I agree with you, Fresia. My sisters and mother don't think I am competent to work as a nurse again and think I should not try.

Yes I will have to refresh my learning but I have been reading medical and nursing journals and getting my mind ready. I still am waiting for the IRS to clear my debt though so probably won't attempt to work until 2011. I had been working on some research but had lost my folders in all my clutter and just found them again a few weeks ago. I had presented my research findings at the hospital when I was working and the doctors changed the practice of using Trendelenberg position based on that. I would love to submit it to be published in a nursing journal. That would look really cool on my resume.