Wow, thank you SO MUCH for your informative reply! I really appreciate it :) And too funny that you guessed UBC on the spot, I was looking back at my post to see where I might have hinted UBC anywhere. Good catch!
It's nice to know someone who's been in my position, both academically and professionally. I suppose blood, poor, urine and vomit will be part of the package so that I can anticipate. Out of curiousity, how long did it take you to "get over it?" I was looking at this (BC documentary on VGH's ER)[https://www.knowledge.ca/er], and I think another add to the list is soft tissue and bone. That made me kind of squeamish.
I'm also glad you mentioned you did it for the money and wasn't passionate about health care at first. Not that it's the right/wrong answer, but it gives me hope that maybe it's something I can get past. What made you enjoy it in the end? I'm hoping I can eventually overlook the money aspect myself and actually grow to like it before biting the bullet for the nursing program. I'm glad to hear nursing school was easier for you; as I mentioned in my original post, I was dealing with awful mental health in the initial stages of my undergrad. I ended up doing really well in my remaining semesters, but I guess I'm afraid of those feelings triggering again when studying something that's not exactly "a passion." And in terms of trying out the different clinicals, were there other things you like beside ER? Do you hope to switch or cross-train (if possible) to other departments?
Sorry for my annoying questions, but honestly, I am so so SO glad somebody shares the same background as me. So thank you :)