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Graduating from a BSN program in May but I want to be a CST =/

So, I'm graduating from my BSN program in August.

I have around 200 hours in the OR in clinicals and I have seen what the roles are.

Here's my conundrum: I just want to scrub, not circulate. I'm actually afraid that if I get my BSN *and* my CST, they would never hire me as a CST if they found out I was an RN.

I would GLADLY take a lower pay and do what I love than have a higher pay and have to do something I hate.

I *KNOW* how crazy it sounds but now I'm starting to wonder whether I should stop my BSN degree to get a CST. Or should I go the RNFA route?

All I know is that I want to be able to be a full-time scrub at a major hospital, without having to circulate.

I'm in desperate need of advice =/

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    What is a CST?

    Scrub tech

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    I'm a CST (in my last semester of nursing school) and we have a lot of nurses that scrub. In my area a lot of hospitals teach the nurses in their residency program. I would try to get a job in an OR that does this and you could circulate or scrub. Good luck!

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