Besides nursing...

guest27716 · Mar 25, 2006

I would pick Radiation Therapy for my interest in technology and the pay is good.

2bnurseguy_2005 · Mar 28, 2006

is radiation therapy as open as nursing?

Jolie, BSN · Mar 28, 2006

PT. It has fascinated me since I was 15 and blew out my knee for the first time. I chose nursing because I thought it would offer greater diversity in practice, but having seen so many different aspects of PT in my nursing practice, I am sure it would be equally rewarding.

HeatherLPN · Mar 28, 2006

Originally I was going to go to be a Dietician, but now I think I would choose Phlebotomy.

grentea · Mar 28, 2006

I second phlebotomy. I've also considered getting into psychological counselling of some sort or becoming a case manager.

jjjoy, LPN · Mar 28, 2006

I might have done PT if that had been an option at my school. Nursing was the only undergrad health sciences program at my school. They sold me on it as having so many different options that it would just as good as if not better than PT. I've since realized that I prefer dealing with only one patient at a time. I prefer having extended contact with my patients, seeing them over time and getting to know their issues. I like being able to share my skills and experience to help them with their needs. There are opportunities like that in nurisng, but most of them rely on the skills gained during years of working acute care. I tried acute care. I don't like going home every night wondering if I missed something really important because I was too busy to really be able to reflect on each patient and confirm that I did all I needed to do. In acute care, you have to take it task by task and frequently reassess and reprioritize. I admire those who do it well. I think we all can benefit from honing such skills. Still, I don't want a job where that experience is the basis of my being hired. So most of that array of opportunity for nurses isn't for me. I think PT would have suited me better but who knows for sure, right?

SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN · Mar 28, 2006

Psychiatrist. I'm fascinated by the brain and mind.

EricJRN, MSN, RN · Mar 29, 2006

Child Life Specialist. Get paid to play Connect Four.

(I know there's a little more to it, but it seems like a fun job.)

nursemelani · Mar 29, 2006

If I were younger and had the time, either a Registered Dietician or a Psychologist.