Expert: Violet Argo RN - 12/5/2009

Question
QUESTION: are there branches in nursing professing,eg.becoming a surgical,pediatic,gynacological,anasthetic nurses or being a registered nurse is the kimit.


ANSWER: Henry, thank you for your question. Yes, nursing is very diversified and a nurse can work in probably > 100 specialty areas. Many time the nurse has to take certification classes, and usually there is a pay incentive. Hope this helps.

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QUESTION: hello,this is henry.thanks for your answer it has realy helped me a lot.but i want toknow,right now i am in the university first year persuing BSC.Nursing but have also been given admission in a medical assistant school.i do not know what to do whether to stop the nursing and go for the MA school or remaine to become a nurse. pls help me.

Answer
Henry, personally I would never trade a registered nurse program for an MA program. Nurses are versatile, can go as far as PH.D. and can work anywhere anytime, the salaries are also much better that MA's. In my humble opinion, nursing is much more rewarding that MA, again this is personal opinion. Hope this helps.