Respiratory therapy program instead of nursing...

[kraam]

okay, so last semester, i decided i wanted to switch my major to RT.

this is probably the wrong place to ask, but this message board is filled with people who work in the medical field and aren't nurses. i asked on other websites, but they don't really answer my question, and allnurses usually does a GREAT job with answering my questions....

i have a 3.3 gpa, and my cousin and i wanted to do nursing. she's ahead, so she applied a few months ago, got rejected from one school, and was put on the waiting list for the others until spring, i think. her gpa was a 3.2, and she has healthcare experience, so i was a little scared to apply. before i made my major change official, i decided to check out the hospital and see what they did exactly. it wasn't very interesting to me, so i looked at the respiratory therapists and decided i liked that job more. (well, i LOVED the emt's job, but that's a different story).

my question is, is it easier to get into the RT program? what can i expect from RT? whats the pay range for RTs? and is it more exciting, meaning do you see more action, get to go on different floors all the time, and nothings ever the same? that's what i'm more into.

thanks

[HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD]

If you want detailed information about a Respiratory Therapy career, I suggest that you try http://www.lsoft.com/SCRIPTS/WL.EXE?SL1=RC_WORLD&H=LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU. This is "RC World" the Respiratory Care forum. The members are very knowledgeable and will be able to answer all your questions.

[kraam]

thank you! :)