To Be A Nurse Or Mri Technologist?
Need some help!!!!!….. for the past several months, I have been trying to figure out if I should change career. I am currently an MRI Technologist, considering or thinking switching to nursing. But getting to nursing seems to be a challenge these days. Community college as a waiting list, and private schools are expensive. Today, I just found out I cant even get a federal loan because I have exceeded the loan amount borrowed from previous schooling. Now the private school I was going to take my lvn for now, has advised me to borrow from a private loaner ie: sallie mae, or from a bank. With credit crunch, I know for sure it’s difficult to get a loan. The only reason I’m doing this is because of flexibility with schedule, money of course, and potentially move to be an RN. I recently quit my MRI job thinking I can get in, BUT with issue from loans, seems like my facing a big hurdle here. My wife is a lvn right now and if we both make it as a nurse, that would help big time in a long run. SHOULD I CONTINUE AND PURSUE THE NURSING OR STAY AS AN MRI TECH. Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In: MRI Technician Jobs · Tagged with: Nurse, Technologist
on September 17, 2009 at 11:03 pm
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Well with nursing, let me tell you this: you have to really LOVE it and endure all the crap thrown at you. It’s a very rewarding job and if you’re not just in it for the money, then great – go for it. I will say it’s a very physically, mentally, emotionally draining job. You need to think quick, fast and use critical thinking. You need to make the shots w. confidence but can work as a team player. YOu need to deal w. different personalities everyday – even those completely opposite from you. You gotta take in abuse fr. management, co-workers, patients and their families. You gotta communicate WELL in order to thrive and get along w. everyone at work. Blood, pee, poop, can’t gross you out and you need to be ready to handle all the “icky” stuff.
Nursing is a great job but if you don’t “love it sincerely”…it won’t work. There are people who have second-guessed and quit while in nursing school when they REALLY knew what it was like. people think it’s an easy job in which you take doctor’s orders, make good money, and has a good flexible schedule (which is true) but you gotta remember all those factors above. Do you think you can handle it?
on September 17, 2009 at 11:19 pm
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have your considered physical therapy?