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Originally Posted by nvnvgirl  I have been an RN forever and I highly recommend it; you can find a good job no matter where you go for one thing. And it's a great starting point; in your training you'll see all different sorts of nursing and you can decide what interests you most and start there. If you decide at some point that it's boring or you don't like it, you can change to another type of nursing. There's SO MANY things you can do with it, even if you only use it as a background. I had my nursing license and worked for probably about 5 or 6 yrs and then got my esthetician license (skin care/ makeup)....it was so easy for me to get thru that with my medical background and people always respect you more. Then I went on to get my personal trainer's certifications and work as a personal trainer. It's just amazing how much it will help you and will take you further than you can even imagine. Even if you want to stay in the medical field per se, you have to have your RN to become a nurse anesthetist, or midwife or clinical specialist. Plus, if you find that you want to go to medical school (which was the real reason I became an RN first, but then I liked being a nurse so much...), you may be able to qualify for grants or scholarships thru your workplace and it will be so much easier for you too, having worked in the field.
On the other hand; when I got my esthetician license, it was before the big onslaught of dayspas and such and there's so many spas, dayspas, skin care clinics etc, who employ estheticians these days. I actually got a job at a dermatologist's office doing facial treatments (part of it was b/c I had my nursing license too though). Anyway, it's not that much training (it's 600 hours of class time and then you have your practical stuff you have to get in) and is always something you would be able to do.
On the other hand.... a good friend always told me :do what you love and the money will follow.
I think that's the best advice! |
That is what my mom said. She said that she looooves nursing and you can work anywhere with it. You can be a traveling nurse, etc, which i would love to do cause i like to travel. Everyone that is in nursing seems to love it. I think i may end up doing it, and because my mom does it, it will prob. help me out. I used to go to work with her when she was running a clinic yrs ago and it helped me see a typical day for her but now she is at a diff. place. She just loves it and i know she wants me to do it so bad cause she rambles on and on about it lol but i want to do something i know i will love. How was doing facial treatments for you? In my sociology class the teacher was saying how she has a friend that is an OBGYN but that does facial treatments on the side to make more money. I was thinking of doing that if i don't become a dermatologist. It sounds interesting, and more money is always great
Please tell me how the experience was for you. What kind of classes did you take to get the license?