Nursing or RT-- KY

[spontrich]

Hello! I working as a CNA in Louisville at a local hospital. I am also am in school. My original plan was to go to nursing school. However, after seeing the nurses at my hospital, their responsibilities and what they go through. I no longer feel like it is the path for me. After talking to the RT's at my hospital and observing them, I feel this is the way to go. However, when I expressed this to my fellow nurses, they were very discouraging. They said that in Louisville, there was not much job opportunity for RTs and I should just go ahead a do nursing. How accurate is this? Will I struggle to find a job post graduation? Is RT worth my time?

[NICU Guy, BSN, RN]

Pick a downtown hospital and walk into the RT dept. and ask them about the demand and the outlook for RTs in Louisville. From what I overheard between our RTs in my dept that they are currently short staffed. I don't know if that is a temporary problem or an ongoing problem.