mom is going to be an important part of my life and I want nursing to be too, I'm just conflicted on whether moving to a whole new career and wanting to start a family within the same timeframe is a smart move.

Also, has anyone had any experience at Corning Community College or nursing in this region of New York?

Thank you!
I am 33, with an MBA in finance. I currently work full-time and am taking pre-reqs at a local community college to full-fill requirements to be able to apply to an accelerated BSN program. My wife and I are expecting our first.I hear ya on the "completely bored and not fullfilled" thing. Also, just remember that there are many disgruntled nurses out there, for whatever reason. Many of the nurses who actually like their jobs, are not on this forum. Just keep this in mind when making your decision.
OK - reality check. Let's say you are successful and get licensed as an RN. You may struggle for some time to actually land a job nursing job, particularly if you don't have a BSN, which is becoming the norm for hospital jobs. You will start out in the least desirable shifts and departments... working nights, weekends & holidays. You will probably be required to work 12 hour shifts which are physically grueling due to high patient loads. Your salary will probably 'top out' at 5 years unless you can obtain a promotion to a higher level (higher stress, longer hours) job. If you stay in your current career field, where will you be in 8 years? (3 years of school + 5 years work) Chances are, that job would be better paying & more compatible with child care than nursing. Raising babies/small children is do-able IF you have a fully engaged spouse... not one who says he is "babysitting" when it's he's the only parent at home or says he is "helping you" when he does housework. Every family & relation is unique - Only you can analyze your own situation and determine whether this will work for you.
Quote from HouTxOK - reality check. Let's say you are successful and get licensed as an RN. You may struggle for some time to actually land a job nursing job, particularly if you don't have a BSN, which is becoming the norm for hospital jobs. You will start out in the least desirable shifts and departments... working nights, weekends & holidays. You will probably be required to work 12 hour shifts which are physically grueling due to high patient loads. Your salary will probably 'top out' at 5 years unless you can obtain a promotion to a higher level (higher stress, longer hours) job. If you stay in your current career field, where will you be in 8 years? (3 years of school + 5 years work) Chances are, that job would be better paying & more compatible with child care than nursing. Raising babies/small children is do-able IF you have a fully engaged spouse... not one who says he is "babysitting" when it's he's the only parent at home or says he is "helping you" when he does housework. Every family & relation is unique - Only you can analyze your own situation and determine whether this will work for you.
Thanks for your responses. It is a very difficult decision. I definitely think that a BSN is the best way to go. My current job doesn't pay well and I'm not looking to change careers for the pay. My motivation to make this career change is my experience in hospitals and seeing some major communications breakdowns. My hope is that I will get my BSN and hopefully combine my other degrees and get into a position where I could help hospital communications.Right now, I think going back to school is going to make me the happiest. My husband and I have discussed it and we don't plan on starting a family while I'm pursuing school.
Quote from recoolidgeThanks for your responses. It is a very difficult decision. I definitely think that a BSN is the best way to go. My current job doesn't pay well and I'm not looking to change careers for the pay. My motivation to make this career change is my experience in hospitals and seeing some major communications breakdowns. My hope is that I will get my BSN and hopefully combine my other degrees and get into a position where I could help hospital communications.Right now, I think going back to school is going to make me the happiest. My husband and I have discussed it and we don't plan on starting a family while I'm pursuing school.
A 3 year nursing program seems crazy to me. I wet through a BSN 15 month program. Are there any shorter programs around you? A lot of time the BSN programs are shorter than ADN for some reason, especially when you already have all the pre-reqs for nursing. I went back to nursing school as a second career. I couldn't be happier. I absolutely love nursing. Yes it's 12-hour shifts but you have more days off. I'm in the houston med center. money is great and jobs are not difficult to find. I had three offers as a new grad. Good luck with your decision. I had a spouse and child going through school. It makes things harder but in the end it's all worth it!
I did find a 12 month accelerated BSN program at Binghamton University, which is about an hour away. It begins in May 2014, so I should have time to complete the last of my prerequisites and apply by the deadline in November. They do have clinicals in my local area which is a plus. I've heard good things about this program! It does seem strange that BSN programs are shorter than ADN. I do plan on doing some volunteering at one of the hospitals close by as soon as I can to make sure that I would be happy in this career.
I actually just dropped in my second semester there at CCC and I have two degrees already . I was shocked at how unprofessional and inconsistent the class and instructors were. Learning skills from a video only ! I was also bothered by the drop rate of this school . And the conduct of some clinical instructors complaining about getting the "trash" out of the program. Or those the instructors thought were to stupid. Class averages on all exams ran about 75-79 . Its a bad program and I guess its taught integrated style vs. block style . Just some FYI