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by NurseUBack2Healh

Hello,

I am a new graduate of an LVN program in Orange County.... I am interested in starting Cerritos college in January taking their 30 unit option for the RN.... does anyone know more info about this option??

All I need to take is the 30 units and I will be able to take the RN board??? I don't need math, english, history, etc.????

I would love to hear from RN's that may have done the 30 unit thing....

Thanks So Much!!!

[Cali]

My school also offers the 30-unit option for the RN program. If you plan on living in California forever, then go for it. Or if you plan on being an RN an not advancing to NP or getting your Bachelor's. The downfall of doing th 30-unit option is that you don't get the Associate's Degree and your RN license may not be recognized in other states. There's only a few other classes you have to take in order to get the Associate's Degree. I honestly think you should just go for the Associate's because you never know where your career will take you. Good Luck with whatever you decide!

[RN4NICU]

I've never heard of this - wow, learn something new every day.

Would the graduate be similar to a diploma nurse or is it something else entirely?

[suzanne4]

It is not the same as a diploma nurse.............."something else entirely."

[NurseUBack2Healh]

Originally Posted by suzanne4

It is not the same as a diploma nurse.............."something else entirely."

See, and I was under the impression that it was a like a diploma nurse. If it's not.... do you know what the difference is??

I am not going for my associates because I really need to get working so I can pay some bills.... I will eventually go for my bachelors.... WAY WAY WAY down the line from now

[Nurse2B73]

30 Unit Option

Originally Posted by Cali

My school also offers the 30-unit option for the RN program. If you plan on living in California forever, then go for it. Or if you plan on being an RN an not advancing to NP or getting your Bachelor's. The downfall of doing th 30-unit option is that you don't get the Associate's Degree and your RN license may not be recognized in other states. There's only a few other classes you have to take in order to get the Associate's Degree. I honestly think you should just go for the Associate's because you never know where your career will take you. Good Luck with whatever you decide!

Thats true. I spoke with my God Mother who is an RN and an Instructor for RN. If you do the 30 Unit Option you basically say that you are not going anywhere else with your license in the US. You are stuck in California.

[natasha700]

Once you do 30 unit that is it. You cannot go anywhere else and even if you get a degree you can't apply to that! If you don't plan on going anywhere and California is where you are going to stay go for it. But it is limiting.

[RN4NICU]

Originally Posted by Nurse2B73

Thats true. I spoke with my God Mother who is an RN and an Instructor for RN. If you do the 30 Unit Option you basically say that you are not going anywhere else with your license in the US. You are stuck in California.

A-HA!!

So its kind of like those "Nurse Practitioners" who get certificates - but not Masters degrees - who can't practice outside California.

What in the world is going on with nursing in CA??! All these little "works for us but nowhere else in the country" deals they have going on --- kinda makes my hair stand on end.

[Sheri257]

Originally Posted by RN4NICU

What in the world is going on with nursing in CA??! All these little "works for us but nowhere else in the country" deals they have going on --- kinda makes my hair stand on end.

I'm not sure what you're referring to with NP's but, from what I understand, the 30 unit option was developed to try to get LVN's on a faster RN track to help address the shortage here.

If I'm not mistaken, you still have to take the core science and nursing courses. But they leave out some of the liberal arts courses, etc. required for the degree.

[RN4NICU]

Originally Posted by lizz

I'm not sure what you're referring to with NP's but, from what I understand, the 30 unit option was developed to try to get LVN's on a faster RN track to help address the shortage here.

If I'm not mistaken, you still have to take the core science and nursing courses. But they leave out some of the liberal arts courses, etc. required for the degree.

I was referring to this post from the Nurse Practitioners forum - regarding education requirements for becoming a Nurse Practitioner. Apparently PA has this sort of thing too?

http://allnurses.com/forums/showpost...4&postcount=18

There are not many liberal arts courses required for an Associate's degree - most of them are math and science prerequisites (A&P I-II, Micro, Pharm, maybe Chem I), so why do a program (why even create one) that is not recognized outside one particular state? It's not that much faster. It just doesn't make sense to me.