I am a nurse - Ask me anything!

[ElephantShoe]

Wow! we have the same exact situation. My passion was really in computers and programming. I started programming when I was like 11 or 12. That's the same thing my parents told me, computers and computer science is evolving too fast to be a stable job, they do have a point. So it took me 5 years to finish nursing. I flunked a semester because I tried to learn PHP and nursing at the same time.

I stopped working as a nurse 4 months ago and decided to try my hand a social media marketing. So far it's successful with SMM.. xD But incase this fails, there's always nursing to go back to.. The stuff you'll learn in school is the same things you'll learn as a real nurse. Try both and see which one you like more (after getting that nursing license). I am self studying programming at the moment too!

Hehe, yep. Don't get me wrong, I'm into computers, gadgets, and all that good stuff. In fact, I built my own computer. Not an incredible feat, I know, but most people wouldn't want to attempt that. Also, my entire family knows me as the computer guy. If they have an issue, they always come to me. It's great having the knowledge, but it kind of sucks when everyone comes to me. :-(

Now this really gets to me. Computer science or nursing? I have much more experience with computers, but never did I intend to actually obtain a degree with them. I randomly chose nursing as another back up plan because I heard it was stable (meaning fields are always open) and it had consistent pay. I guess I'm just going to have to float around and see what gets the best of me.