BuffaloGator

Well, now I'm getting more confused as to what to do.... *laugh* I can never reach the program director for Surg Tech...the nursing director said I don't need both. The 4-year (UB) said that I can get the Surg Tech degree (SUNY programs, so it's a degree that transfers) and then if I find I need it or want the RN I can transfer to UB and finish out there. I may just do that. Talked to the director of the surg center I work at and she said she'd be more likely to hire an RN because they can circulate, but if I was working on the RN she'd still take me to keep things "in house". I'm 31, so I don't exactly have years to waste! *laugh* I figure do the surg tech then get the 4yr if I find I need it. It seems RNs will need a 4 yr anyhow by what I've read here. Still want to be in the OR though.

Hi! I'm looking to enter the CST program but have been reading about the RN/CST debate. I am transfering credits, so I don't even have the full 2 years to go (more like one) for CST. Has anyone tried to just dual-major so you have both? I really want to be in the OR, so that's why I was going to the CST. I was told you couldn't do a nursing specialty unless you were done with 4 year-nursing degree (something I simply can't do right now), but if I can go into the OR with the 2-year RN... At some point, I may go back to finish the 4-year, but I'm not sure time wise what I can do-- still working, and my brain tumor may decide to stop playing nice *laugh* TIA