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  1. Respiratory Therapy or Nursing?

    FYI At kaiser RTS are in the union and RTs get paid 30/hr while RNs MEdsurg get paid 32/hr but if you are an ICU RN you get paid 35-40/hr depending on your experience. I am from California also. But the work you do as an RN its not worth the pay beca...
  2. Respiratory Therapy or Nursing?

    Well, Respiratory therapist can work as registry and per diem. There is always in need of RT in hospitals, sleep centers, pharmaceuticals, schools and subacutes. As for advancement its not a lot really. You can only get your Bachelor in RT and thats...
  3. Respritory therapy

    No, I did not have healthcare experience but so were my classmates. Maybe its just not what I really wanted to do. I do have a lot of family that are in the medical field. My husband is an RN, my sister is an RN, my brother is an RadTech, my younger ...
  4. Respritory therapy

    I did and I went for RT. I regret it so bad. I had 5 months to graduate and I quit. I couldnt stand RT. As an RT your the first person to be called when there is a code blue(someone is dying). You will give CPR!!! AGGHHH bagging or compressions. You ...
  5. Respiratory therapy?

    You shouldnt worry about the pay. You should worry about the nature of job as an RT. I was an RT student for a year. I had 6 months to graduate but I quit. I couldnt stand it. Everyday I went to my clinical I was the first person to respond to code b...
  6. Respiratory Therapist VS Nursing

    hi there! I actually started RT school at concorde. Right now I am doing GE but so far I like it. I also like how its not a big class (20 classmates) we all get along and get together for group study. I like it so far . Any field you get into you wil...
  7. What does a Respiratory Therapist Do That An RN Can't?

    shame all of you!!! You should act like professionals and stop talking about RT's. Being an RN is not about who does more work and who does less. It is about giving total care to sick people and do your job as an RN. If you dont like what RT does , ...
  8. What does a Respiratory Therapist Do That An RN Can't?

    By the way CRT are professionals. They go to school the same length as an ADN. You have to earn an associate degree in science respiratory therapy to be a certified respiratory therapist. If you are talking about the respiratory technician (certifi...
  9. Angry at the Lazy Respiratory Therapists

    focus on your job not their job. If RT dont do their jobs its their loss not yours. The important thing is to know what makes you a good nurse. If you are allowed to do it then do it. Dont wait for someone to do it for you. If you need help ask for h...
  10. Private v. Public

    like i said I contacted the coarc and caahep to verify about concorde and they said that you will be eligible to take the exam. Coarc and Caahep are the one who will give schools the accreditation so students will qualify to sit for the examination f...
  11. Travel? if its less than an hr it wouldnt be that bad but choose whatever you can afford and also the school that you like. Right now I am going to concorde career for respiratory it was a very tough decision for me. Eventhough concorde is more money...
  12. Respiratory Therapist VS Nursing

    thank u all for your response. It helped me understand more about RT and RN. I am still looking for more answers. I might go to a hospital and observe both nurse and RT. Thank you all again.
  13. Beyond bad credit-struck by lightening twice

    I used to believe that collection agency wont take any legal actions. They used to send my husband nasty letters saying they were going to garnage his wages or take him to court. So, oneday we got a letter from the court saying he had to appeal on th...
  14. Beyond bad credit-struck by lightening twice

  15. My husband is going to graduate as an LVN in 3 months and he is planning to file bankruptcy but he is afraid that he might not be eligible to take the NCLEX and obtain his license as a VN. Also he's also afraid that it might affect him in getting a j...