hi laura. My sister is an RN and I am an RT student. Also my husband is almost done with his RN. My sister told me that if you like more patient care then go for RN but if you like technology and health care then go for RT. I like the technology and the healthcare, I was going to go for Radiology Technology but I waited 2 years, did all my pre reqs and general ed. but I still didnt get in. Its the same thing with the nursing program. SO i decided to go for RT since theres no waiting list. Before any of these , I orginally was going for RN but I like to work on a specific. I dont like to work all over areas. I also dont like more patient care. I dont mind some but I rather go in and out of the patient room. I also dont like to dress wounds all the time and i dont like to take care of bed sores. No poops for me either. I like to be technical and do some healthcare at the same time. If you like what I dont like then definitely go for RN.