Ryan Walker

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1. I don't want to clean poop

   Ryan Walker replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

   Haha, yeah I want kids, but years down the line... Yeah, I understand where you are coming from. I'm thinking PTA might be a better choice for me, I am already a certified personal trainer and that is basically an advance trainer, as well as PT is ev...

2. PTAs dealing with bodily fluids or not?

   Ryan Walker posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I was just wondering if anyone hear knows anything about PTAs and there career. In regards to patients bodily fluids and clean up of that. How often do they do clean up in the hospital setting vs out patient facilities, or home health. I know a n...

3. Question about nursing and RRT

   Ryan Walker replied to Ryan Walker's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah, that's a lot of stuff I didn't even know about... I am looking into other careers like PTA at this point. I think they should be dealing with less of that, if any for the most part.

4. Question about nursing and RRT

   Ryan Walker replied to Ryan Walker's topic in General Nursing

   Do you think because of the cleaning aspect?

5. Question about nursing and RRT

   Ryan Walker replied to Ryan Walker's topic in General Nursing

   Okay, thank you for that. I am definitely in the process of reconsidering professions. I know I do want job security (as much as possible), and a good pay, not that it is guiding my choice, but plays a role. I am on my 6th year of being out of my sci...

6. I don't want to clean poop

   Ryan Walker replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

   How did you feel about poop and vomit right when you started nursing school? I am 24 years old and I just can't see myself doing that one aspect of nursing.. I believe I can do everything else quite well... staying on top of my pt care plans, it's ju...

7. Question about nursing and RRT

   Ryan Walker replied to Ryan Walker's topic in General Nursing

   Do you think that if I am already having an issue with the poop clean-up, that is really going to effect me to the point of changing careers after I finish (if I make it through) school? Any advice on this from an RN, like yourself, would be greatly ...

8. Question about nursing and RRT

   Ryan Walker replied to Ryan Walker's topic in General Nursing

   I definitely want more of a varied option for future advancement in the career, so that's why nursing sound better. Are you a nurse or RRT? If so, do you see a certain type of personality in either of the fields?

9. Question about nursing and RRT

   Ryan Walker posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, my name is Ryan. I had some questions about mainly two professions. Respiratory therapy and Nursing. I have my associate degree (AGS) with a emphasis in nursing at a community college here in Oregon. I received this back in 2012 and I ended up mo...