I'd do the RN. Of course, that's pretty obvious since I am in the middle of my RN program right now. However, I know a few people in my program who dropped out of other allied health fields to become RNs. Most seemed to complain about the limited...
I'm not saying this is great, but it's not the end of the world either. I have always felt that as a healthcare worker that I needed to set a positive example. I'd feel like a moron telling someone they needed to quit smoking and then running outsi...
That would really suck if it were part of the package! I know a lot of people refuse us in clinicals, and some are totally happy having 10 students watching/performing just about anything. I know I wouldn't want to cause a pregnant mother any more...
Yes, they can/do perform surgery. They have the same amount of education as an MD (4 yrs undergrad, 4 yrs medical school + specialty), they have some extra training in the musculoskeletal system... I believe more DOs choose family practice when comp...
I think it's interesting that everyone who posted that they do not support PAS didn't give any reasons as to why that is the case. It would be interesting to hear the reasons you feel that way. I do support PAS in the controlled manner others have m...
That's YOUR opinion though, and though all those things are probably true, what most people are going to see is the hair and at the very least make a snap judgement about it. I think piercings and different hair has become much more accepted, but as...
Isn't that the truth! It's like they decide that everything that was just fine before they made that much money suddenly isn't enough. :trout: I have a friend who's now making over 125k... what does he do? Buys a brand new wakeboarding boat, a hou...
You should be making more than most people in the country. Median household income is somewhere between 45-50k (I think) and average RN salary is just under 60k. So if you manage your money right you shouldn't have too much trouble having a decent ...
All good advice... I think the last part of number 4 is a little much though. You'll find out pretty quick how much time you have to put in to being successful in nursing school. Everyone needs balance in their lives, I think it's totally neccessar...
I was actually wondering about this today... not so much if you could work as both, but how some CRNA's might miss bedside nursing. I don't think there is anything wrong with it, I mean, if you are allowed to do it (work as both) and you want to do ...
Definitely agree with that. You don't have to be wonderful at chemistry, but it will most likely help you to have the general knowledge... same with all the other sciences. I got a 4.0 in every science and math course I took. Still, I know how yo...
CONGRATS! I am just finishing my first quarter (out of 7) and I can only imagine what that must feel like... this one flew by... hope the others do as well. Enjoy the well deserved R&R!
We are allowed to become LPN's after 4 quarters. I think it's great... and instructors have been supportive of it, also have met some students further along in the program who work as LPN's in LTC (major hospitals here did away with LPNs a few years...
I was just thinking that it sounds kinda like my father who has an arrhythmia. He is still active (working 60+ hrs/wk), but some days he is extremely tired, and many times if he sits down he'll fall asleep after about 2 minutes. Sure it could be o...