I am already a Veterinary Nurse (Associate's Degree) and want to get into something to make more money and opportunity. Not sure I can handle human nursing.....but love what opportunities are out there. I've also thought about being a Radiology Tech, but feel like I will be bored....but also want to do ultrasound. HELP!!!
2007-05-28 13:59:48 · 6 answers · asked by MMW 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
Don't make the choice based on money. You could end up with a job you hate. Those two jobs are very different and require different skills. If you don't consider yourself a people person, nursing is out. There are more options for being a nurse--infection control, working in a doctor's office, mental health nurse, rehab nurse, telemetry nurse, and on and on. However, the schedule can be erratic and nurses often take a lot of crap from doctors. Radiology tends to have more conventional hours and the demand is big. Both have their advantages. What you really need to do is see if you can spend a day with both and see what you think. In my field, occupational therapy, I had to log 40 hours working with an OT in the field before I could even get into a school. At any rate, don't base your decision on money. Base it on the best match for your personality and lifestyle.
Kent in SD
2007-05-28 14:12:21 · answer #1 · answered by duckgrabber 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
An AA in medical assisting, really, never heard of it. Being an MA doesn't pay enough to get anything other than certification. Radiology is not patient care based so aside from core classes you'll have to start over. We are called radiologic technologists, by the way.
2016-05-20 02:11:00 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you already have an Associate's Degree in Nursing, so it would be easy to get into a bridge program to get your ADN (if you're an LPN) or BSN (if you're an ADN). If you don't like people so much, you can work as a surgical nurse. You'll never have to deal with a person who is awake. Or you could work for an insurance company and only have to deal with people on the phone, or maybe even not at all. Opportunites as an RN are endless.
2007-05-28 14:20:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well it would seem that there are many more positions for an RN as there is a shortage. The salary is good too! If you are not a people person then it may not be for you. Maybe working with animals has got you in a comfort zone and you are nervous about the change to caring for people. I would think like anything new you would quickly adapt and do fine. I myself would not like radiology due to the idea of working around radiation-that should scare you more than people especially if you are in your child bearing years! Good luck!
2007-05-28 14:11:09 · answer #4 · answered by surfer1 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I just wanted to say to Surfer1, please don't make statements that you are not knowledgeable about. I am a radiologic technologist, and I hardly get any more radiation than anyone else. We are very rarely in the room when the exposures are made. Do you realize that you are getting radiation exposure just by being outside or taking a flight in an airplane?
2007-05-29 13:03:50 · answer #5 · answered by RadTech - BAS RT(R)(ARRT) 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
yea..i heard they get lots of dough too
2007-05-28 14:03:12 · answer #6 · answered by Haya 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋