[busyinorlando]

Hello. I am so happy I came upon this thread, there is a wealth of imformative information. I am currently pursuing my A.S in Health Service Administration at Keiser in Orlando. I am only in my fourth month. I went to valencia for a little while for nursing without much sucess. I thought I wanted to be a nurse, then I decided I wanted to be a Health administrator since I work in the insurance industry and I have my insurance license. Now I think I want to be a nurse again, I am considering going to Orlando tech for the LPN class part time. My finances are not very strong so I have to work and I believe parttime will work well for me. I am so confused, I just started my A.S and I was very proud of myself for my dedication so far because I have a problem of not completing anything that I start. I wanna be successful but I guess I need a little mentoring I don't know where to start. I have maxed out all my financial aid and student loans and I still pay the school $200.00 per month and I pay for my own books. Do you think it would be wise to drop out of keiser and try to get into orlando tech LPN program. My problem is I want everything all at once with INSTANT results. PLEASE HELP!!!
...this is how I feel!

[TheCommuter]

I would attempt to finish what you started and, if you are successful, pursue the LPN later.

In other words, do not drop out of Kaiser. Complete your A.S. degree. Once you complete your A.S. degree, you will have a good idea as to whether you'd like to continue your education by pursuing LPN, or even RN. If you drop out of Kaiser, a pattern will emerge in which you fail to follow through with major commitments. Furthermore, education is a major commitment, financially and otherwise.

I can understand your desire to want instant results. However, instant gratification is capable of getting people into trouble. The exact opposite virtue of instant gratification is known as deferred gratification, which is when you're willing to wait for the final reward at the end of the tunnel. Good luck!

[busyinorlando]

Thank you so much this is good advise. I have so much on my plate right now it tends to get overwhelming at times. I want to be successful financially but I also want a job that I have passion for I do not have a passion for insurance billing/coding or otherwise. I have held many different positions to find out if the passion was there for me to stay and make a career of that job but at the end of the day it seems to be that my life does a 360 degree turn and I alway end back up on nursing. Even though I do not have any nursing experience I've always wanted to be a nurse ( for fianancial reasons). When I enrolled for my A.S I went in thinking that I would be signing up for the nursing program only to find out that the school did not even have a nursing program yet.There where only talks of possible getting it in fall 2007. I was very dissappointed because I had everything figured out but I needed to sign up for a class because my forebearance was up on my loan. The recruiter guy told me that health service was actually better than being a nurse and since I had all the nescessary tools such as my insurance background this would work well for me. I signed up but I did not know that even if I finish and get my A.S. in health services I still have to get a 2nd A.S when I go back to school again for RN. That is a waste of time and money. I do not want two A.S degrees , what I want is to get my A.S thru BSN in nursing then go on to PA school and get master in PA. Thanks for listening!! I really do not have anyone to talk to about this stuff. The guy who recruited me at my school cannot be found seems as if he was only interested in me for his commission. I take all my classes mostly online which works well for me but this school is not big on laying out the red carpet for you, you just kinda have to find your own way!

[busyinorlando]

Thank you so much this is good advise. I have so much on my plate right now it tends to get overwhelming at times. I want to be successful financially but I also want a job that I have passion for I do not have a passion for insurance billing/coding or otherwise. I have held many different positions to find out if the passion was there for me to stay and make a career of that job but at the end of the day it seems to be that my life does a 360 degree turn and I alway end back up on nursing. Even though I do not have any nursing experience I've always wanted to be a nurse ( for fianancial reasons). When I enrolled for my A.S I went in thinking that I would be signing up for the nursing program only to find out that the school did not even have a nursing program yet.There where only talks of possible getting it in fall 2007. I was very dissappointed because I had everything figured out but I needed to sign up for a class because my forebearance was up on my loan. The recruiter guy told me that health service was actually better than being a nurse and since I had all the nescessary tools such as my insurance background this would work well for me. I signed up but I did not know that even if I finish and get my A.S. in health services I still have to get a 2nd A.S when I go back to school again for RN. That is a waste of time and money. I do not want two A.S degrees , what I want is to get my A.S thru BSN in nursing then go on to PA school and get master in PA. Thanks for listening!! I really do not have anyone to talk to about this stuff. The guy who recruited me at my school cannot be found seems as if he was only interested in me for his commission. I take all my classes mostly online which works well for me but this school is not big on laying out the red carpet for you, you just kinda have to find your own way!

[linzz]

Well said Commuter. Nursing, can be great but it certainly does have a dark side to it. I think it is important not to glorify nursing. It can be unstable, exhausting, boring, and tedious even at higher levels. If you want to be a nurse, talk to people that are nursing in your area, maybe even work part time as an aide. You will at least get a feel for what it is all about.

[TheCommuter]

Originally Posted by busyinorlando

I do not want two A.S degrees , what I want is to get my A.S thru BSN in nursing then go on to PA school and get master in PA.

Now I am growing increasingly confused.

There is really no need to become a nurse if your ultimate goal is to become a PA. It would be easier (and less competitive) to earn a B.S. in biology, and then apply to a PA program. My understanding is that there are no waiting lists and point systems involved in earning an undergrad degree in biology. You will encounter waiting lists, point systems, stiff competition, and much stress when trying to get accepted into a BSN program.

Is it correct that you'd like to be a PA? If this information is correct, then you can bypass the stressors involved with becoming a nurse. You do not need a nursing background to become a PA. The nursing model is totally different from the medical model.

[josinda421]

you are so right-COMMUTER. Being a PA has nothing to do with being a NURSE. To the lady who posted the thread, if that's your goal-to be a PA, go for it. Like the COMMUTER said, get a degree in Biology- easiest way