pastalover99

Thank you for your comment. But in my post, I said "ultimate long term" regarding clinical research so sometime in the future. My mind will probably change on computer work by the time I reach that point and who knows, it may change when I'm in nursing school, if that is what I end up pursuing. So I don't think my statement is that odd considering people's minds change.

apples 2 apples

I have been a PCT in the NICU for the past three years. I like what I do, but at this point- I need more pay and I want to do more. But I am so mixed because I have some colleagues who tell me to pursue my RN and others who tell me to not. Then I see people on here and on r/nursing saying that nursing was their biggest mistake and they wish they have done something else. I often see nurses on Reddit say go into tech but I have no interest in tech. The only pro would be the pay but I wouldn't be doing what makes me happy. Before I was a PCT, I did a coding bootcamp and hated it so much that I dropped out of the program. I can't imagine spending all day looking at computer, I would be miserable. I know there are other things like UX/PM but that's not what interests me. As a PCT, I have been yelled at, sexually harassed and told things that made me fear for my life, yet I still like what I do. So now I am so stuck on what to do. My ultimate long term goal would be to become a clinical research nurse. I would like to work bedside for a few years, then leave and do outpatient or clinical research. I just really love nursing because there are so many options. I love science and helping others.