I'm Bridging from Paramedic to RN. I'm just curious as to which branch makes the most money or which areas?
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I was a social worker at a hospital.  The highest paid RN's I saw were those who put in their dues working on the floors (the nurses I knew liked Maternity the best) and then go on to do some type of Case Management.  You can do Case Management at the hospital or Insurance companies, etc.  I also knew an ER RN who went on to do Risk Management at the hospital - also a higher paying job.  You can get a lot of your Case Management credentials through on-line courses, so you may be able to get there faster by doing some courses on-line while you are working.  Or, it could happen like things do a lot of times, that they have a shortage and you are the best person for the job and - "you're in."  I ended up learning so much about the medical aspects of maternity that I was made a Case Manager for that unit (still got social worker pay though :)\n\nBest of luck to you...
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Paramedic classes vary from one to two years, even if you have a bachelor's. Since  you already have a degree, you don't need the two year course (that results in an associate's degree). The one year "certificate" course will do just fine. My paramedic training took about one year, including the EMT-Basic prerequisite class, but exclusive of the three month internship. At the school I went to, classes were full time (M-F 6pm to 11pm) for two months, and part time (W-F 6pm to 11pm + one Saturday a month) for the rest of school. We were also required to do clinical rotations (16 hours a week throughout school) and then, of course, there's the internship at the end (riding along as third crew member on an ambulance for three months). Expect it to take about a year and a half, including the prerequisite class and the internship. \n\nThe job market is good; there's always someone hiring. The pay leaves much to be desired, unless you can get on with a fire department as a firefighter/paramedic. From what I've seen, the industry average is from 10-20 an hour, depending on where you work. Private ambulance services pay less (AMR, Rural/Metro), and the fire departments pay the most (of course, you have to be a firefighter to get those jobs). Hospital based or municipality based services pay somewhere in between. \n\nGood points: You get to drive fast, and save lives! It's a blast, really. The other day, I got to intubate a person who's heart had stopped beating, perform CPR, start an IV line, and give medications in the hopes of restarting his heart. How cool is that? Unfortunately, most days are pretty mundane. Nursing home transfers, people calling 911 for a cut toe (no kidding) and that kind of stuff makes up most of the average day. \n\nOther good points: The schedule, which can either suck or be wonderful, depending on your point of view. I work one 24 hour shift, and then I get 48 hours off. I love it; it gives me a two day weekend every third day, but some people just can't get used to being woken up at all hours of the night for emergency calls. If you can't, you can usually find services that offer 8 hour or 12 hour shifts, too.\n \nBad points: There's really no future in this job. Once you get to be a paramedic, you can either move up into management, or teach paramedicine, but that's about it. There's other jobs that you can get with your paramedic qualifications (blood bank technician, medical assistant, ER technician, flight paramedic) but they really don't pay much more, if they pay more at all. Out of the 20 or so paramedics I know, at least 5 are pursuing other education, such as nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, etc. It's a wonderful job, but the backbreaking work can get to you after awhile, and most paramedics move on to other areas of  medicine. The average paramedic works in the field for 7 years before they move on. The burnout rate is pretty high, and it's just a lot of stress to put up with day in, and day out. \n\nThat brings me to the other bad point: Backbreaking work. Patients are heavy, and the stretcher itself weighs about 100 lbs. Usually it's just you and your partner, too. If the patient is exceptionally heavy (over 300 lbs) you can call another ambulance for lift assistance, but otherwise, you're on your own. In the service I work with, we are fortunate enough to have the fire department come out on every emergency call, so the lifting divided among all of us. Most services aren't that lucky. I know many paramedics who had to leave the field due to debilitating back injuries. You can minimize the risk by staying in shape and learning proper lifting technique, but the risk is still very much there.\n\nOne other bad point, which I aready sort of covered: The stress. It gets to you after awhile. I've had nightmares of intubations I was unable to get, of patients I could not save. You learn to deal with
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Salary.com, will let u know what the deal is. It really depends on the area u wanna werk and depends on the type of job. Even though u say "pharmacists" that can fall under several things, with completly different saleries. The average is like 60K for a RN. General practioners salaries vary, but nurse practioners get like 75k. The same goes for cardiologists, it varys, yet it lokks about 400K. \n\nFinal answer: it all depends on WHERE u werk and WHAT SPECIFIC job title yer goin for\n\nwww.salary.com
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Nurses that I have talked to here in USA find it the most wanted job skill at the present time, and well paid.  They are all suggesting that if they had to do it over they would specialize...radiology,  trauma, office management, etc. as dealing with a bunch of females, and a few men, all day, who argue over time off and holidays, is a pain. Pain management is another good field! good luck.
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RN hands down! The sky is the limit as far as opportunities after your degree. Then there's a thing called 'prestige'.
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You might want to volunteer first; my wife is a nurse and I will say the pay is pretty good and you are absolutley going to get a job, but burnout occurs and the job is physically/emotionally draining.
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Go into nursing. There is a huge shortage of nurses if you are in the U.S. You will have you pick of places to work and can get large sign-on bonuses. Plus, to many people in the hospital, nurses are far more important to their day to day lives than doctors. You can really make an impact on people's lives and get paid well for it.
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I'm not sure what your question is but I imagine you are asking opinions about what route to go.  In my opinion I would probably follow your nursing degree route for your bachelor's degree, but don't forget to take some tough biochemistry & biology courses.  A nurse practitioner typically works in an office setting and sees patients in a general setting.  I don't know of any who work in oncology, but women's health & a very few in pediatrics are there.  A physician's assistant is open to many many more options in my opinion.  I was originally going to be a PA until I decided to continue on to medical school.  As a PA you can work in almost any type of medical field and If I remember correctly you will make more money and tend to have more autonomy.  Ultimately, however, it's up to you and the field you want to pursue.  Finally, I believe the responsibilities and hospital privledges will steadily increase for PA's (including pay), but I'm not so sure about that same trend for NP's (it is possible).  Good luck
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Medical field. One of the best-paying job of all.
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There is a very limited choice of work for ENs.  The hospital system that I presently work in no longer hires ENs.  I would highly recommend further training to get RN.  RNs have a vast array of opportunities open to them and the pay is way better than EN.
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My dear friend. dealing with money makes more money.  you can never compare accounting jobs with nursing services.  nurses are humanitarians in nature, getting a good nursing job will have to be a big huspital or setting up your own esterblishment, and that does not come easy.  but when you are an acountant, you can work anywhere including a huspital.\n\nMoreover, you can work elsewhere while you operate your own little business.  accounting experience help you to do more business than any other field.\n\nSO GO FOR ACCOUNTING AND MAKE PLENTY OF MONEY.
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I LOVE my job!!! I am Director of Nursing in a nursing home and have worked with the elderly for over 25 years. Right now nurses are in demand and wages are higher than ever. In my state, they have enacted a law where if you go to school in Iowa and continue to work for a period of time, they pay a lot of the school costs. It is well worth it. There are a ton of different areas in nursing that you could work and still make a great wage. If you love people and really want to help, GO FOR IT!!!
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RN's (registered nurses) can do nearly anything they want to do other than an actual surgery. It is a very fullfilling job, yet the pay scale needs to be re-adjusted. RN's don't get paid like many other college educated professions out there. Here is  link to some of the things RN's can do http://www.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AoyXCjqx_At1B9FortNUJcHsy6IX?qid=20061109113501AAzDvyK \nSome of this doesn't seem too glamorous, but RN's can choose where they work which, in turn, somewhat dictates what they will have to see and/or do. I've been an RN for years and haven't done much of what's on that list because of where I've chosen to work.
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I am not quite sure what you are asking. Is it acting, or real estate after becoming a nurse? An RN can always find a job so that is a good choice if you still want to eat while pursuing a different career.
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It really depends on what you would enjoy. \n\nYou dont want to be @ a job wishing you would've went the other way.\n\nI would choose either RN or PA. But I like medical..and its NEVER boring.\n\nGood Luck and hope everything goes good for you.
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The business is crazy. If you really want to break in figure out exactly what you want to do in the field. Buy Ads, Sell Ads, Create Ads, or manage any of the three. Online advertising and Podcasts are very hot right now and a lot of the small publishers do not sell ads. \n\nAs a nurse I would say the best way to get in would be to go to a helathcare website or podcast and see if they like your ideas.
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I started out a CNA and now I'm a paramedic. Youre darn right I could do it.