Looking to go to school for RN

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I am currently in school to become a Health Unit Coordinator, but as I'm going through this course, for some reason I am feeling like I want to become a registered nurse. I would like to hear some feedback from other nurses to help me make a decision.

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Well, I will let you know that often the floor secretary/coordinator is a position that does not require education other than facility specific training. So. What are they charging you for this school's edu? How long do they have you in for? Not saying that there is anything wrong with getting some edu. I am just curious.

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I would suggest shadowing a nurse in a career field you may be interested in. The beauty of nursing is the wide variety of areas you can specialize in, whether you have a passion for trauma, geriatrics, etc. It enables you to see the RN in action, as well as ask any questions that come up as a result of situations you may encounter while you are there. Best wishes to you!

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Specializes in NICU.

Research, research, and research!

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Well actually people do have to go to school to become a health unit coordinator, all the hospitals where I live ask that we do a 6 month to 1 year education program because we need to know basic medical terminology, abbreviations, symbols, processing physicians orders, and signing off on the orders sent so yeah we do.

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Where do you go to school? My hospital will train anyone for a huc position,even high school kids. I wish they would have had some additional training. I think the medical terminology etc will only make you much more successful at your job! I hope they will pay you more than someone off the street since you will be more qualified.

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you should consider ot, pt, respiratory therapy even rad tech. job market for rns don't look that good, believe me.

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you should consider ot, pt, respiratory therapy even rad tech. job market for rns don't look that good, believe me.

i think it makes more sense to advice the op to closely investigate the local job market, because there are definitely regional differences. things also change- the job market i graduated in to this september was not the job market that i first decided to go to nursing school in, nor the same job market i first started nursing school in.

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I think it makes more sense to advice the OP to closely investigate the local job market, because there are definitely regional differences. Things also change- the job market I graduated in to this September was not the job market that I first decided to go to nursing school in, nor the same job market I first started nursing school in.

When I started nursing school back in 2007, the job market for RNs were so good you could actually walk into a hospital and get a job right then and there. 3 yrs later after my graduation, my mom had to ask a favor from a friend who asked a favor from another friend to have me considered for an interview. It wasn't even a job offer.

My point is a lot can happen in a year and since nursing school takes at least 2 years, a lot can happen in 2 years and my best guess is this economy isn't going to get better in 2 years. I'm just giving the threadstarter more options. Bear in mind that one's student loans kick in 6 months after graduation.

But if nursing is her passion and her "calling", go for it. :up:

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