Do not underestimate the career in nursing department. You will get unique reward in nursing career. In order to support your career in nursing department, you need to take several levels of education. If you are tired to go to the classroom to follow the lesson, you can take online nursing program.
Completing nursing school degree takes several years. You need sufficient knowledge before you are able to hand patients. You should have a licensed practical nurse or called LPN to develop your career. It only takes one year training program to learn about basic injections, vital signs and dress wounds. You can add your knowledge with additional courses like first aid, pharmacology, anatomy, nutrition and so on. Surely you also need clinical practice to know the real work in the hospital. Do not just satisfy with LPN title.
You need to upgrade it into Registered Nurse or called RN. In this level, you are able to supervise other LPNs. Higher level will give higher salary and rewards. It takes 4 years program to gain this title. Having nursing title will give bigger opportunity to work in many famous hospitals. You should try to follow National Council Licensure Exam or NCLEX to be professional nurse.