I have no idea how to get into a nusing school around Dayton, Ohio? Can you help?

[tati]

Hello,

I want to get into a nursing school in Dayton Ohio but I also need to work. I have a B.A but no science classes, I am 38 years old, two kids, so I need to work as well.

Any ideas which route is best? Such as should I get an L.P.N first then go into an associate program or go into a fast track program( if so which one).

I appreciate any feedback.

thanks,

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

Something else I was thinking about to tell you. That is that Miami Valley Hospital hires a great many BSNs from the Wright State nursing program. It is a very nice place to work IMO. They have a new grad orientee program. They were taking BSNs over ADNs at the time I worked there, however, I have heard of ADNs that they have hired, although not many.

I am not sure what Kettering Medical Center's policy is on hiring grads for their hospital out of their nursing program. However, I'd be willing to bet that they watch the students in their program very carefully and pick the cream of the crop to work in their hospital. Also, in case you didn't know. . .KMC is a Seventh Day Adventist affiliated hospital. They used to require some kind of a statement from employees that they would not smoke or use coffee while on their property. It used to be that Loma Linda University out here in California which is also affiliated with the SDA church required their nursing students to attend chapel once a week--they had assigned seats (!). Of course, that was some years ago and that may have changed because of federal laws relating to discrimination and Medicare requirements placed on providers. Just something to be aware of.

[Kristyn, RN]

Hi Tati. I know it's been a while since the OP, but maybe you're still looking at schools. . . . I also have a BA and wanted to go to nursing school in the Dayton area and work full time, but I don't have any kids yet. I chose Wright State, and from start to finish it will be a 3 year thing, sometimes full time credit hours, sometimes not. Here was my logic: I knew I wanted to be an RN, so an LPN program was not the solution. That left 3 major options, Sinclair, Kettering Medical College, and WSU. Sinclair has a 2 year waiting list and (I believe, but I could be wrong) a 2 year ADN program = 4 years. Kettering has a 3 year program, but you can't start until after you complete your pre-reqs. I don't think Kettering has a waiting list, but don't quote me on that one. So Wright State was the fastest way for me. No waiting list, because it's competitive entry based solely on GPA. I had to start with Chem 101, since my BA is in English and I hadn't even thought about science since high school, but Wright State was still the fastest road.