When you're doing a second career and going back to school you're very motivated. And I think they'll make very good nurses.

I guess in a condensed version, I would say I think I've had a successful career but I'm not satisfied,

There's a lot of turnover because a lot of people who go back to the mainland for other reasons. We need new nurses all the time, and traveling nurses and that makes it a challenge.

I think that's not only an excellent thing for the state, not only the state, but for nurses and students. I actually went to a program similar to that.

I've already sent my Q-school entry in,

That's it, right there, when you pick up that Q-School entry form, filling that out again. I really don't know how to explain how it feels. It (stinks).