protechterri

Would love to move out of South FL, but can't until my financial situation improves. We have awesome med programs here, luckily. Funny though, I was just talking to one of my colleages about moving to coastal VA.

Thank you so much for all your valuble info. It will really help me a lot in making my decision. We have VO/TECH schools here (So. FL) that offer Surg Tech and LPN courses. I would go through them before going thru one of the private "career colleges". The VoTEch is cheaper and better established. I know they have a good working relationship w/ many institutions in the area. The career colleges seem to be more interested in payment than education. Any opinions on the two types os f schools?

Now to me, that sounds interesting. Nursing, sounds like whiney patients (I would prefer ER/OR nusing). Of course the demand for nurses and signing bounuses and pay rate make dealing with the whiney pts ok. Is there a decent demand for CSTs? By the way, that website is pretty cool. I am a CPhT (pharm tech) now and I have got to improve my situation, ASAP. I am at the top end of my pay range and knowing that, makes me sad :uhoh21:

What are some of the things you enjoy most about your job? Honestly, I want to be an RN for the money, but I have always had an intrest in CST. I can't remember why I didn't enroll in scholl years ago, when I first thought about it. What kind of money can a CST expect to make, entry level to highly exp? Stupid question :) Do you get paid during an externship?

I want to be an OR Nurse. I was told that I could go to school to be an Surg Tech first and then transition to an OR Nurse. Would I be better off becoming an LPN first? I want to get the best education that I can, but I would like to accomplish this goal in the shortest period of time.