What's the best career route
I'm a final year nursing student part of the R174 programme and very soon we'll be choosing posts for community service next year. The only problem is I'm currently conflicted. I've been seeing the high rates of unemployment in South Africa and I've been wondering what would be the best thing to do.
Initially I thought I'd make sure all my options are tertiary hospitals because they are the best to gain experience from various specialized wards and given the fact I've come to love nephrology I was thinking of specializing in it, but then when I was looking at available posts on indeed, linked in etc. I saw there were many posts for Primary healthcare care specialist nurses so I was thinking of applying to Primary healthcare facilities/CHC for community service so I can take my chances and use the money I'll save up during community service to specialize in Primary healthcare or apply for a bursary.
But I'm still not quite familiar with the bursaries offered for specializing when it comes to nursing especially given the fact I'd like to take my chances and try to specialize immediately after community service, also I also realized that it may be quite costly to fund my own studies because I was also planning to start a small business with the money I save up since I dont know what the future holds.
I also was considering to do my masters immediately after community service should I not get absorbed in to buy time and apply for the NRF bursary even though my average from 1st year to third year currently stands at 71% I'm left with my fourth year to complete to see where I stand with qualifying for the bursary so as of now I'm really lost so any advice?