Registered nurse or pediatrician?

Hi Julieta, When I was in high school I wanted to be a veterinarian. As it came time to make decisions on furthering my education I began to think about my life as a whole. How much time did I want to spend in school? How much was I able to afford in continuing my education? Was I willing to move away from home to get the education I would need? I decided that I might be happier being a nurse. Nursing gives you flexibility in deciding when you work, where you work, the type of patients you chose to care for. You can be a pediatric nurse in a hospital, in a doctors office, visiting families, working in a specialty area clinic. You can advance your nursing career from a staff nurse position to a position in nursing leadership, research or education. The possibilities are unlimited. I wish you well in your future endeavors.

Deciding whether to be an RN or Pediatrician is a major professional decision.They are both noble and respectable careers.When doing so, one needs to weigh options available, resources and personal passions to care specially for children as to the other being an RN gives you a lot of flexibility in terms of areas you can focus and specialize.The cost of education maybe lessen for RN and shorter time in school and to be a doctor will cost more and longer time to study.Basically doctor will earn more while RN lesser,however the main thing is you enjoy/love your job instead of just another work.Whatever your driving force in the decision you make is what you will follow as your final decision is what you going to live by for the rest of your life.Goodluck and hope for the best for you

I know several nurses and pediatricians, I would say you have to decide which you would prefer more, nurses have more interaction with patients, and get to enjoy that bond that they develop, however they obviously make less money and don't have the status of the Dr. But they get to go home at the end of the day and leave work at work. Obviously as a Dr. you will make more money, see lots of patients, and over time develop a relationship with those patients, they will always look up and admire you. So it is more a matter of what you want, and your willingness to spend a significant amount of more time and money at school. Hope this helps, either way your grades have to be excellent

Both choices are excellent ,the main thing you have to decide is how long you would like to be in school before you are able to do what you would like to do . As a pediatrician you are somewhat limited in terms of what you can do ,as a pediatrician you work with children and that is pretty much it .You are in school for more years and you are somewhat limited by your title Pediatrician.As an RN on the other hand the sky is the limit. with a BSN your time in school is shorter and you can work in many areas.Pediatrics,Med-Surg,ICU,Geriatrics management,O.R Nurse Practitioner with a little more schooling .You can get into the educational aspects of nursing teaching the future nurses of the world .As a NP( nurse practitioner) you can work almost like a doctor in many different areas .Both professions are respected so weigh your options well, and most important of all make sure the choice you make is the one you can love and enjoy day in day out ,because if you are not happy doing it ,it becomes work or a job instead of a passion that you don,t mind getting up every day to do. Choose well and enjoy whichever you choose, RN or Pediatrician. GOOD LUCK