julz68

You could also look into hospitals that may have tuition reimbursement. Mine did. I worked as a CNA there and they paid for most of my tuition. After graduating and passing NCLEX, I was hired as an RN under a contract that I would work x amount of years.

Maybe it's a Midwest thing. That's how my hospital works too, and I'm in Iowa. :)

Btw...I did the nights and weekends route too...worked out wonderfully!

I did it with 4 kids and working full time too. Graduated December 2012, passed NCLEX February 4, 2013 and started working on a busy medical floor that March, where I currently am today. Yes it can be done! :)

It also depends if you are an RT or RRT. RRTs makes as much as RNs or more at the hospital I work in.

You could use some of the classes you've already taken to go into a different medical field. My daughter always thought she wanted to be an RN just like her mom, but once she got into it, she decided it wasn't for her. She took a different avenue and decided to get into the RRT program instead. Most of her nursing prerequisites went towards that as well. She just finished her first year and absolutely loves it. There's also radiology, PT, OT, etc... Good luck in whatever you decide to do and don't give up.

I can tell you, you won't be disappointed! And you can't beat the price for the quality! I absolutely LOVE mine!

Update: I purchased the MDF...used it for the first time last noc at work and it is amazing! Better than my Littmann Lightweight!

This one

The MDF MD One

I have a Littmann Lightweight, Maxiscope and just bought an MFD yesterday. The Maxiscope is very comparable to the Lightweight in terms of sound and clarity. The only thing I didn't like is that it's very heavy. And if you're going to wear it around your neck for 8 to 12 hours, your neck and shoulders get pretty sore. I ended up having to leave mine at the desk a lot after assessments were done. The MDF that I just bought sounds as good or even better as a Littman. I compared it to my Lightweight AND my daughter's Classic II SE. It's not as heavy as the Maxi, but definitely heavier than the Lightweight. Hope that helps

Oh, and it also comes with lifetime free replacement parts! You can't beat that!

I just bought a MDF stethoscope, which was about $50 from Amazon. I compared it to my old Littmann Lightweight and oh man...it was much louder and clearer than the Lightweight! I'm very happy with my new MDF...plus it comes in so many different colors.

I read some reviews of the MDF on Amazon and many people said that it was just as good or even better than Littmann

I've always used a Littmann lightweight and was going to upgrade to a classic II, but had heard from a coworker that MDF stethoscopes are very comparable to the Littmann at half the price. Has anyone compared the two? What do you think?? Thanks