Best route to becoming Registered Nurse?

[ToondayB]

Hello everyone! Hope everyone is having a great day! I just wanted others opinions on a predicament i'm facing right now. I have a Bachelors of Science degree in Exercise Science/minor in Biology and I'm planning on pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Nursing. I decided on nursing based on my adolescent experiences helping people of poverty stricken communities local and international. My volunteering experiences in hospitals solidified my decision to pursue nursing as a lifelong career. I graduated with a not so great cumulative college GPA 2.7 (nursing pre-requisites below) due to many hardships at that time (switching to different universities/personal family issues). I have over 200 hours of volunteer hours at a local hospital (nursing units/cancer center units) and volunteered/shadowed around different rehabilitation hospitals.

*Human A&P I: C

Human A&P II: A

*General Chemistry I: B

Microbiology: A

Life Span/Motor Development: B

*Statistics: B

*Nutrition: B

*General Psychology: B

*Expired (completed 5-10 years ago)

One of the problems I face with applying is the nursing prerequisites. Most of the classes I've taken are expired, meaning they were completed 5-10 years ago. This actually hinders me from even applying to a Nursing (BSN) school altogether since they have to be retaken. I don't mind retaking all the courses, but I'm afraid it will be a waste of time if I end up applying to a BSN program and being denied admission due to my academic profile and competition. I was thinking if its normal/possible to apply to an ADN program (2yr) as a college graduate to become a nurse? Just a thought. I wanted to know from all current nurses or nurses in school, what would be the best path to becoming a registered nurse? Any advice or recommendations is strongly appreciated! Thanks to all who reply in advance.

[Zyprexa_Ho]

I have a prior bachelor's degree and I'm choosing to go the ASN route and then bridging to my BSN. You pretty much have to choose what is more important to you, either time or money. I already have used most of my undergraduate student loans, and I don't have the money to pay out of pocket for an ABSN program. So I chose the ASN route.