I need to talk with someone in the nursing profession. I am 50 years old and basically deaf. I have been toying with the idea of going to nursing school, but I am afraid I wont ba able to keep up. Does anyone know of any deaf nurses? Am I too old to go back to school? What if I cant remember all the information. Im panicking and I havent even decided yet.
Would radiology tech be better??
2006-08-30 17:59:33 · 12 answers · asked by eddie9551 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
NAH!!! You are NOT to old to start a new career. There are many people who begin new careers whether because it is their choice or because they have no choice. I know a Neurosurgeon who always says "Everyday give your brain something new to work on, you lose it or you lose it." I have a friends who found out he had a brain tumor. He went to college & between chemo, drs. appts., etc. he managed to get his engineering degree. A month later, he passed away. How AWESOME IS THAT!!!!
Good Luck to you & Best Wishes!!!
2006-08-30 18:12:35 · answer #1 · answered by More Lies & More Smoke Screens 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a 35 year old nursing student I feel that a person is never to old to change careers. However i do have some concerns that might be worth considering prior to making your decision between nursing and a radiology tech. While in nursing u have to be able to listen to lung and heart sounds, granted there are some stethoscopes that are amplified, this is tough for me who has good hearing. As a radiology tech you really don't have a true need to hear although u will have to be able to give instructions. You may want to check and see if there is a hospital or clinic in your area that caters the deaf this is an area where you may be able to do either. Hope this helps you in your decision making.
2006-08-31 01:14:12 · answer #2 · answered by William W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all dont panic, most the people out there with good jobs are a bunch of monkeys anyway so dont worry. But I think a radiology/sound image tech would be a great career for U. You are close to patients while doing your job so hearing if u can at all or reading lips, or however U can understand the best should not be a problem. I know a few people that made it through school for this and got employment right away, and if they can do it U can, one is a complete drunk and the other guy acts like Monk if U have seen that tv show. Good Luck
2006-08-31 01:11:37 · answer #3 · answered by Later Me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a nurse but I am not deaf. I think that the nursing profession is off limits for you because you can't hear. How are you going to do physical assessments on people especially when you need to be able to hear lung and heart sounds? Not to mention emergent situations. It is fundamental.
Radiology would be better because sight would be more important than the ability to hear. Good luck!!!!!
2006-08-31 01:07:03 · answer #4 · answered by kingofnarniaforever 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, 50 is NOT too old to start over in a new career. IF you have hearing problems (and is it helped with hearing aids?), you need to ask at the college where you are planning to attend -- about any difficulties someone with a hearing disorder might have in the classroom. Same with Radiology Tech programs -- you just need to go to the advisors and ASK the questions.
2006-08-31 01:34:04 · answer #5 · answered by sglmom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Sir:
No way are you ever too old to learn or start anything in life. Your'e only too old when your'e dead.
Albert Einstein took courses at Harvard, and Yale while he was a Professor there just to keep up on the sciences. After the Atomic bomb science was added onto a thousand fold and that put Einstein some catching up to do. He once said the day I stop learning is the day I die both spiritually and mentally. His number one statement was:
"Science to me is just man's rational to understand what God has made, and if we're smart enough not to take it apart while learning it"
I am 47 starting a company, getting married for the first time in my life next year and am going to start a family just two to one year before I am 50. I also am going to return when I am 48 to get my Masters in business.
Poppycock! your'e never to old for lerning and never to young to start.
Respectfully: Stephan Gerard.
2006-08-31 01:08:35 · answer #6 · answered by Stephan J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you could consider this option. I have a friend who works specifically with disabled persons at a University, and he tells them that if they feel uncertain, they should start with a few basic classes before making the leap into their major field. Starting out with the basic math, English, and history courses that you have to take anyhow eases you into University life and allows you to make any necessary adjustments or get any assistance you may need.
Some Universities allow video or tape recording of classes, or even offer a typed transcript of the class and class discussion. Check to see if your school has a Disability Services office, and make an appointment with them to see what's what.
Above all, you are NEVER too old. Best of luck!
2006-08-31 01:08:26 · answer #7 · answered by hrhtheprincessofeire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For both of these you need to be able to hear and give instructions. Why not a laboratory tech instead. You don't have to deal with the public, and the pay isn't bad.
2006-08-31 01:07:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not too old to start over but I don't think nursing would be a good choice...
2006-08-31 01:04:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you are never too old to start over.
Your picture makes you look a lot younger..unless it is an old pic.
I started my life over in a new area..far away from where I used to live..and it has worked for me.
I am a 46 year old straight male.
2006-08-31 01:04:08 · answer #10 · answered by Dfirefox 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋