That being said, if you feel you may be headed down a road with lupus, there are likely more research oriented opportunities with RN that you will not have to work directly with clients, assisting them with moving, which may increase your pain and decrease your ability to work in most areas. My friend is an RN with a chronic medical condition as well. She has an office job with her hospital, which still requires her skills as a nurse, but does not involve direct patient care, which would exacerbate her condition.
Good luck! I didn't realize RNs had a lot of flexibility with scheduling! I was definitely concerned about long crazy hours. Mja said:. For money purposes and the ability to move around within the field, a …. I'm also a RN.
Then bridged to my BSN. I love my job and wouldn't go back for anything. I loved working as a PTA, but the money wasn't there and I didn't have the flexibility I would want as a working mom. I've worked in office settings where I work 4 days a week from By continuing, you agree to Monster's privacy policy , terms of use and use of cookies.
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Related Articles. I start my lvn program next month and im excited. There is just more to do with nursing compared to the deadend job of a pta. Pta is great though, but if you are the type of person who always wants to level up, nursing is the better route.
I feel if I chose to do pta, I will feel stuck and like im not doing enough in years. I am going to watnt to earn more money and continue learing. You can get a managerial director position as a pta but its difficult becasue those spots are dominated by pt's.
If you do land a director job, you will most likely be underpaid compared to PTs. RN's can do healthcare management, bedside, all the diff floors available at a hostpital, you can just be a med pass nurse, you can work at a school, be a teacher, work for a pharmaceutical company, work in health improvement management.
Way more options to make more money and find something you really like to do. Sign In Register Now! Search Search. Career General Career. Register to Comment. I'm wondering if I will regret going one way or the other. Any wisdom?
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