Am I making a horrible decision?
I’m 32, just got accepted into OHSU’s 3 year BSN program and I’m terrified. Am I making a horrible decision? No one seems to like being a nurse but if I ignore that (and I kind of do) it seems like an even larger problem is that no one is hiring either in portland and that there are mass freezes. I ultimately want to work in an icu and go into an np program. Now I’m having horror dreams of being stuck at med surg. I work at the VA and I’ve maybe only met two nurses there that like being in med surg the rest absolutely hate it. However, getting any job now seems to be a blessing. I pursued nursing because I’m 32 and so tired of being broke and working entry level jobs for low money. I was attracted to the possibility of getting a good paying job that was secure. But now even that seems like it’s not a thing anymore. Am I right to be worried? Am I totally fucked? Or am I just overreacting and it’s all fine? Any advice, comments, and even criticism would be appreciated.