Advice. . .

[krenrs2b]

So...need some friend advice from my fellow Nurses & soon to be Nurses. . .

I have been in the mtg industry for almost 10 years now, give or take either insurance or mortgage.

I have my Undergrad degree in Business/Marketing...

Late last year, I decided on a career change...Flight Nursing (down the road of course)

I have Bio/201 & 202 and Chem still left to do at Pima Community College...all while still working full time.

I feel I am burnt out with this business and being in school makes me want to work within the industry even more.

Now, with the recent career change I want to do, I've been looking and sending off resumes to hospitals, care homes etc.

I just got a call from a Dermatologist company so, i plan on calling back around lunch time to see if they would like to meet etc...only thing is I know I'll have to take a huge pay cut leaving this business. Just to give you an example, my bonus checks are twice as large as my nice size normal check. UGH. I probably make more now than I would starting off in Nursing.

Am I crazy to want to make the change? I know I have to be able to financially be able to do this...but is a derm office the way to go - least for now, should they even be willing to hire me? I just dont want to make an irrational decsion.

Thanks all in advance.

[caliotter3]

You will not be getting a wide variety of experience in this office setting. If you were going to make the change for the sake of experience, it would be better to do so for a hospital type position doing patient care.

[krenrs2b]

Thanks for the advice. This is what I had thought as well. Always nice to have an outsiders opinion.

Sounds like I need to stick it out for a bit longer and stock away some savings for when the paycut hits for an actual hospital/home health care facility.

Keri

[iPink, BSN, RN]

Glad you took caliotter's advice. Just curious, are you pursing an ADN or an Accelerated BSN?

[krenrs2b]

ADN?

I was planning on the BSN for sure.

Once i am done with my pre/reqs & I apply I'd really like to actually start working in the field...even if it is pt or less than pt....

I have a friend who's wife had no prior experience, just finish Nursing school, passed her NCLEX and has been looking for work here in AZ for over 6 months. No one will hire her....