Re: FREE TUITION - FREE BSN - University of Arizona Originally Posted by delete123098 
On another note, I will not bother to reply to the comments posted here by one poster who has no idea what they are talking about but who looks a gift horse in the mouth and finds unwarranted fault. Your work schedule shifts and your responsibilities with the health care centers and with the hospitals who have been kind and good enough to be part of this wonderful opportunity will be worked out between you and your employer just as any nurse does with ANY and EVERY employer!
Personally, I would be delighted to receive a FREE BSN and help the poor and needy at a good hospital or medical center who has that mission and vision - that's is what true nursing is all about for ME!
Lol!
You're reaction proves I'm right! I have PERSONALLY worked with several of these nurses so I know what I'm talking about. No need for me to make anything up.
Oh, and I am receiving my BSN for free-and with no comittment at all! It's called tuition reimbursement. I got my ADN for free too. When I"m done with my BSN I'll see how much of my MSN I'll get for free.
Again, with no comittment. No strings. Nobody in control of where I work, what shift I work, what hospital I work, what floor I work, etc, etc.
Nope, I am in control of me--and that's the way I like it.
BUT, those were not healthcare agencies. I'd assume being an RN already, you're in a different boat! I'm not an RN, so I don't know if I'd find a job during school that would pay for my schooling. I'll proabably hope to find a job that will do some retro-active reimbursement. Who knows if that is even available. I am currently doing an internship in the county NICU, so I have toyed with the idea of seeking a job there as a patient care tech, etc. We'll see. First I have to get accepted to NAU though!!!!
How did you get your ADN free? I am figuring that when you were working with an ADN the employer paid for the BSN? I completely switched fields taking a buyout from my company to attend NS. I have to get in this summer. I have applied to accelerated Bachelor programs. Two in California and the University of ARizona. I was interested because of the fact that they pay the tuition. Hospitals in California do sometimes hire you and pay back a part of your tuition for working for them.. It is so impacted here. I have applied to 3 public schools and didn't get in/ The community colleges are lotteries or wait lists.. Tried that once. So now I am no longer working I need to get done fast and borrow money to live..
The other schools are very expensive so I am keeping my fingers crossed for Arizona. I think it is great that you got it free!!!
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