Ms.Confused

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hi,

I cant decide between Medical assistant & LPN..But for me nursing has more job opportunities & greater slary.What i like about medical assistant is to be able to work in a doctors office,i kinda like the office atmosphere.But i keep coming back to nursing but doing bedside care kind of scare me.So my question is,where else a nurse can work?Because if i will be nurse,i would like to work in a doctors office,im just wondering if i will have a hard time finding a job in that area compared to working in hospital.Another question is ,during your clinicals,, what kind of patient care you did? & last question,if you are working right now in a hospital as an LPN,what is your typical day?

ANy ideas will be so much appreciated! :)

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Specializes in LTC.

I'm neither, but in my area all the want ads for Drs. Offices hire LPNs and CMAs interchangably.

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Specializes in ICU, PICC Nurse, Nursing Supervisor.

You can work in a doctors office as a LVN. Nursing will provide you more training and skills and it will give you better oppportunities for advancement. If you decided to be a medical assistant and then later wanted to be a RN, guess what you get to start all over. But if you are a LVN, then you can transition from LVN to RN and it taked less time. There are so many more reasons to go into nursing. I will post some more here later, Im sleepy and am going back to bed. But I will mention that I have been both a Medical assistant and now LVN (on my way to RN)...Good Luck you.....

hi,

I cant decide between Medical assistant & LPN..But for me nursing has more job opportunities & greater slary.What i like about medical assistant is to be able to work in a doctors office,i kinda like the office atmosphere.But i keep coming back to nursing but doing bedside care kind of scare me.So my question is,where else a nurse can work?Because if i will be nurse,i would like to work in a doctors office,im just wondering if i will have a hard time finding a job in that area compared to working in hospital.Another question is ,during your clinicals,, what kind of patient care you did? & last question,if you are working right now in a hospital as an LPN,what is your typical day?

ANy ideas will be so much appreciated! :)

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Specializes in PeriOp, ICU, PICU, NICU.

If nursing is your ultimate goal then LPN I would think offers you the more possibilities for advancement. Ultimately, you have to decide taking your future plans and goals into account. I wish you the best of luck :kiss

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Specializes in ante/postpartum, baby RN.
last question,if you are working right now in a hospital as an LPN,what is your typical day?

ANy ideas will be so much appreciated! :)

Try the LPN Corner forums.

Katie

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Go for the LVN/ LPN. If you decide to bridge over for your RN, you will be that much closer.

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Specializes in SNF-LTC; Gero-psych.

Im gonna agree with everyone else... i would def. go with the LPN VS. ©MA(CNA,) You will have a bettter pay scale, your room for advancement would take far less time... AND LPN's can work in Doctors offices, however, the pay isnt as good as say a hospital.... ANY way good luck on whatever you decide to do

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