Other avenues besides nursing

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Hey Guys,

I just got accepted in a ADN program and I will start this fall. I am very excited knowing that I will come out of this experience learning so much! I really don't know if nursing may be for me or not and I am willing to explore other areas of healthcare. While you do get a lot of positive things out of nursing there are also a lot of negatives. With the overcrowding of graduates and fewer and fewer jobs openings for nurses here in populated cities like Houston,Tx I feel as though every other person is doing nursing. I don't want to be just every other person. What other areas of healthcare besides being a MD would you consider?? I was thinking about doing physical therapy or even physician assistant after I am done with my ADN since I do have most of my pre-reqs done for pt and pa

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Specializes in family practice.

Respiratory therapy

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Physician's Assistant? :)

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Physician Assistant

Physical Therapist (sports medicine)

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Specializes in Ambulatory Care, Case Manager.

You may not enjoy what you will be doing in your nursing clinicals; so might as well just go straigth to PT or PA. Do something that you won't regret or feel like you wasted your time and money in that type of career.

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SurgeTech

CathTech

RT

Sona

PTA

N.M

Turned off by the Idea of Bedside care? there are some areas where you won't have to do CNA work. Once you have the RN license there are some nice specialties that companies and even Hospitals provide training for.

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Specializes in Corrections & Developmental Disabilities.

Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Audiology, Creative Arts Therapy(Music, Dance, Fine Art), Special Education and Human Services(Developmental Disabilities work) are fields/areas that might be smooth transition from Nursing academically and seem to be financially and personally rewarding for practicing professionals.

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Specializes in ER, Prehospital, Flight.

ADN--->EMTp--->Career Fire Dept! ...............better pay, better hours and better benefits.

A different option you may not have thought of. The dual careers have worked nicely for me.

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