Hello, and Welcome to PC!!

As another member mentioned, I'm one of the nurses with bipolar disorder here @ Psych Central.

The short answer to your questions is this: YES, you can be a nurse. I've been one for many years with varying degrees of success, depending on the job. I've worked the floor in hospitals and nursing homes, and I've worked at the middle-management and executive levels as well. The latter two were much harder on my mental health than long-term care, and when I lost my last executive nursing job due to a complete meltdown, I vowed I'd never do it again.

Now I'm going to be starting back at the nursing home where I was most content as a nurse and where I'm respected by the staff and management, even though they know I'm bipolar and have to be medicated to function. Yes, nursing can be EXTREMELY stressful, and nursing school is no picnic either; but with proper treatment and attention to personal health habits, the OP should have little difficulty attaining her goals.

In other words.......GO FOR IT!!!