futurenurse01

I'm a student too and was planning to do my CNA course this summer. I do belive that it is good experience, but for me it will also help to determine if becoming a nurse is truly what I want to do. I'm also like you in the instance that I am in a job I don't like anymore (not what I do but the company I work for). Also as fare as pay goes in NYC (which is were I live) the rates vary depending on if it's through an agency or if it's directly through an hospital. It can also depend on who you know, for example: one of my classmates currently works at North shore hospital and she was telling me that they were opening a new wing and she could help me gat a job. According to her they start CNA's at $16 hr, but with that there is no union and I belive no medical benefits. Then you have CNA's who go through agency and make $8 hr ( I'm not sure if they get benefits. The choice is yours and like so many have told me on this site " Follow your heart and dreams and you will be ok"

:balloons: thank you everyone who has responded to my post. i WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ASK YOU GUYS SOMEMORE QUESTIONS.....(HERE GOES). I have done the research for teachers salarys in New York(which is where I live) and the starting pay is 39,000 with your BA and less than 6 month experience. I'm not as sure as what nurses make as a starting salary. Also I know the type of work teachers do and what is basically expected from them, yet I'm not as clear as to what exactly nurses job description's are. The only people I know in the medical field are CNA's , and the say RN's do mostly paper work. This to me is hard to belive and in my search for truthful and valid answers I came here. Thanks again guys for your support. ***P.S**** The type of work I do now while attending school is teaching company policys to new hires in a retail company. My title is Trainer.

I never thought about becoming a nursing instructor, that's something I'll also bring up to my advisor. and your right teachers don't get this kinda of sport from thier peers. Thanks so much:)

Thank you for your suggestion, I'm going to talk to my school advisor about it.

some please help!I have been reading all the posted comments on the site in regards to the career switch. I am a full time student who is aspiring to become a nurse but I also have a love for teaching. my heart and mind are both torturing me causing me great confusion in making my career decisions. I'm posting this because I don't know any nurses who can give any real advice on the nursing perfession. The people I do know in the medical field are CNA's who think I should become a nurse because the salary is good. I really don't know what to do and I'm just looking for someone to place a little light on the real situation of being a nurse, I would like to know the good, the bad, and indifferent. Thank you in advance to all that reply.

some please help!I have been reading all the posted comments on the site in regards to the career switch. I am a full time student who is aspiring to become a nurse but I also have a love for teaching. my heart and mind are both torturing me causing me great confusion in making my career decisions. I'm posting this because I don't know any nurses who can give any real advice on the nursing perfession. The people I do know in the medical field are CNA's who think I should become a nurse because the salary is good. I really don't know what to do and I'm just looking for someone to place a little light on the real situation of being a nurse, I would like to know the good, the bad, and indifferent. Thank you in advance to all that reply.