CMT_RN

Hi, I think that the answer depends on the nursing school program and the hospital you are looking at. Does the PCT position require an LNA license (or CNA)? Do you have one? Will your nursing program give you one once you have learned all the aide stuff? If the answer is yes, then I would stay with the well paying job for now, and when you can, start PCT work. I started as an LNA and worked through my ADN program at a tech college. (I have a BA in psych and didn't want another 4 years of college). I feel that I learned more from work (two 12 hour shifts per week during the school months) than I did in most of my clinicals. Some of my classmates really wished they worked as LNAs. Also, I worked at a teaching hospital, so the staff was really great, I am not sure if I would have the same experience if it were a different hospital. I hope this helped. Good luck to you!! PS - School loans got me through both degrees.