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  1. Flight RRT?

    akcw1981 posted a topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Hello everyone I am well aware that flight nurse is a common (quite exciting) profession. Hard to get into even. But, while I've heard of flight respiratory therapist, is it all that common? If I...

  2. Autism Nursing?

    akcw1981 posted a topic in Developmental Disabilities

    Hello everyone I am starting college next month to work on my prerequisites for an ADN program and I also take care of my son who has moderate autism. His autism is actually what inspired this...

  3. Respiratory therapy or biology degree

    akcw1981 posted a topic in General Students

    Hi everyone, I am taking an intro class for respiratory care and a physics class for respiratory care. The classes are ok but I really liked a&p a lot better. I guess I like biology which is why...

  4. Allied health

    akcw1981 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello everyone, I know this forum is for nurses past present and future, but I would like to hear from nurses about allied health professions. Reason being, well sometimes people in these...

  5. Am I nuts?

    akcw1981 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey everybody, I'm 34, and a college freshman. Ughhh... anyway what I was planning on was nursing. But that wasn't always a dream of mine. About 10 or 12 years ago, when I first heard of it, I thought...

  6. Am I nuts?

    akcw1981 replied to akcw1981's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Lol ok I was just trying to put a little humor in it! And wishy washy is how I feel about it and thats exactly why I posted this to possibly help clear the fog. I know none of you can do that for me,...

  7. A&P introductory vs. A&P 1

    akcw1981 replied to akcw1981's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks Shawn9111 thats what I was looking for. I was wondering how it might compare. I figured a&p 1 would be possibly a more in depth version of the intro. As in like knowing MORE of the bones...

  8. A&P introductory vs. A&P 1

    akcw1981 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey everyone, I am currently taking an introductory A&P course called A&P Specialized. It is a lot of fun and pretty INTENSE. I have heard the A&P horror stories but I like it and if you...

  9. A&P introductory vs. A&P 1

    akcw1981 replied to akcw1981's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know I have to also take A&P 1 &2 I just wondered how close an intro course is to those. The intro is required before a&p 1 at my school. I'm sorry if I said all of that wrong lol I just...

  10. Cc or university

    akcw1981 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi everyone, I have a question I am pondering. I currently attend a cc in tx and plan on applying to their adn program. From there I plan to go straight to a BSN from a university that they are...

  11. Cc or university

    akcw1981 replied to akcw1981's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well that does make sense LucScience I cannot even remember where I heard it was easier but I highly doubt people are ditching universities for community college lol I don't even know why I let myself...

  12. Medical terminology or not?

    akcw1981 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello everyone I start prereqs this month for nursing school! Yay! I had originally planned to do a one semester EMT program first so I signed up for medical terminology which was a prereq for EMT,...

  13. Medical terminology or not?

    akcw1981 replied to akcw1981's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Purple_roses did what you learn in medical terminology help later at all? You know like when you relearn something you have an easier time than the first go-around? It would be great if it would hive...

  14. Autism Nursing?

    akcw1981 replied to akcw1981's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    Ok

  15. EMT to resporatory therapist

    akcw1981 posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Hello everyone, I know this is a nursing board but I have some questions about EMT and Respiratory therapy that I just don't think I could get better answers to anywhere else! I start community...

  16. EMT to resporatory therapist

    akcw1981 replied to akcw1981's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thanks for your reply! I do know that becoming an actual paramedic would be better but for two years I'm not quite ready maybe after my respiratory care program. I'm pretty set on EMT basic for now...

  17. EMT first?

    akcw1981 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello everyone I am starting school for either nursing or respiratory I'm still indecided. Either way I will not meet the January start date with prereqs so I will have to go on and wait until...

  18. EMT first?

    akcw1981 replied to akcw1981's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well thank you but how about respiratory therapy would cna or emt be best for

  19. Getting along?

    akcw1981 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello all I am currently about to start school next month! I am going into either respiratory therapy or nursing I am undecided. My question to you all is do nurses and respiratory therapists get...

  20. Decisions Decisions

    akcw1981 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello everyone I am new here and seeking a bit of help/advice! I have recently applied to a local community college in hopes of getting into the respiratory therapy program next year. I am starting...

  21. Getting along?

    akcw1981 replied to akcw1981's topic in Nursing Career

    Ok good yall make it sound better I only got a bad impression from posts here and there and I'm sure they are mad and venting rather than it being an every day

  22. Getting along?

    akcw1981 replied to akcw1981's topic in Nursing Career

    Oh no im still gonna do one or the other I just wondered if it was really as bad as some of the posts I've seen which is probably just venting anyway, I just wondered if it was an ongoing thing or...

  23. Decisions Decisions

    akcw1981 replied to akcw1981's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thank you all so much jobs look to be plenty for each! Naturally there are hundreds upon hundreds more for nurses but nursing is a much larger market. I needed this input. On another note I have read...

  24. Decisions Decisions

    akcw1981 replied to akcw1981's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    RT looks good here in TX as of now I've been following new job postings on indeed for several months and within an hours drive I always see plenty. Thank you for your help! I do get what you mean...