I'm 46 and I went back to school this year full time for a BSN...sm
Posted By: MT2RN on 2006-05-04
In Reply to: Does anyone think 41 is too old to go to nursing school to become a LPN? I love MT, but have - Angela Rae
I was worried about because, let's face it, my short term memory isn't what it used to be LOL. Plus the program is ONLY full time. They had 1000 applicants and picked the top 70 of us. If you didn't have a 3.5 GPA, you didn't get in. But I am doing really well in school - after I got past the shock of the first 6 weeks - tons of work- and I am at the top of my class. My husband, bless his heart, is doing all the cooking and we are basically kind of ignoring the dirt. My house will be clean again another day. I am finishing up my second semester, have 3 more semesters for a BSN, and then another 2.5 years to get my masters and be an advanced practice nurse. 41 is definitely not too old! You will have to work smart to save your back but it can be done. Also MT is starting a slow slide out...you would be smart to start your second career now while you still have a job... IMHO
good luck!
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I'm 47 and in nursing school full time...sm
but I only work a few hours a week running my MTSO. I would guess you could work full time while doing your pre-reqs part-time but when you actually get into PT school, it probably is almost as grueling as nursing. Your best bet is to SAVE SAVE SAVE over the next few years so you can do full time school when you need to. Speech pathology is a master's program, so you will need to be in school for quite a while. Plus you need to see how competitive the program is. Nursing schools lose 50% of their classes by graduation, and only take the best 10% of applicants, so not an easy task. That being said, there is practically no future in MT and when 100 MT's are competing for the same job, it's going to be sad. So go for Speech Pathology - absolutely!
Do you work full time and home school? (nm)
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I went back to school this year
In my area both the RN-AD and dental hyg. programs have wait lists, however the dental hyg. wait is like 4 years versus the RN wait being 1-1/2 years. I am just finishing up all my gen eds and I should be off the wait list and into the core program next fall. I am taking extra psych classes to fill my "elective" courses as I was told that hospitals prefer nurses with their BSN to have psych minors, and I'm only in the AD program (associate degree), but I can still list extra psych courses on my resume. I wish you the very best of luck!!!
Full-time without OT. Made about 40K last year. nm
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Working 2 full-time jobs (for a year now), and boy am I tired!!
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I *only* make $40K a year for full time work. Now I find that isn't decent is or fair?
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Yeah, but full-time lines does not necessarily mean full-time hours, so I would do it if your produc
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I work a full time and a part time, but not sure about 2 full-time...
My hubbie is disabled and I am the only one in my family working also, so I fully understand. You will not have a day off at all working 2 full-time as that is going to be the only way you will get in all your hours. I work one job in the mornings from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the other from 5 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and do have off one day a week, but if I had to get in the extra 15 hours to make the other job full-time I am not sure how I would do that other than lose my only day off. Also, make sure you have your account specifics in front of you at all times because you will get yourself confused as to who is what and having notes will help in that area. Good luck to you, as it is possible, but forget about your house being clean, having any social life, etc. Feel free to email me personally if you just need someone to talk to, as I have been where you are and still am.
After I went to a 1-year MT course at a vocational school, it was so bad that I did the 2-year colle
Not only did I finally receive the proper training, but the woman on the advisory board hired and mentored me. I also joined the local AAMT and networked. Good luck. I know how frustrating it can be. A community college will have a good program to include medical language, MT courses taught by local MTSOs, business English, anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, etc.
I did that with 2 kids with time mgmt and a high school girl who babysat 3 days a week after school
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Not anymore. For some time now, I've been working 32 hours and am considered full time to receive
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Working full time at home with small children is hard but part time works great
is almost impossible. You will either have to work when your spouse is home or for only a few hours during the day and then more when they are asleep. I work part time at home and my kids (2&5 now) have done very, very well. They are great kids, very well behaved, don't get into much. I stop working to check on them/give them some attention every hour or so while I work (5 hours each afternoon or so) and they get all my attention in the morning and at night. It has worked out beautifully for us.
full-time in office/ part-time at home
I currently work full-time in a physician's office and have started part-time online. My hope is to eventually go full-time online; however that will be done the road for a single mom with a son in college. My suggestion would be try to type part-time for a MTSO and see how that goes i.e work and money with a decision down the road for ultimately being home all the time. A guaranteed paycheck is always a necessity for me. Hope this helps.
I work part-time hours with full-time pay...
I made over 26,000 this year...
The kids' "holiday" programs at school were full of African and
Hanukkah music, but there wasn't an African or Jewish person in the gymnasium. Everything else was nondenominational. What I want to know is why the minorities have the majority vote? Shouldn't there be an equal amount of Christmas music?
full time, part time, statutory
newly defined full time...
newly defined part time....(which is an added classification)
I believe statutory just was not mentioned because there is nothing new about the definition of statutory.
full time/part time/statutory
The definition of full time is new.
There is a new classification called part time.
I believe statutory was not mentioned merely because that has not changed and they do not receive PTO/benefits.
I work 1 full-time, 2 part-time....nm
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part-time or full-time
I'm curious. Are you FT or PT? Thanks.
1 full time and 1 part time for now
I am still pretty new, so that is all I am taking on. I may take on more after I get more experience, if possible.
year-round school! nm
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At least they have a full money-back guarantee. No stocking charge.
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Geez. Where do the ppl live with the all year school. SM
Also the person who stated her kids went back to school two weeks ago. In july???? Geez, I thought August 30th was early. What schools go back in JUly and what ones are all year?
Going back to school
Yes, I have thought about it. However, I will have to wait until I am cloned so ONE of us can keep working day and night to pay bills while the other of us goes to school. (Dream on!).
going back to school as well
Taking a pre-algebra and art class this semester, going for my BA in psych. I've got a long road ahead of me, but I need to switch gears to a more lucrative and respected profession. One that will secure my future as well. MT sure won't! Heck, don't even know if MT'ing will get me through school, I feel like my days are numbered and its out of my control.
why not go back to school. you can
probably get all your schooling paid for and money to help pay bills while you go to school? even if you did a tech program or a 2-yr RN program...?
i know how you feel.
I'm back in school...sm
I have my Associates in Allied Health, but I'm in the process of finishing my Bachelor's in Business with a specialty in Healthcare.
I also have 3 kids and a husband. As long as your family is willing to work with you a bit and give you the time that you need, you'll do fine. Go for it!
going back to school
I went back to school when my youngest entered kindergarten. I was 31. That was 15 years ago - my husband is now in school for taxidermy - he has only 3 weeks left - I miss him. My friend went back to school at age 59 - she is now a certified coder/MRT at age 62. Go for it!!!!!
Going back to school
I am a 35 year old single parent of an 8 year old. I will be starting in March at a private liberal arts college in Atlanta, GA. They have a degree program for adults. I will be majoring in psychology and hope to finish in a year. I'm very excited about it.
Going back to school
...Yes, I'm currently doing it now. It is hard, not easy, but I think it would be much harder if I had children in the house. My beautiful son is 29 years old and living out of the house on his own.
I have been a small MTSO for many, many years, but after losing so many accounts in my area to under bidding and offshoring, I just did not feel it was worth pursuing this crap any more. I now transcribe for a company part time, the money is so paltry, but whatever. Working in this field is no longer my goal. It is a stepping stone. My sights are high to get into something I believe I would enjoy and make a difference in - law. I work part time and go to school part time, for now. I am 56 years of age and do not have a problem with my age at all. It takes time management - something that does not come easy for me. With a large house to care for, lots of pets, work, and school, I am learning to manage a lot better. It is surprising how much better I do with less money. Of course, I am fortunate in that my husband can support us both, for now. I pray it stays that way. That does not mean we have enough put away for retirement. We don't. The income I make from my part-time job goes into savings. I am determined to reach my goal no matter what, and if I ever become a lawyer at age 64-65, what an accomplishment!!! I've always been a very independent person. Ironically, the hardest thing for me to accept is letting my husband support me. I get a lot of anxiety about that because I'm a worry-wort. I've always felt I have to be in control. Strange, huh?
Going back to school
I am 36 and just started back this January to take some electives and start nursing school in August. I have 2 kids and husband to take care of, plus working p/t doing transcription. I have to take Chemistry which is a pre-requisite. It's only the third week and it is hard, but I think in the long run, it will work out for the better. I just have to keep a positive attitude.
back to school at 45
I went back to school at 45 with 5 kids (26, 24, 19, 14 and 10). I have a few comments. First of all, school at 45 is very different than school at 20. One thing I noticed is that it is much easier. Classes have been watered down, except for math classes, which are a little different. Kids do not write as well as we had to when I was first in college. Second, for whatever reason, it is much easier to pull As than when I was younger. I go to class every class and I study because I have less distractions and yes, less hormones. I am not partying anywhere, and my car knows the way to school. No one is making me go.
I took my first CNA class this semester and basically changed adult diapers and helped feed elderly folks. I also helped with showers and changed colostomy bags. They can dress it up any way they want, but frankly, that is what you are doing. No blood or guts, just a lot of poop.
As far as money goes, I already had an associates degree, so they will only pay for classes that are absolutely necessary to your degree. I did not qualify for any scholarship money due to age or income or anything else. Basically I paid for my classes and the hospital I work for is supposed to reimburse me when I finish my class.
The hospital I work for, when I am clinicals, is supposed to have a few scholarships available which equate to about 4500 per year. As my work time will be cut back to approximately half, I am going to have to figure out how to make it. Also, I will have to figure out how to maintain hospital benefits at only half time...as....this does not work out.
That is my returning to school story. I hope that it is helpful. I would like to know what first year nursing students are doing if anybody has that information as far as patient care, etc. and what books, etc. they found helpful.
Went back to school at age 30 with a 4 mo. old, 4 yr old, and 7 yr old....
got an Associates degree in Health Information Technology and then sat for my RHIT. After ranting and raving when I quit my job after the baby was born, my husband finally gave in and actually became very supportive. This was the best decision I have ever made in life...it was hard but worth it, and I graduated at the top of my class. Blessings!
back to school . . .
I went back to school, for nursing, after 23 years! It was scary, but not as hard as I thought it would be. I have found that it is a little harder to learn than when I was young, but I am more willing to put in the time now that I am older and actually did quite well. Also, I was worried about being in school with a bunch of 20 year olds, and that was not the case either. My advice, go for it! 
MT going back to school....
My two career choices are either nursing, really interested in psych, or a dental hygienist.
I know more about nursing than the dental and was wondering if anyone could give me any insight on either one, as far as school, working conditions, salaries, anything basically.
I think I would enjoy nursing more, but the schedule for the hygienist appeals to me more with 2 young kids at home. In my area, the schooling is about the same and the salary seems about the same too.
TIA!
QA go back to school
 I am really ticked at my QA department these days. Had a report – not the best dictator, which is why I listened to it for a total of 3 times to be accurate! Clearly the doctor said hyperglycemia. At first I thought hypercholesterolemia but upon playing it over 2 more times I could hear the “glycemia.” QA changed it to hypercholesterolemia and put a note on the “corrected” version that had I run spell checker it would have caught this. Okay, first of all with this particular VPN system you must run spell check before uploading! And second of all, no, spell checker would not flag a correctly spelled medical term! Come on now! Pick up the medical dictionary and look. It is in my book. Heck I hear that word on television. Get a clue already.
This is the same QA that I go round and round with about hyphens. I type “The patient is well developed and well nourished.” It is to be done this way as per the BOS, yet a few will put in hyphens. To the best of my knowledge you only use hyphens when the sentence reads: Well-developed, well-nourished male/female in no acute distress.
There are some really great QA people out there (((hugs))) and unfortunately some that need to go back to MT school. Sometimes I wonder why I fight so hard to keep our jobs here in the U.S. I know that I am not QA quality with less than 5 years under my belt, but please do not treat me like complete *****. When I see some of these QA fixes and research it makes me wonder how they came into their positions. I once had a CMT/QA person tell me there is no such thing as a DIP joint. Okay, pick up an ortho book by Stedman’s. Yeah, it’s in there!
Sorry to go on and on. Just needed to get this off my chest.
You don't need to go back to school.
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Going back to School
Just saw this thread and had to respond. I, too, could see the handwriting on the wall many years ago in fact. When anyone would ask what I did for a living, I would tell them and many times they had no clue what it was. People that knew what it was looked at me and sort of smirked. So, I thought I would prepare for my later years and go back to school. I finished getting my BS about 5 years ago and I am still an MT.  I like being an MT but wished that my hard-earned degree would have led me in a new direction with exciting new challenges and better pay. This has been my experience with going back to school and I got excellent grades too and have been in the medical field for 30 years. No rhyme or reason 
Back to school
I was trained and took a local training program and did some medical transcription for a few small companies, but here I am 15 years later realizing that I didn't get the "right" kind of training, so I just started up with one of the 2 top schools online and this was the best thing I ever did. Now I realize how little training I received compared to the big picture out there. I guess I learned that you get what you pay for. Again, do the research yourself because everybody is going to have a different opinion.
Back to school
Remember, you will be on your feet most of the time. Be sure that the school you go to is accepted by different places of employment. I worked in a hospital, and the Director of Pharmacy would not accept candidates from certain schools.
Anyone else gone back to school for this? sm
Medical assistant? I am looking at this because I can do something along the lines I already love (medicine) and get out into the real world again. The course I am looking at is through a university, where you will earn an AS upon completion. With 10 years of MT under my belt and being so tired of being paid on production, I am looking for a change! Plus, many of the courses would be refresher ones for me, so at least it would not all be new. Has anyone made the leap? Thanks for your input! 
Are you full-time?
I was just wondering how they expect people to get a quota with no work.
$1,100.00 full time
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Are you full-time?
How many lines do you do a day? I personally think this is very low even for a newbie, but I'm wondering if your accounts are REALLY easy and you have a lot of "normals" (macros) where you can get great line counts in a short period of time. Just my opinion and I'm no expert but I'd say they ARE taking advantage . . . .
I would say full time 1,000 to 1,200 per day. nm
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Its not me, its my full time job
Its not me being superwoman, I can assure you. My full time job is awesome and the company I work for is everyone's dream come true. My little one takes up a lot of me, don't get me wrong, but I guess I spent a lot of time out doing things where as now I have to be at home with her. My husband and I have opposite work schedules so he's on his own pretty much and I only have to take care of myself and our daughter usually. I just thought someone there is this get rich in your free time job out there in the MT field that I should look into (JOKING!! please don't bash me again!).
Seriously - I am just looking into ways to make money from home while filling up my free time. Computers is what I do so I figured it would be interesting to look into MT. My mistake I think. Sounds like way more work than I wanted to do.
Yes, Full-time.
I work 40 hours a week for 1 company. I also have an IC job on the side to help with some money, but everytime I have logged on in the last month, there has been no work.
I do see my lines starting to come up, but am still only hitting 100 lines on average which is only $6.50 an hour. Not a livable wage by any means. That barely covers my rent each month.
I also have gotten out of MT full time
So I only work doing transcription part time.
Full-time IC?
Full-time IC is a term that seems contradictory to me. I thought an IC was expected to have more than one "client", at least per IRS expectations, so how does an MTSO get away with requiring an MT's undivided attention as an IC? It seems that MTSOs have a different set of rules....and we are the ones who allow it.
Has anyone out there addressed this issue with either a potential client and/or the IRS? If so, what was the outcome? I'm thinking of filing a complaint and just need some feedback to determine if it is worth my time and energy.
TIA.
POLL: Home School vs. Charter School vs. Public School vs. Priv ate School...
Pros and cons of each too. I have two little ones that will be starting school soon and I would like opinions on all. Thanks in advance! :)
I go through this every year when the school district starts hiring.
And I have cabin fever really, really bad from being home with the kids almost 24/7. Plus, I don't get much adult interaction in the summer because all of my friends are busy with their own families, vacations, work, etc. We don't get together as often as during the school year.
The work part of it is OK. I have good accounts, but it can be boring or frustrating with interruptions. Like the other poster, I have to play music in the background and buckle down to be productive. However, there is something to be said for the flexibility that I have in working at home. I'm here for the kids. I can take a break whenever I want to. I don't have to get dressed up or drive anywhere. No office politics. No supervisor screaming at me. No out-of-town travel. I have my own office now. I have total control over the thermostat. I can eat whatever I want to whenever I want to. I'm saving money by not using daycare. I make as much or more working part-time than if I worked fulltime, paid daycare, and had to drive to and from a job. Best of all, I have time during the day to exercise, clean the house, or do my hobbies. I'm not so exhausted by the end of the day that I just slap food on the table and veg out in front of the TV. I don't watch TV at all any more! For me, the benefits are still good enough to keep doing this for at least a few more years. I can always go back into the workforce when the kids are older.
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