I don't want to deride the noble profession of nursing -- my wife is a nurse -- but whenever I hear a young person talk about getting into it, I warn them: it's a very hard profession nowadays.
I worked at a hospital for a long time, and I can tell you the job has, in a number of ways, gone to hell in a handcart. Used to be, you saw a lot of older nurses working on the units with the patients. Now, nurses burn out and retire early, or move on to office jobs (educators, administrators, etc.), because they simply can't handle it for their entire careers. Where they used to have one nurse for every three or four patients, now one nurse may handle as many as ten to fifteen. That produces low job satisfaction, because nurses tend to like to spend time with their patients. Nowadays they rarely get the chance. It's more like run in, do a quick assessment, give some meds, and run out.
For many, the rewards of caring for people, making them better, outweigh these negatives. But usually, it's only for a time. Sooner or later, the job just gets too hard.
If anyone does want to become a nurse, they shouldn't settle for LPN. Nowadays that qualifies you to do simple tasks in a nursing home. Even RNs don't enjoy the advantage they used to. If you truly want to get a good job and be promotable, you need a BSN at least, and many who position themselves for administration someday have MSNs. (No, not that MSN.)
Anyway, it's something to put a lot of thought into before you go leaping into it.
