• Gain some first hand knowledge of the field before choosing it as a career path
Experience the nursing profession through volunteering, talking to friends or family involved in the field or reading about it.  This will help avoid disappointments about the basics of the career (what, how and when). When I finished nursing school, there was a couple in my class who graduated with wonderful grades, passed the RN exam and within weeks opened a nursery (as in garden) in their community. Well, nursing-nursery, it’s a common mistake. Did they know what they were getting into?