I am 56, work as a support worker in a care home for elderly people with Alzheimers. Long hours, low pay, usual story. At my age, is it realistic to consider taking this job/career any higher? I have a degree (BA Hons) and have done one year of postgraduate study (English). Have worked as a bookseller, company secretary, teacher (GCSE and A-level), and have lots of 'people experience'. I like my job but the pay is just inadequate for living in one of the most expensive bits of UK. Also, the work I do is very basic - which sounds terrible - but I feel I could do something MORE than wash, dress and feed people who are doubly incontinent, who can no longer read or write, who can no longer feed themselves properly etc etc - make beds, wash up, lay tables, hoover carpets, do the laundry ... I don't feel that any of this is BENEATH me, that's not the question. I just want to expand my skills. No angry answers, please. I get all the anger i can handle from guilty relatives.
2007-03-11 13:09:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
From your background I think you will find that it will be easier to go for a Master's in social work rather than doing the course work in Nursing. Social Work relys on a liberal arts base (so your BA will qualify you) where as a Nursing degree is based on a medical perspective and my guess is you would have many more courses to do. Also in Nursing you will end up with either an RN or BSN and this still puts you lower on the "food chain" than an MSW. The MSW also opens more doors in terms of the variety of things you can do with it. DA
2007-03-12 06:23:52 · answer #1 · answered by Dr_Adventure 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go and be a nurse, the amount of work u have done in this field, will be a great help. The angry relatives, and constantly demanding people will not go away, but u can get more job satifaction as a nurse rather than an aide.
2007-03-11 13:18:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you would be a benefit to the nursing profession. You have experience. It is a case of whether you want to go into the nursing profession at present. Nursing is not the pretty picture it is painted. There is too much politics and this takes it away from why we are actually there - patients! The publics demands are higher than they ever have been and there is just no pleasing them!
2007-03-11 13:18:29 · answer #3 · answered by sweet one 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a great demand for nurses right now. If you enjoy science courses and such, you should go for it. You can make a good living off nursing with as little as a bachelor's degree.
Social work will require a master's degree and job outlook depends on your area.
2007-03-11 13:14:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-30 13:10:52 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try social work, you have the knowledge, by time you train as a nurse, you won't have many years to practise before you retire. My advice is to apply for employment in the social services, the pay is good, most do job training as you work. You have experience dealing with people.
Go for it girl, good luck to you.
2007-03-11 13:17:09 · answer #7 · answered by lazybird2006 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go for it, with yr teaching skills & yr qualifications u could start to edge yr way into management.
Yr age should not stop u.
p.s thanks for doing such a great job x
2007-03-12 08:24:56 · answer #8 · answered by K W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋