I've been an RN for 34 years
and I've loved every minute of it! I always wanted to be a nurse, even as a little girl. I'm not sure why - I read all the Cherry Ames books (you probably don't know know about them), maybe that influenced me.
The thing I love most about nursing is the diversity. You can work with babies, kids, teenagers, women, adults, older people - any group that interests you. You can work in an office, in the hospital, in a public school, in a school of nursing, in a research lab, in businesses. The diversity of nursing is just so broad.
Nursing is much more than a job though. Once you become a nurse, you are always 'on duty'. That means family, friends, and sometime strangers call on you for help and advice. Sometimes I think there is a tattoo on my forehead that says, "I'm a nurse, you can tell me anything" BECAUSE PEOPLE DO TELL YOU THINGS, EVEN THINGS YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW!
Anyway, can you tell that I love nursing??? Yes, I really do. I must tell you though that working in a hospital is very hard demanding work. You have to face the reality that should you make just one mistake, it could cost someone their life. As a nurse, you have to check and double check everything you do and your head must be "into it" at all times. It is so easy to make mistakes. What I disliked most about nursing was having to work weekends and some holidays. I don't have to do that any longer because I do not work in a hospital any more.
That said, I cannot think of another career that I would have enjoyed more. I would advise you to get your baccalaureate degree. Even if you go to the community college to get your RN, you should plan to go on to get your BSN degree. If you stay in nursing, you will want it. So, if you can, just get your BSN from the git go!
Good luck!