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Career in Nursing or Elementary Teaching?

Nursing career compared to teaching career?

  • I am just starting college. I'm 22 and have a son so Im looking for a career that allows me time with him. I am currently enrolled as a nursin major but I've always wanted to teach. Sometimes I feel that nursing is wrong for me but I'm a little cautious about getting into teaching because the field isn't in demand anymore and with everything going on I feel like I won't be able to get a job. Does anyone have a career in one of those fields? I just want some different opinions.

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    REGARDLESS OF THE ECONOMY, THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE SICK PEOPLE. Do nursing as you don't want a 'useless' degree, not that a degree in teaching is useless. It's just really difficult to get a job in it, pension is great though. With nursing you can specialize in so many fields, some that don't even involve patient care, for example: teaching nursing students. You really need to specialize in certain fields where you can make over $100,000.00 a year, research it. Head of Nursing Typical Requirements: Master’s degree in area of specialty and at least 15 years of experience. Combining strong nursing experience with the overall planning, personnel oversight and policy-making duties of a top executive, one of nursing’s top big-picture positions is also one that brings home the biggest bucks. While the position leans strongly toward the executive end (most hospitals require a master’s degree in nursing and many are hoping for an MBA as well), hands-on nursing experience is also important for conveying the nursing staff’s needs to top management. The head of nursing -- also called chief nursing officer or chief nursing executive -- reflects the senior nurse management position in an organization. Median Salary $180,000.00 yearly. http://monster.salary.com/SalaryWizard/Head-of-Nursing-Salary-Details.aspx Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) With an average annual salary of $100,000 or more, CRNAs have one of the highest salaries among the nursing field. If you are already a licensed registered nurse (RN), you may be qualified to enter a graduate education program to become a CRNA. CRNAs basically work as an extension of anesthesiologists, delivering anesthesia during surgery. Becoming a CRNA could be a great option for someone who has an interest in surgery or who has good technical skills and is less interested in patient interaction or ongoing patient rapport or continuity of care. As a CRNA, your patients are “out cold” for most of the time you’re with them. For more information on how to become a CRNA, see the CRNA career profile. Nurse Practitioner (NP) A nurse practitioner is a mid-level provider who provides patient care under the supervision of a licensed physician. NPs are qualified and authorized to do patient exams and some minor procedures and tests. State laws regarding nurse practitioners vary widely from state to state. In some states, NPs are legally required to practice under the supervision of a physician, and must have a licensed physician to sign off on their work. However, in other states, NPs practice independently of physicians, providing primary care, and may prescribe medications as such. Becoming a nurse practitioner could be an excellent choice for someone who wants to earn as much as a CRNA, and would also like to experience some continuity of care, and build relationships and rapport with returning patients over time. For more information on becoming an NP, plus salary information, see the nursing career profile. Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) A clinical nurse specialist is an advanced practice nurse who also assists with specialized research, education, advocacy, and sometimes management. In addition to being Registered Nurses, Clinical Nurse Specialists also hold a Master’s of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) and they have completed the additional CNS certification for their respective area of expertise. Clinical Nurse Specialists are, as the name implies, trained and educated in a particular medical specialty. For example, a CNS of oncology would be highly trained in the treatment of cancer patients. A CNS of oncology may assist with clinical trials, and hold informational or educational meetings for cancer patients or other oncology nurses. Additionally, the CNS for oncology may assist in developing nursing protocols or quality improvement methods within the oncology department of a hospital. According to www.allnursingschools.com, there are over 15 areas in which a CNS may specialize including psychiatry, cardiology, infectious disease, geriatrics, and more. The average salary for CNS roles is around $70,000 – 80,000. It’s difficult to quote an average salary across all CNS roles, since pay varies according to the subspecialty as well, but there are many positions paying up to $90,000 or more with experience.

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Go with nursing you can get a lvn, then get a job with a hospital and let them pay for your bsn, and then you could specialize in something that will allow you to spend more time with your kid. Teaching doesnt pay well. maybe if you teach at a private school...

Typically teaching would allow you more time with your son, especiallywhen he gets into school because you will likely have similar schedules when it comes to holidays. There are plenty of jobs in teaching available, however many of them are in urban and rural districts, which aren't as desirable for some. Also, if you want to teach at the high school level, math and science teacher jobs always have a higher demand. The only person I know who did NOT get a teaching job after graduating, specialized in teaching only art. She does teach at a pre-K at a daycare now, but it's not really what she was hoping for. So, that's just a bit of advice there. Nursing will pay better, for sure, but entry level positions can require a good amount of overtime and are often very fast paced and stressful. (Not to say that teaching is low stress, but it's a different kind of stress.) You also wouldn't get all the holidays off like you would with a teaching job. I will tell you though, my aunt did nursing and got her Master's degree and rather quickly worked her way to head nurse at KU's heart hospital and also taught intro to nursing courses at the university. She certainly was a busy woman, but compensated VERY well. They are two very different careers and in the end, you need to do what will make you happy. Both careers are rewarding and require a strong commitment to help people, but in different ways.

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