old hag looking into nursing
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ecj on 2007-08-12
In Reply to: Another mid-life single mom looking into nursing. - Cj2
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I am another. Although don't go for the "old hag" tag. I am 39, soon to be 40. I have 3 more classes of prerequistes and then on to the nursing program. while I have some reservations about transferring to patient care after being in profession with no patient care contact such as MT. However, I feel confident Nursing has a much better future than MT and I am willing and dedicated to making this career change work for me even though there will be obvious adjustments and lots of hard work required.
I too worked as an MT as a single mom for the past 9 years. I too am tired of working for pennies. When I started out as MT I could make 14-16 dollars an hour as a newbie. I did start at 10 per hour as a trainee but after trainining I made the above-mentioned, which wasn't all bad for a year into the field and working from home, full bennies, and 401k etc. However, with the oursourcing issue the hospital jobs all but dried up in my area. I have worked for the nationals the past 6 years and it's been a horrible experience. Running out of work is a constant problem with no downtime pay. Horrid acccount which are almost all ESL; yet QA nitpicking you to death on dictators the best Transcriptionist would struggle with. You are lucky to make a decent livable wage.
While nursing has it's on unique challenges and I am sure problems, at least you are considered a professional and paid accordingly - not peanuts or by the line...
I would encourage single to continue into nursing. |
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