Medical Transcription

[emer95]

Many people have suggested this to you, but you haven't responded. Are there places near your husband's workplace where you can apply for jobs?

Pack yourself a lunch, drive your husband to work, park the car, and check out every possible place in walking distance that you might be able to work. Write down the business names. The next day stay home and check out all their websites and put in applications. Another day, dress up and take your husband to work again and walk into those businesses and follow up.

No extra gas or wear and tear on the vehicle necessary.

Perfect solution!!

 

[Kellydelly]

Yes, I would agree that I am "under educated".

I have a long and sordid history with my community college. I would have to say that my biggest barrier is the necessity of taking upper level math courses no matter what the degree program, whether the math has anything to do with the program at all. I've had tutors, extra help, meeting with the teachers, etc. Math is pretty much Greek to me. Worse... it's like trying to learn an obscure African language spoken by three people in the whole world. Math has been a HUGE barrier to me graduating from college. I have enough credits to graduate from the school... more than enough, in fact... just not the ones I need in math and science.

I would not become a CNA. I won't get into why here, I do not want to offend anyone, but that job is not for me. The military is also not for me. I looked into it when I was younger (18-19) and it is not for me.

I appreciate your trying to help, thank you.

Math scared me from going to college for 17 yrs . Well, that and term papers. I somehow found a nursing program that didn't have any math course requirements at all for the degree . I did have to prove proficiency before each clinical, but no actual college math . So now I do sometimes clean up stool and vomit, and blood, but I do get paid well for it. I understand you not wanting to be a CNA or medical assistant, it's not for everyone. If you keep digging around you will find an available job that suits you .

 

[ladypage]

I am almost certain that I have a math learning disability. Why none of my teachers suggested this to me... who knows. I will look into it.

I actually didn't mind being a waitress... it was the company I worked for that I hated, not the work itself. A lot of drama, favouritism, issues like the district manager and store manager being brothers and therefore incompetent management was never reprimanded, etc.

I have zero interest in being a CNA. I'm not interested in cleaning up people's bodily functions, bathing them, etc. I do not feel that that makes me a bad person.

I don't like children, children don't like me, and I'm not good with them. Why would I put myself in a job where I would not excel, you know? I think it's good that I know where I would not excel, so that I don't get into a field and then realize, "holy crap, I can't do this".

We cannot afford the gas or wear & tear on the car for me to drive my husband to work every day so I can go to the mall and hand out resumes all day. I can browse Craigslist from home. On a few occasions, my mom has driven me to the mall to hand in applications and resumes (came with a whole folder of resumes to hand in with the applications) and I was dressed as if I were to be interviewed on the spot. That got me one interview, total, in the few times I did it.

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For those of you who have been helpful, I thank you. I plan to look into all of your suggestions for Stafford loans, FAFSA, the math disability issue, the forums for Medical Transcriptionists, etc. I very much welcome the wisdom of those of you who have "been there, done that". For those of you who think that I am just some entitled loser who thinks I'm "too good" to "work my way up" and "pay my dues" (I think 10+ years in retail and food service is quite enough of "paying my dues", but whatever), may I politely ask you to shove it.

You have to realize, a lot of companies are like that. You just deal with it, like everyone else does. In an ideal world, someone would be able to change it, and everything would be fair and equal. Sorry, but that's not going to happen anytime soon. You have to work for it.

If you are so desperate for a job, it doesn't matter if something interests you, you do it anyways. Did cleaning up after two spoiled brats who would threaten me for fun interest me? Goodness, no! But I needed the money. You do what you have to.

And ok, so you did get one interview. What happened in the interview that you can improve on, so you get the job next time? Why aren't you still out doing that? You got an interview once, so go out and do it again. No, it's not fun. Yes, it might be a little tiring, and boring. Again, you do what you have to do.

Just because you have paid some dues, doesn't mean you're done. Yep, 10 years of work in fast food and retail is tiring, but that doesn't automatically mean you deserve a better job. You have to work for it. Why didn't you stay in any of those jobs? If you did really well, couldn't you go back, or at least try to? I understand that a lot of places aren't hiring, but surely one place in 10+ years of work experience would be willing to talk to you about rehire?

You're getting so defensive about this, when you were the one who asked for opinions. We don't know you, or your life. We only know you as far as what you have put on the Disboards, and some of us only know you as far as this thread goes. So before you get so angry about people thinking you're not willing to work your way up, go back and read what you have written. Eery option people have suggested, you have turned down with an excuse as to why you don't want to work there or in that field. Not why you can't, but why you don't want to.

It has been said a few times in this thread so far, but it bears repeating. If you really need money, you don't do what you want. You do what you need.

 

[BlovesC]

I don't think you should worry about the 'waste of gas' if you drive your husband to work, and then take the car to your own job. That extra gas would be getting you to a job, and while the gas might take a good chunk out of your pay, you'd still probably wind up making more than you were spending. In your situation, ANY income is a start, as well as getting your foot in the door somewhere.

I know you've said repeatedly that you're in a small rural town, but you must buy your groceries and household items somewhere. I'd really hound any retail outlet within a reasonable radius (or particularly by your husband's workplace) and put in an application whether they have openings or not. Drop your resume off with a store manager. Don't leave until you speak to someone. If you have 10+ years experience, that counts for something. Even a part time or temporary or seasonal position to start with is at least something that could turn into a full-time position, and after a few months of steady work you should be able to save enough to buy yourself a very cheap used car. I assume you'd be able to save a good amount from your first few paychecks since you've managed this far on the one income.

I'd honestly put school off until you're positive what direction you want to take. Medical transcription would be a BIG waste of money. I understand that your mom is willing to pay for the program, but why spend so much of her money and your time on something that won't get you anywhere? Scummy online "schools" that offer these programs are never honest about the job market, because they make a ton of money off a very simple curriculum. No one is going to care in a few years when you're still looking for a job that you have a technical certificate in transcription.

 

[kellyg403]

I don't think you should worry about the 'waste of gas' if you drive your husband to work, and then take the car to your own job. That extra gas would be getting you to a job, and while the gas might take a good chunk out of your pay, you'd still probably wind up making more than you were spending. In your situation, ANY income is a start, as well as getting your foot in the door somewhere.

I know you've said repeatedly that you're in a small rural town, but you must buy your groceries and household items somewhere. I'd really hound any retail outlet within a reasonable radius (or particularly by your husband's workplace) and put in an application whether they have openings or not. Drop your resume off with a store manager. Don't leave until you speak to someone. If you have 10+ years experience, that counts for something. Even a part time or temporary or seasonal position to start with is at least something that could turn into a full-time position, and after a few months of steady work you should be able to save enough to buy yourself a very cheap used car. I assume you'd be able to save a good amount from your first few paychecks since you've managed this far on the one income.

I'd honestly put school off until you're positive what direction you want to take. Medical transcription would be a BIG waste of money. I understand that your mom is willing to pay for the program, but why spend so much of her money and your time on something that won't get you anywhere? Scummy online "schools" that offer these programs are never honest about the job market, because they make a ton of money off a very simple curriculum. No one is going to care in a few years when you're still looking for a job that you have a technical certificate in transcription.

And honestly, OP, when they say they will 'help' place you, it is just like job hunting. You can look at a newspaper and do pretty close to what they will do in their 'placement assistance'.

I will agree with others and say at this time I would put off school until you figure out what you want to do. Regardless of whether you or your mom pay for it, higher education costs money and you don't, nor are you in a position to, waste money.

I don't know anything about medical transcription. I live in a bigger city and have zero friends or acquantinces that do it. So, IMHO, it says something about the availability of the position. How about dog sitting? Walking dogs in the day for other apartments in your bldg.? If you drive with your dh to work one day, that is 8 hours to really look in his job's city. That will save you both the hassle of going two different ways with one car. And save gas. You have done retail, at this time of year retail stores are always looking. Once school gets back in, the younger ones go back and there is a shortage of workers who can work in the daytime m-f. Maybe there is one of those close to your dh's workplace. If you haven't found anything can you do things in your neighborhood like shovel snow in the winter for extra cash?

I hope you are able to find something soon. The honest reality is that sometimes we just have to take a job, any job that we can to make ends meet. During that time you never stop weighing your options to go back to school or your 'dream job'. Its probably one of the worst parts of being a grownup..doing a lot of what you don't 'want' to to get the things you 'need'!

Kelly

 

[gillep]

I am almost certain that I have a math learning disability. Why none of my teachers suggested this to me... who knows. I will look into it.

I actually didn't mind being a waitress... it was the company I worked for that I hated, not the work itself. A lot of drama, favouritism, issues like the district manager and store manager being brothers and therefore incompetent management was never reprimanded, etc.

I have zero interest in being a CNA. I'm not interested in cleaning up people's bodily functions, bathing them, etc. I do not feel that that makes me a bad person.

I don't like children, children don't like me, and I'm not good with them. Why would I put myself in a job where I would not excel, you know? I think it's good that I know where I would not excel, so that I don't get into a field and then realize, "holy crap, I can't do this".

We cannot afford the gas or wear & tear on the car for me to drive my husband to work every day so I can go to the mall and hand out resumes all day. I can browse Craigslist from home. On a few occasions, my mom has driven me to the mall to hand in applications and resumes (came with a whole folder of resumes to hand in with the applications) and I was dressed as if I were to be interviewed on the spot. That got me one interview, total, in the few times I did it.

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For those of you who have been helpful, I thank you. I plan to look into all of your suggestions for Stafford loans, FAFSA, the math disability issue, the forums for Medical Transcriptionists, etc. I very much welcome the wisdom of those of you who have "been there, done that". For those of you who think that I am just some entitled loser who thinks I'm "too good" to "work my way up" and "pay my dues" (I think 10+ years in retail and food service is quite enough of "paying my dues", but whatever), may I politely ask you to shove it.

Sorry but in my opinion no it is not, it is a completely unrelated field from the one in which you want to pursue. I am 27 years old and I just reached management level at the company that I have worked with for the past 5 years. When I first started with this company I was working pretty much the exact job as my last one (molecular biology research assistant) but I was making $7,000 less at the new job because they wanted to make sure that my resume was accurate, and I had to prove my skills. within 2 years I doubled my salary and within the next 2.5 years I pretty much doubled it again, but it was through a lot of hard work and long nights, weekends and a move 3/4 of the way across the country to stay with the company (I was also the only person in my masters degree f/t program also working f/t but I didn't want to loose my job and I wanted the higher degree).

I also worked in retail before starting my professional career and honestly the only thing that my retail jobs could really show regarding my work in the professional arena is that I am able to get to work on time and retain a job in the retail space, and not much more. The dues paid to one are in no way transferable to another unless it is a related field IMHO.

 

[ilovefh]

I am almost certain that I have a math learning disability. Why none of my teachers suggested this to me... who knows. I will look into it.

I actually didn't mind being a waitress... it was the company I worked for that I hated, not the work itself. A lot of drama, favouritism, issues like the district manager and store manager being brothers and therefore incompetent management was never reprimanded, etc.

I have zero interest in being a CNA. I'm not interested in cleaning up people's bodily functions, bathing them, etc. I do not feel that that makes me a bad person.

I don't like children, children don't like me, and I'm not good with them. Why would I put myself in a job where I would not excel, you know? I think it's good that I know where I would not excel, so that I don't get into a field and then realize, "holy crap, I can't do this".

We cannot afford the gas or wear & tear on the car for me to drive my husband to work every day so I can go to the mall and hand out resumes all day. I can browse Craigslist from home. On a few occasions, my mom has driven me to the mall to hand in applications and resumes (came with a whole folder of resumes to hand in with the applications) and I was dressed as if I were to be interviewed on the spot. That got me one interview, total, in the few times I did it.

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For those of you who have been helpful, I thank you. I plan to look into all of your suggestions for Stafford loans, FAFSA, the math disability issue, the forums for Medical Transcriptionists, etc. I very much welcome the wisdom of those of you who have "been there, done that". For those of you who think that I am just some entitled loser who thinks I'm "too good" to "work my way up" and "pay my dues" (I think 10+ years in retail and food service is quite enough of "paying my dues", but whatever), may I politely ask you to shove it.

I want to address the two parts I bolded.

First about the poor management at the waitressing job. In my opinion, (and experience incidentally), if you need to save money for a car to find a better job or for school you put your head down, ignore the bad management, make your money and go home. I had a waitressing job like that once. It was a family owned restaurant and when the owner's daughters would come back from school she would take our regular shifts and give them to her daughters. BUT..instead of putting the shifts under their names on the schedule she would put them under her name with an M or H next to them (the initials of her daughters) thinking we wouldn't know that meant her daughters would be working those shifts. I continued working there because I made decent money and just ignored her stupidity. It wasn't my career or lifetime job, but a means to an end.

DH just went through the same thing. TERRIBLE management at his last company. I actually posted about it here on the DIS. He was MISERABLE (as in grown many crying miserable)! But he stayed until he had another job lined up. And in fact he worked his horrible job until a Friday and his new job started two days later on Sunday. Sometimes you just do what you have to do even if it is not what you want to do or love or even enjoy. His new job is not what he wants to do, but it pays the bills and he's happier.

Now as for you "paying your dues" comment. Let's be honest, as far as employers are concerned you are uneducated. In their opinion educated=degree or formal training. You are unskilled. Skilled=education or specialized training. I think the pharmacy tech thing is great, but if you're applying to a secretary job they don't consider that education. I'm not putting you down, as I worked many a retail and waitressing job, but those did not equate with education or skill.

In my opinion you can't count the years before your education or training "as paying your dues." You start paying your dues once you get into your chosen career field. If I felt I was "paying my dues" from the time I started working at 14 until now...well I should have been hired as the principal rather than a teacher because I "paid my dues". But my time as a waitress, selling shoes, in childcare, as a camp counselor, camp supervisor, paraprofessional, and cashier at the speedway does not count toward that.

I'm not trying to offend you or insult you, but you do sound entitled. You sound young and like you don't understand that sometimes you may not like doing something (waitressing, retail, CNA, childcare, etc) but you have to because it is a means to an end.

I would suggest you find another waitressing job and start there. I suggest waitressing because it is a big money maker. Then save for a car you can afford and use your free time to look for other jobs you would prefer. Take some time to figure out what you want to do as a career. Don't go back to school because the program looks quick and you can work at home. Figure out what you really want to do, find out if it is a viable career choice and then go back to school for it. Waitress while you go to school. That way you can help pay for school.

I also agree with other posters. If you can't currently afford the gas to drop DH off and look for jobs, ride with him into where he works and look there for jobs.


The fact of the matter is that you will have to do jobs you don't want to do or maybe even enjoy doing. Especially if you're having to ask others for gas or grocery money.

There are solutions, and many of them, but you have to be open to them. If you find a reason to say no to each and every suggestion you're truly not open to any advice.

And for the record, this is coming from someone not much older, 31, who went through the same thoughts about not being sure what I wanted to do.

 

[wdwmom2]

I want to address the two parts I bolded.

First about the poor management at the waitressing job. In my opinion, (and experience incidentally), if you need to save money for a car to find a better job or for school you put your head down, ignore the bad management, make your money and go home. I had a waitressing job like that once. It was a family owned restaurant and when the owner's daughters would come back from school she would take our regular shifts and give them to her daughters. BUT..instead of putting the shifts under their names on the schedule she would put them under her name with an M or H next to them (the initials of her daughters) thinking we wouldn't know that meant her daughters would be working those shifts. I continued working there because I made decent money and just ignored her stupidity. It wasn't my career or lifetime job, but a means to an end.

DH just went through the same thing. TERRIBLE management at his last company. I actually posted about it here on the DIS. He was MISERABLE (as in grown many crying miserable)! But he stayed until he had another job lined up. And in fact he worked his horrible job until a Friday and his new job started two days later on Sunday. Sometimes you just do what you have to do even if it is not what you want to do or love or even enjoy. His new job is not what he wants to do, but it pays the bills and he's happier.

Now as for you "paying your dues" comment. Let's be honest, as far as employers are concerned you are uneducated. In their opinion educated=degree or formal training. You are unskilled. Skilled=education or specialized training. I think the pharmacy tech thing is great, but if you're applying to a secretary job they don't consider that education. I'm not putting you down, as I worked many a retail and waitressing job, but those did not equate with education or skill.

In my opinion you can't count the years before your education or training "as paying your dues." You start paying your dues once you get into your chosen career field. If I felt I was "paying my dues" from the time I started working at 14 until now...well I should have been hired as the principal rather than a teacher because I "paid my dues". But my time as a waitress, selling shoes, in childcare, as a camp counselor, camp supervisor, paraprofessional, and cashier at the speedway does not count toward that.

I'm not trying to offend you or insult you, but you do sound entitled. You sound young and like you don't understand that sometimes you may not like doing something (waitressing, retail, CNA, childcare, etc) but you have to because it is a means to an end.

I would suggest you find another waitressing job and start there. I suggest waitressing because it is a big money maker. Then save for a car you can afford and use your free time to look for other jobs you would prefer. Take some time to figure out what you want to do as a career. Don't go back to school because the program looks quick and you can work at home. Figure out what you really want to do, find out if it is a viable career choice and then go back to school for it. Waitress while you go to school. That way you can help pay for school.

I also agree with other posters. If you can't currently afford the gas to drop DH off and look for jobs, ride with him into where he works and look there for jobs.


The fact of the matter is that you will have to do jobs you don't want to do or maybe even enjoy doing. Especially if you're having to ask others for gas or grocery money.

There are solutions, and many of them, but you have to be open to them. If you find a reason to say no to each and every suggestion you're truly not open to any advice.

And for the record, this is coming from someone not much older, 31, who went through the same thoughts about not being sure what I wanted to do.

Great post

 

[Pea-n-Me]

It honestly sounds like a motivation problem more than anything. Sorry if that angers the OP. No pain, no gain.

BTW, there are plenty of things I can think of to do at home. Heck, I've talked about some of these with my teenagers to make a few bucks. (Obviously none of them require formal education.) If you want to earn money hard enough, you will think of a way to do it.

Good luck. Really not trying to be mean.

ETA I was going to post this:

My DH and I have both had jobs we absolutely hated. One job I had as a mental health aide (which was actually a second job I worked while in college full time) caused me to have severe bruising all over my arms to the point that people questioned if I was being abused (which I was, actually). Another job I cried my way home every day and sleepwalked at night, mumbling work jargon. DH's company once was sold and the administrator who took over was an abusive alcholic who put my DH's life in danger when he'd have to go on the road with him and they'd be flying down the highway at over 100mph and he'd be laughing maniacally, once getting pulled over by the state police. It took a while, but both of us lined up other jobs and quietly resigned when the time was right, moving on to jobs we liked better. My DH actually went back to college after that as well, and worked full time doing it. He has also worked for very difficult "family businesses" and other enterprises. Neither of us had it easy. But once we settled into our careers, life became a little easier because we put in the time earlier on. We still, of course, have difficult days and aren't always enamored with our jobs, but overall, we're happy. I really don't know if there's any way around it. I bet many here have similar stories. (In fact I know they do, cause I've read many over the years.)

I do think a large percentage of the population trudge away daily at jobs they're not exactly happy with for one reason or another. A percentage of those probably down right hate their jobs, but they work them anyway - because they have to.

Maybe our culture is changing, I don't know... some want to have everything without putting in the time and effort... granted, I know it's a difficult economy, but some people are doing it, even young posters here on this thread....

 

[ohiomom28]

I was laid off from my job of 6.5 yrs 4 days after getting married after being a single mother for 10 years. It sucked but I went back to school and got my license as an LPN but can't find a job in that field. I sucked it up and got a job as a telemarketer. I hate it but I make pretty good money. Sometimes you have to do things you don't like to get ahead

 

[Bob NC]

A few years ago, I took a course at the community college for Pharmacy Technician, passed, and sat for the PTCB and passed. I was never able to get a job as a Pharmacy Technician. Bad economy, I guess.

It would seem to me that investing time in getting a Pharmacy Tech job would pay benefits before training in a whole different field.

Honestly, NO Pharm Tech jobs ANYWHERE?

 

[Coconut36]

It would seem to me that investing time in getting a Pharmacy Tech job would pay benefits before training in a whole different field.

Honestly, NO Pharm Tech jobs ANYWHERE?

I agree..but the OP also is unable/unwilling to commute or drive any distance..considering they are an hour outside of Manhattan if I read them correctly would indicate to me there is a wealth of opportunity a commutable distance away.

I didn't see the OP had trained and passed the exams for that field..I can't imagine there is absolutely nothing anywhere in that field and it seems like a big waste of money to train for another field that you have since learned is a dying industry where jobs are extremely tight and hard to come by.

 

[BlovesC]

I was laid off from my job of 6.5 yrs 4 days after getting married after being a single mother for 10 years. It sucked but I went back to school and got my license as an LPN but can't find a job in that field. I sucked it up and got a job as a telemarketer. I hate it but I make pretty good money. Sometimes you have to do things you don't like to get ahead

Have you considered going back to school to be an RN? Many community colleges offer 'bridge' programs where you can go from an LPN to an RN in just about a year. There's a very limited market for LPNs now as many hospitals are making ASN 'required' and BSN 'preferred'. If you got into an LPN>RN program and landed ANY sort of job while you're in school, i.e. a nurse intern/patient care assistant, you'd greatly improve your chances of securing a nursing job.

 

[SLCborn]

I'm a certified medical coder and biller. Right now I cannot find a job in the field. I have heard that once ICD-10 comes out jobs will be more "plentiful" but I don't know. I now work in medical scheduling and I LOVE it. I schedule MRI's, CT's, Stress Echos, Mammos, Ultrasounds (pregnancy and non pregnancy) and a bunch of other things. I use my medical terminology/anatomy every single day and I verify diagnosis codes (ICD-9) with some appts. I'd look into medical offices/hospital situations regardless of if you like them or not. This job just kind of fell into my lap. I searched all of the major hospitals, division of workforce services and the aapc website for medical field jobs.

Have you considered becoming an MA?? They are not like a CNA but more like a nurse in a Dr.'s office. They make decent money and here at least the course is 3 semesters and a total of $5,000.00. My daughter is a CNA and is now attending MA school. She is terrible at math which is why she is waiting on applying for nursing school as they require a lot of math.

Whatever you decide good luck!!!

 

[dakcp2001]

All I see is an awful lot of excuses. Sorry op, time to stop making excuses and put on your big girl pants and get a job. You might not like it, but most of us do not like our jobs. If they were so fun to do, they would not have to pay people to do them.

And what is the point of becoming a nail tech if you have NO way to get to a job as a nail tech? Will becoming a nail tech suddenly make transportation less of a problem?

A lot of people take jobs they don't care for, because it is part of being an adult. As a certified pharmacy tech, there has got to be somewhere you can get a job. I suspect you are being too picky, or else your attitude of what you are not willing to do (or can't as you say) is coming across at the interviews.

There is a difference between can't and won't. Sorry to sound harsh, but your attitude seems to be part of the problem.

 

[dakcp2001]

Have you considered going back to school to be an RN? Many community colleges offer 'bridge' programs where you can go from an LPN to an RN in just about a year. There's a very limited market for LPNs now as many hospitals are making ASN 'required' and BSN 'preferred'. If you got into an LPN>RN program and landed ANY sort of job while you're in school, i.e. a nurse intern/patient care assistant, you'd greatly improve your chances of securing a nursing job.

You must have missed the part about her not ever wanting to be a nurses aid because of bodily fluids. Also, right now the market for new grad RN's is terrible. No one wants to train them, it is very costly. Healthcare cutbacks are not making nursing a very good profession these days. I am an RN, there is a wage freeze and hiring freeze at my current hospital with no hopes of it ending anytime soon. There is no nursing shortage as many are lead to believe. I can tell you, if you can't work as a nurses aid, as the OP mentioned, you are not going to make a good nurse.

 

[sookie]

Have you considered going back to school to be an RN? Many community colleges offer 'bridge' programs where you can go from an LPN to an RN in just about a year. There's a very limited market for LPNs now as many hospitals are making ASN 'required' and BSN 'preferred'. If you got into an LPN>RN program and landed ANY sort of job while you're in school, i.e. a nurse intern/patient care assistant, you'd greatly improve your chances of securing a nursing job.

If she doesn't want to be a CNA / NA she shouldn't be an RN.


The worse kind of RN is the one who won't do CNA type functions. Recipe for trouble.

 

[BlovesC]

If she doesn't want to be a CNA / NA she shouldn't be an RN.


The worse kind of RN is the one who won't do CNA type functions. Recipe for trouble.

I was responding to Ohiomom, whom I quoted. She just graduated from an LPN program but couldn't find a job.

I would definitely NOT recommend the thread OP go into nursing.

 

[dakcp2001]

If she doesn't want to be a CNA / NA she shouldn't be an RN.


The worse kind of RN is the one who won't do CNA type functions. Recipe for trouble.

I could not agree with this more.

 

[BlovesC]

You must have missed the part about her not ever wanting to be a nurses aid because of bodily fluids. Also, right now the market for new grad RN's is terrible.

You must have missed the part where I was quoting another poster. Again, I was responding to Ohiomom, who commented on how she recently graduated from an LPN program but couldn't find a job. I quoted her in my post, not sure why everyone seems to be missing that and assuming I'm talking to OP. I wouldn't tell someone who won't even consider CNA to pursue an LPN to RN bridge program.

And I realize the job market for RNs is not what it used to be. But with each graduating RN class, only a handful of them have been working IN patient care while in school. That to me is the key. I've worked with some amazing CNAs/Nurse Interns while they were in the nursing program, and I've never
seen any of them fail to land a job pretty much the second they pass their boards.