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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. I'm in a completely different profession but pursued nursing school several years ago. I aced all the prereqs while working full time and taking care of a baby as a single mom, and got into a very good BSN program. I'm not concerned with the academics as that tends to be my strength.

I worked in two hospitals as a CNA, and also as a Clinic Substitute in a school district to get exposure to the nursing field and see how I'd like it. I enjoyed it very well, but due to life circumstances decided to ultimately go back into my previous career, as I didn't want to take on large student loans and give up my life for several years for nursing school while I had a young child.

Now that my child is older and more independent, I've considered entering the medical profession again. When working as a CNA, I found I most enjoyed learning about and understanding the diseases the patients had far more than I liked taking care of the patients. I happily tagged along with the wound care nurses to examine patient wounds, and watched in awe as a doctor did a biopsy on a patients back. I was fascinated watching a patient's actual tendon move up and down while she flexed her toe, and while morbid it was interesting seeing how diabetes ravaged a young 23 yr old girls body and caused her to lose every single limb. Each time she came to the hospital, I had to take care of gangrene toes and fingers and nubs where an arm or leg should be.

I am glad I did patient care, and I got a lot out of it, but it did not move me nearly as much as learning about the various illnesses did. Since then I've wondered that if I do decide to pursue a career in healthcare, whether I would better serve the patient community in some type of doctor capacity, or advanced nurse practitioner, rather than as a nurse.

I'm curious if others have felt this way and what path they decided, and how they felt about their decision and career.[/quote]

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