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[quote=Anonymous]I went back to school in my late 20s to get a BSN and lamented how old I was back then (I’m 40 now).  I was far from the oldest in my program.

I do agree in some ways with the long PP about going into it with an open mind and realistic expectations.  I was an ICU RN for 6 years and for the last 3 was working while getting my MSN.  I’ve been an NP for the past 5 years.

It’s not a perfect job/career but I love it.  I make a little over $100k, have a great family-friendly schedule, lots of autonomy and love 75-90% of what I do which I think is about as good as it gets.

I had/have zero interest in being a CRNA but a lot of ICU nurses go on to do that. Agree w PP that the schooling is intense and you cannot work while in school.  Also very competitive to get in.

When I first started nursing school I thought I wanted to be a midwife.  It did not take more than one OB rotation to relieve me of that idea.  I never thought 15 years ago when I started considering it that I’d have had the jobs ive had—it’s a profession that lends itself to figuring things out as you go. [/quote]

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