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I have no idea lol....that did cross my mind and thought it would look bad if I got the PCT position and had to leave the PRN. Who's to say I'll get the PCT for sure though?? If I do get the PCT I'll have to try and get the nightly position b/c I'm sure the regular hours pay I couldn't survive on but who knows. Interview is this Friday though, so we shall see......

Update about interview.... I didn't get the FT position that they had available but I did get offered a PRN position so I guess that's a way to still get my foot in the door. I do, however, have another interview with them in a week or so for a Patient Care Tech II. I'm guessing I would be taking a huge pay cut if offered that position ($12/hr tops? I dunno) but I might have to suffer that pay cut to get to my ultimate goal of becoming an RN.

Thanks for everyone's help, I really appreciate it! Everyones opinions will def be taken into consideration. I'll try to make a post when I found out something after my interview!

Someone mentioned to me that I should try for a medium blue color b/c they read that certain colors affect how ppl first perceive you. Something like red means you demand attention and blue is friendly, etc. I dunno. I think white would be just fine lol but a nice blue could also make me stand out from the others. Cuz I do look good in some blue

Yeah! That'd be great if you could send me those. I need all the help I can get...haha.

Alright, sounds good. I won't mention the RN thing. You're right it's probably best that I didn't. Marc, thanks for that link. Very informative and helpful!

I was debating on a ves. If I got a suite but wasn't sure. And I've heard that a scruff look is ok as long as you shave your neck and have it trimmed nicely but I'd be afraid to tale that chance. I wasn't going to mention the nursing but when or if they asked if I had any questions for them I was going to ask something like....is there a lot of room for advancement like paramedic or RN? Haven't decided if I'm going to say the rn deal and just keep it as strictly ems in nature. I feel personally that would be better but don't want to lie to them when I say I want to be a paramedic, although I would like to do it I would love to do nursing more.

Thanks for the quick replies! Thats awesome! Stiff shirted menas you look stuck up and like you are powerful. (Stuff like that). But I suppose I'll be getting a suit tomorrow! Hopefully I do good. I've never been to an interview I haven't gotten but I've never been this nervous, a lot if pressure for not just the job but a possible future in nursing. Jc pennys here I come

Hey all! I have an interview coming upat MUSC and it's for an EMT-B position for their ambulatory service. I usually just wear black pants, some nice shoes, blueshift, with a tie. I know there will be a lot of competition for this position and from what I hear you're lucky to get an interview there. So I'm wondering should I stick wiu what has always worked for me in the past? I'm thinking a suit but didn't know if that'd be too much and make me seem stiff shirted, etc what about just the vest w/out the jacket. I'm really wanting this position so I can get more hands on experience than my current occupation and get my foot in the door for them to send me to School to become an RN. I hear they like to send ppl to school to further their occupation but I don't know myself....just what I heard.

I'm thinking about trying to get into the LPN program they have here to offer so maybe I could get a job working as an LPN and then have the employer pay for me to go back to school and get my RN but that's the plan and don't know if it's going to work out for sure yet.

That did cross my mind as far as doing a shift swap for classes but our department is almost too small I find it would be hard to do that on a regular basis. I also did consider a community college because they are a lot cheaper and the classes they require for pre-req's are not as much from what I've researched. I was thinking about the EMT-P to RN also but I would like to start the RN as soon as possible because paramedic is a good year and a half and then if I did that I'd have to apply wait to get in and go to school for 1-2 years, etc etc. I know I'm still young and have the time I'm just inpatient but if that's what it'd take I'll do it. I might have to look into those. The only programs here for those where I live is MUSC and I'm sure the waiting list is lengthy because I know the waiting list for just nursing is a few years long but that might not be the case. Dunno if I'm smart enough for those either lol. Plus MUSC would be way pricey I'm sure but maybe I could find one that fits my budget better. I've applied to a few ER Tech jobs here and I keep getting shut down so all I can do is keep trying with that. If you don't mind me asking Midnight where do you work as a basic and is the hospital paying for you or doing tuition reimbursement? What kind of shifts are you working, FT or PT?

Hi, I'll try to make this as short as possible b/c I could go into detail and write a book on what I want to say lol... I've always wanted to be a nurse but never followed through with it by going to school for it, in fear of being made fun of for being a male nurse (stupid I know, I was young. I regret it now). I graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 2007 with a bachelors of kinesiology in specialization in athletic training. I do have a lot of classes that some schools require for pre-req's like stats, A&P I and II, psychology, etc. (can look up the classes on school website). I now reside in South Carolina and am a firefighter/EMT-B...soon to go to intermediate and most likely paramedic within the year because the department will pay for you to go and it's the closest I can get to nursing. I have so much frustration and questions for my desire in becoming a RN. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my job but I feel I would love being a nurse even more and is the only thing I can see myself doing and isn't a day goes by I don't regret going to school for it plus only getting paid less than >$30k a year isn't really living comfortably now-a-days. I know it's not impossible to work while going but difficult while attending school but like everyone else, I do have bills to pay and can't afford to be taking out another loan to go b/c I'm so deep in the hole from going to the university (35k or somewhere around there) that I can't even afford. Also, with my rotating schedule I can't really take classes b/c i work 24 on and 48 off so therefore I'd somehow have to find a job where I can make the same amount of money and be able to go, etc. So I guess my question(s) are: 1. Can my EMT help me get anywhere in the nursing field? I know they are two totally different fields as nursing is far more advanced but could it help me get my foot in the door at least and maybe have the hospital/employer pay the tuition for me to go back and attain my RN? 2. Is there any place that I can make this possible? I literally will move anywhere tomorrow to make this possible. 3. What about accelerated nursing courses programs? I imagine you would def. have to not work or work very little to take a "crash course" kind of nursing program. 4. Does anyone know of a sugar momma that will pay for me to go and support me along the way? lol but on a serious note, I'm so frustrated because I feel I'm in between a rock and a hard spot and will never be able to fulfill this desire I have to be an RN....

I actually know a girl living in Savannah now that I graduated with @ college. As far as liking Charelston....it's hot lol, but I like it alot. So I talked to the Dean of the nursing program at Trident Tech and she said since I want to be a RN in the ER I should maybe consider doing their EMT program because that will help me get my foot in the door but I feel like if I did that that's a four month program part-time. Their CNA program is 7 weeks long and I'm going to apply tonight and talk to an advisor next Wednesday and probably do that, look for a job somewhere as a CNA that will pay well. If I find a place that would hire me as a CNA w/good pay should I ask them about them paying for me to become a RN in the future or does that make a bad first impression? Oh yeah, the dean also said she would doubt or be surprised if I could get more than minimum wage as a CNA even with my background

I live in Mt. Pleasant which is about at most a 30 mins. drive for me sometimes less for me to work at Charleston depending on traffic. My roommate and I found our two bedroom apt. for $875 a month and it's nice, two bed and two bath. They usually run around $1000 or a little more for a two bedroom when we were first searching but got lucky.

That's kinda how it was for Athletic Training from what I learned in the classroom and what went on during my hands on clinicals. Is that what you meant by that or I'm I reading/taking that the wrong way?

That's what I've been hearing and another reason I'd like to do CNA/LPN to get experience and everything to help me in the process of becoming an RN.

I wish it was an option but it isn't That's why I was wanting to become an CNA or LPN to see if they would pay for tution and everything sometime in the future to become an RN.

Hmm, didn't know you could so called "skip" one to the other like that. I also didn't realize that the CNA courses were so short. I'm actually going to apply to the tech school here as I/we speak so I can be allowed to talk to an advisor. This is starting to make things look up for me

Thanks! Yeah, I never even thought about that actually but I'll definently have to keep that in mind and not be so narrow minded thinking RN, RN, RN, RN....and look outside the bubble. Do I have to become a CNA before I can do LPN? or will me having a bach help out quite a bit? I was thinking of becoming an LPN and doing what you did because to me that's just awesome imo. Also, I don't know about online classes. I feel like I won't be taking as much away from the class as far as interaction and more hands on kinda things...but I might have to settle.

I'm 24 y/o Male and I recently just moved from IL to the Charleston, SC area. I received my a bachelor of kinesiology (major Athletic Training) last May at SIU-Carbondale and wanting to pursue nursing. Nursing was initionally my first instinct to pursue but backed out after being made fun by friends/family constantly of because I would be a male nurse, to them it was jokingly nature but I just got tired of it, etc ( I regret it now obviously ). My ultimate goal now is to become an RN either in an OR or ER setting. Currently, I'm an Assistant Manager working 40 (usually 50) hours a week making a little over $13/hr and can't afford to make less w/bills, etc. I know my first step toward becoming an RN would be to become a CNA then LPN...and so on ( I think?) but with working so many hours I don't see how I can go back to school and be successful. If I became a CNA I wouldn't be making as much pay as I am now, right, being able to gain experience and getting paid at the same time? Can you do a financial contract (forget the exact name) with a company when you are a CNA to pay for your schooling, etc. I'm really confused and sorry if some of this doesn't make sense but I'm burnt out trying to figure out what to do....

I'm going to try and make this as short and sweet as possible while trying to make sense. I'm 24 y/o male and graduated with a BA in Kinesiology (spec. Athletic Training) in 2007 and found out that's something I would do but not be truely happy doing as a career. So I've been doing little jobs here and there because you have to have a license to do anything anymore. I recently just moved from IL to SC and currently a manager at A&F. I enjoy it too but again, not something I can see myself doing forever. Before I chose Athletic Training I was actually going to do nursing but was talked out of it but something I really wanted to do. So my question(s)...... *How much does it generally cost to pursue this career, even now that I have a BA? around 2 years? *Don't you have to do like clinical hours to where it's hard to have a job? I work 50 hours a week and like everyone, have bills to pay. *Is there something else I could pursue related to that w/what I have? These are just a few I have to get started. PS I was wanting first focus becoming an basica RN and then later get enough experience for one that is present during orthopedic surgeries, etc.