Going into Nursing... and the Proverbial Kick in the Butt that got me started

Bless you, Kylee. You are a shining light to us all.

You are JUST PERFECT! Thank you Kylee that people like you are in this world! All the best girl-nurse!

Congratulations, Kylee, for following your dream. My situation is very similar. I wanted to be a nurse since I was 4. I was too proud to be a practical nurse when I learned we couldn't afford to send me to "real " nursing school. Fast forward 53 years, I just finished LPN school, just passed my NCLEX and am starting my job search.It is never too late!Dixie

Kylie and Dixie,Thanks so much for sharing your stories. It's given me some hope. I'm 48 and considering going into nursing. I was a medical lab technician for 17 years. I got burned out and went back to school. Like many I had been dissuaded from going into nursing. On advice from an instructor I got a degree in communication - was told that I could get a job anywhere with this degree. Not so true. So I did what many do - I got my master's in communication. Only thing is that I really want to be a nurse, eventually either a nurse practioner or a nurse educator (I learned while being a TA that I do like teaching). But now I feel very strongly about being a nurse. When I visualize working (right now I work for my hubby's business) I can't imagine myself working in any other career. But, my big obstacle is that I've hit the limit on getting any more student loans. I don't know how I'd pay for nursing school and for living expenses while in school. I'm afraid I screwed up that dream by not going for it earlier.Shoshannah

Quote from ShoshannahKylie and Dixie,Thanks so much for sharing your stories. It's given me some hope. I'm 48 and considering going into nursing. I was a medical lab technician for 17 years. I got burned out and went back to school. Like many I had been dissuaded from going into nursing. On advice from an instructor I got a degree in communication - was told that I could get a job anywhere with this degree. Not so true. So I did what many do - I got my master's in communication. Only thing is that I really want to be a nurse, eventually either a nurse practioner or a nurse educator (I learned while being a TA that I do like teaching). But now I feel very strongly about being a nurse. When I visualize working (right now I work for my hubby's business) I can't imagine myself working in any other career. But, my big obstacle is that I've hit the limit on getting any more student loans. I don't know how I'd pay for nursing school and for living expenses while in school. I'm afraid I screwed up that dream by not going for it earlier.Shoshannah

I went back at 49 and just started my first LPN position. Will be an RN by this time next year...GO FOR IT! It's worth it

I'm proud to be an LPN. We rock some LTC butt!