01-21-2013, 09:29 AM
Thanks again for the suggestions. Yes, I know I need to get moving doing something. I agree wholeheartedly to that! I just don't want to go down the wrong path ie; one that leads to another dead end job.
Good Yellow Dogs: I wish there was a school nearby that I could get into in a timely manner in order to get the RN. Again, that has eluded me for years. There are 3 schools here. 1 is a CC so only offer ADN and has a 2 year wait. The main one is a major univ. that only takes 50 students every 6 months. It's highly competitive and students come from all over the US. They usually have close to a thousand apps for those 50 spots. I talked to them at length and it doesn't look promising. The last resort here is another small univ that has a BSN program and they have looked over my transcripts and have advised me that I would need to start from scratch with everything. They do not recognize Clep's or DSST's. The only other option for me is nursing school through TESC which starts every October in NJ. It is a 1 year program which is great. However, I don't know how I could move to NJ for that year. I have a 12 year old who is finally doing well in the middle school he is in after years of therapy and counseling. I have researched the hell out of nursing school to no avail. I will definitely look into the coding. I really know nothing about it or how it works, so will see if I can talk to someone in that field.
Cookderosa: Thanks for your reply. I do get what you are saying about teaching adult students. I do think some of them do want to learn. Although, I have to say that I hear absolute horror stories from my friend who teaches psych and career development at one of the voc schools here. Things like students being arrested frequently,major emotional/family issues, lots of trying to track down students who have not shown up in weeks. I really think you have to be a very special person to deal with these things. It sounds like it goes way beyond just teaching a subject. With that being said, I really appreciate your help last year when we corresponded. You really helped me to put a plan together to get my BA at TESC. I do understand what you are saying about time served, etc. Again, I do have 7 years experience in the medical office setting as a CMA. I also have 2 years experience as a CNA (now they call it a patient care tech) in hospital and home health. I do hear you when you talk about working in the trenches and I have done that. I have heard this from various friends as well. However, their point of view is different because they have the luxury of pursuing what they want to do professionally because they have significant spousal income. Personally, my husband and I have gone through such an upheaval in our circumstances in the past 2 years that it has been overwhelming. Not to complain, but we lost our house, a car and can compete with just about any country song. And over Christmas his pay, which is not a lot to begin with, was cut by 10%. So, when I say I have to figure this out I am not kidding. It just so difficult to try and put together what I have into something significant.
In the meantime, I started a petition for increased pay and recognition for medical assistants. I would appreciate it if you would take a moment to sign it.
SignOn.org - Increased Pay/Recognition for Medical Assistants
Again, thanks for all the replies!
Good Yellow Dogs: I wish there was a school nearby that I could get into in a timely manner in order to get the RN. Again, that has eluded me for years. There are 3 schools here. 1 is a CC so only offer ADN and has a 2 year wait. The main one is a major univ. that only takes 50 students every 6 months. It's highly competitive and students come from all over the US. They usually have close to a thousand apps for those 50 spots. I talked to them at length and it doesn't look promising. The last resort here is another small univ that has a BSN program and they have looked over my transcripts and have advised me that I would need to start from scratch with everything. They do not recognize Clep's or DSST's. The only other option for me is nursing school through TESC which starts every October in NJ. It is a 1 year program which is great. However, I don't know how I could move to NJ for that year. I have a 12 year old who is finally doing well in the middle school he is in after years of therapy and counseling. I have researched the hell out of nursing school to no avail. I will definitely look into the coding. I really know nothing about it or how it works, so will see if I can talk to someone in that field.
Cookderosa: Thanks for your reply. I do get what you are saying about teaching adult students. I do think some of them do want to learn. Although, I have to say that I hear absolute horror stories from my friend who teaches psych and career development at one of the voc schools here. Things like students being arrested frequently,major emotional/family issues, lots of trying to track down students who have not shown up in weeks. I really think you have to be a very special person to deal with these things. It sounds like it goes way beyond just teaching a subject. With that being said, I really appreciate your help last year when we corresponded. You really helped me to put a plan together to get my BA at TESC. I do understand what you are saying about time served, etc. Again, I do have 7 years experience in the medical office setting as a CMA. I also have 2 years experience as a CNA (now they call it a patient care tech) in hospital and home health. I do hear you when you talk about working in the trenches and I have done that. I have heard this from various friends as well. However, their point of view is different because they have the luxury of pursuing what they want to do professionally because they have significant spousal income. Personally, my husband and I have gone through such an upheaval in our circumstances in the past 2 years that it has been overwhelming. Not to complain, but we lost our house, a car and can compete with just about any country song. And over Christmas his pay, which is not a lot to begin with, was cut by 10%. So, when I say I have to figure this out I am not kidding. It just so difficult to try and put together what I have into something significant.
In the meantime, I started a petition for increased pay and recognition for medical assistants. I would appreciate it if you would take a moment to sign it.
SignOn.org - Increased Pay/Recognition for Medical Assistants
Again, thanks for all the replies!
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