Should I go to school to be a Lpn or Occupational therapy assistant ?
Asked by ♥CNA♥
Lpn is only one year. Cota would be two years. Which is better? I would probley continue after lpn to be an rn in a could of years.

Best Answer:
Well, it depends if you like nursing or not. It does pay fairly well (but not spectacular) and has job security, but it is not a very glamorous career. It is hard physical labor and often thankless work. Your hours may be long. You may be always understaffed and overworked. You may work with shallow, b!tchy, unhappy women. The ideals that they teach you in the theory world of nursing school almost never applies to when you hit the floor running. Sure many nurses *think* they can always get a desk job, but it's between you and how many others fighting for it. Also, you typically need many years of clinical nursing experience first. I can almost guarantee that anyone going into nursing as an easy career choice to make big money will hate it and be burnt out within 5 years. So unless you are sure you would love being a nurse, then I would seriously consider another career. Techs can make great money. Working in a lab, as an x-ray tech, or a cardiology or respiratory tech can be very fun and challenging...and none of the drawbacks of nursing. Where I live, LPNs have a 2 year diploma, and there is no such thing as OT assistants (it's a 4 year OT degree), but if you go for the OT Assistant, you can always go into Physical Therapy (some credits may transfer) or go for your OT degree. You have lots of options. I don't mean to discourage you from nursing, but most people will not be as honest as I have with you. The illusion of text book nursing and what 90% of nursing jobs are *really* like are not always the same. ;) If you can, meet with a counsellor in your school to discuss your abilities and options. Good luck!

I say LPN, good pay and you did say in the end you will continue your education to become a RN, which is even a better career and better pay!
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