Oh my gosh, what a breath of fresh air. I have not been in this conversation, but I feel as though I have to interject ? I am currently an RD, I work in dialysis, and I worked my BUTT off to get my RD. Guess what? I'm in nursing school. Being an RD sucks. The pay sucks, the hours are rigid, and all that. About a year after I got out of my RD internship, I realized that I could NOT do this until I was 65. So I agree with all the other posts- nursing has more flexibility, better pay, more respect. And compared to the schooling for getting your RD, nursing school is *easy*.