Becoming a registered nurse to get PCE, how crazy is it?
Hear me out. I am a late 20s mechanical engineer with 5 years of experience who had a change of heart and decided to go into medicine. I have settled on going to PA school, but acquiring enough PCE to get in is a huge hurdle for me, mainly because it would require taking a massive paycut (I make ~100k right now) and have family to support, so I can’t realistically quit my job to go make $18 an hour as an EMT
My slightly convoluted idea was to instead get either a BSN or ADN to become a registered nurse so I could still support my family while getting PCE. I would do this part time while still working my current job, and then work as a RN to get my PCE. This way I never have to have an abrupt and massive paycut.
Let me know what you all think and if this is a dumb idea.