csbaltz

Amen to that! My husband has a mechanical engineering degree and drives a truck. All he took for the driving job is a cdl test....makes 30.00 an hr. Go fig! By the way...excuse my ignorance on this subject...what is a BSN and ADN? Am I correct to say the B is for the bachelor degree and the A is associates. I'm in transition here as far as getting into the nursing field. After reading all this...I'm wondering if I'm making the right choice or not. Is there anyone out there that is content and happy with where their at, regardless of the B or A thing. I think what it all boils down to is being paid for what your worth along with the time and effort you put into getting that piece of paper. It's called recognition. Am I right or wrong??

Hi Everyone, I need some advice from anyone out there that may be going through the same thing i'm going thru. I have decided (not 100%, yet) to go to school for respiratory therapy. At one time my heart was set on nursing...that was many, many years ago. But different situations got in my way (which I don't regret for a second)marraige and then children. Anyway, now I'm 48yrs old (I know, you're probably thinking...WHOA!!) and my heart is still set on getting into the medical field. Well, since I'm so old I'm having doubts...My kids are 12 and 6..and I'm thinking should I put all my focus into this for 15-18 months (which is how long the course lasts to get certified) and reap the benefits afterwards with a medical career. Or, do I just forget about it and regret it later. Anybody out there in the same situation? Or is there anyone out there that has gone through something like this and very happy that they did? I need some encouragement to go for it or I need to hear that I shouldn't because of other reasons...just tell me what ya'll think. Any respiratory therapist out there that can help?? thanks so much...cbaltz