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That is cool!! Thanks for the encouragement!! I am studying a&p. Unfortunately I went to a vocational school and my classes won't transfer.

I live in Kentucky. My hours were cut because they hired more FTE's, I was in a Pool position. Next FT postion that is available I am going to jump on it. The major motivator for change, was just that... Change in my dept. Lack of hours. Desire to make more money. There are so many different directions you can go in Nursing vs Resp. I do love being a therapist. Especially in the units, but a change is good.

I have been a therapist for 8 years. Why do I want to be a RN? Well......there have recently been changes at my job. I have worked PRN for the past 4 yrs, always getting all the hours I could possible want. Now... well let just say for the whole month I have 48hrs. I usually work 36 week. I just see this as my opportunity to go further in life. I want to make more money. I really think I would enjoy being a nurse. I really love pt care. I like respiratory, but as you said.. there is only so far you can go as a respiratory therapist and I think I have gone as far as I can go. I am still pretty young, 28 yrs old. Really what I would be interested in someday is CRNA, a combination of nursing and resp, but I doubt I would go that far. No schools close to me. I am really excited about getting started in Excelsior. I just hope I can have the willpower to succeed. I am going to keep my head up high and try my best because I do want to succeed.

Hello, I am new on here, I have read so much and gotten some much useful information and great advice just by reading past threads. Here is my question. I am a respiratory therapist interested in Excelisor. I work in a large hospital and have been a therapist for 8 yrs, so I have seen alot. Question is, do you all think that I can sucessfully complete the RN program without any formal nursing training? Also am I correct in saying that you do not do clinicals except for the weekend test at the end? Thanks so much!