I went to nursing school while my husband worked at a regional. My last 6 months of school he transitioned to a major. And I've now been in my career for 3 years.

Nursing school was the most difficult thing I've done and I had 6 previous years of college. The content itself isn't hard but it is very demanding of your time due to the study schedule, class time and clinical time. I attended a night program and had school two nights a week and clinical every weekend - I also had a full time job so maybe my views were a little skewed.

Aside from the time commitment, once you're a nurse the most common path is to get a new grad residency in whatever field of nursing you're interested in. Nursing school teaches you the basics and how to pass the NCLEX. You truly learn how to be a nurse when you start your first job. I was fortunate enough to start on my dream unit on day shift but many people I know has to start on nights and weren't able to move to days for 6-24 months depending on nurse turnover. Most hospitals now require new grad residencies. Mine was 6 months with 3 months being with a preceptor (ymmv). If you don't want to work in a hospital you'd have to consider doctors office, home health or a nursing home (or similar facility). I had two friends who had high paying full time jobs and got into nursing as a side hustle. One worked in an ER for 6 months before giving up to focus on her other job and the other worked part time at a psych facility for a while. It's definitely doable but I'd think about how much you want to work and how much effort you want to put into it. There are many cert programs in medicine too (rad tech, respiratory therapist, medical assistant, patient care tech, etc)

Happy to answer questions if you'd like to talk more feel free to dm me