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Hi,I start Nursing School in less than 3 weeks. When I finish the program, I will have my ASN and from there I will transfer school to get my BSN. My only problem is..I think I want to be a surgeon instead of. Nurse. My plan is to still enroll this semester, but is it worth the money and time, when I should be focusing on something else? It is wise to keep my Nursing Degree so I can always "fall back" on something? Do school prefer RNs, or non RNs? I'm just not sure what to do

Thanks, volunteering isn't such a bad idea. The only reason why I would lean away from it is bc there is only so much I can do, ie like touching patients. I'm afraid they'll make me change beds and not even go near people bc I don't have a certificate. I just don't feel like I will learn anything from that.

I am waiting to get into the Nursing Program at my community college. I have been waiting for about 2 years and am hoping to find out this coming July if I have made it. Currently I have been working as a full time waitress (I do not like the job, but the money is great). While waiting to get into the program, I have been curious about getting into the medical field because I have absolutely NO experience. I've thought about getting a CNA certificate and working part time, or even volunteering...just to put myself out into the field. Not many places in my area offer CNA training and classes alone. Red Cross for example offers a program where you can receive CNA certificate as well as a another certificate (Home Health Nurses Aid). I am hesitant about taking the training because I feel like I am paying double the price for another certificate that I don't even think I might need. I don't know if it is worth spending the $1,200 for the training and certificate because what if I get accepted in July and I enroll in classes in September? I wont even be able to use my certificate because I wont have enough time to work. But I also don't know if it would be to my advantage to use to opportunity to get myself out there. But then again, I don't even know if I will even be able to find a job. And even if I do, I wont be able to be there for long because I might be in school soon. (But then again, I might not be accepted this year, I might have to wait a whole year). Any help, tips or advice would be really appreciate. Sorry this is so long!