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[quote=Anonymous]Second career nurse here getting ready to head in for night shift.  I think you'd like my gig----I work two 12s (Friday and Saturday night), get paid for 30 hours, and have full benefits.  That said, it was a long road to get here (both in terms of going to nursing school and then establishing seniority as a nurse).  I personally hate night shift but this is a good schedule for my family right now----I'm home 100% during the week.  Twelve hour shifts take more of a toll on my body at 40-something than I estimated---and I'm a pretty active/high-energy person.  One bit of advice if you decide to pursue nursing----make sure you go for a BSN program.  Associate degrees in nursing are becoming obsolete---especially in the DC area---it's tragic to see the students coming out of ADN programs that can't find jobs because employers want a BSN.  I'm so glad I was given this advice as well.  I'd encourage you to check out the accelerated BSN programs at Marymount or Georgetown. University of Maryland also has a good BSN program, but it's not accelerated.  Depending on your previous degree(s), there may be prerequisites that you need to take to be accepted into nursing school (A&P I and II, Nutrition, Microbiology, etc).  Best of luck from someone who has been down this road before you![/quote]

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