Crouton

Wow, you sure have to take alot of call. At the endoscopy lab that I work at we take call one night a week(the same night every week) and once every fourth weekend. I guess I should appreciate this. Some weekends we can be there 4-5 hours total or 20 hours total. We always have 2 staff on call at a time and it is 7 RN's and 1 surgical tech that take call. Is it just the 2 of you that work in your endoscopy lab?

I am interested in finding out more about nurse massage therapy. I have been a nurse for 9 years and am ready for a change but I still want to use my nursing knowledge and take care of people. Nurseyperson, you say you work as a massage therapist but not an RN. So how did you choose a massage therapy school? I saw there was some for medical massage therapy, but I do not know if any in my area do that. Did you go to a massage therapy school that anyone could enroll in or did you have to have your RN? And what do you look for in a good massage therapy school? When you were done with massage therapy school was it easier finding a job since you had your RN degree? And is the pay comparable to when you were working as an RN? And how do you think I could go about seeing if anyone in this area was interested in hiring a nurse massage therapist before going to school for it? Sorry to be asking so many questions, but if I did this it would have to be at night and part time as I work during the day. I just want to be able to justify spending the money to go back to school and ensure there is a need for this in my area. I appreciate any information you have. Crouton