Need help with Nursing Career Path

[liz_1234]

Hello everyone, I have decided that I want to get into Nursing. I need someone to explain

what is the difference between Practical Nurse, RPN, Registered Nurse, NP , also BScN .. ???

Do i have to have BScN to be a Nurse?

I will most likely start Pre-Health Sciences at college level first.

Sorry if this is really basic, as i mentioned, after some soul searching, and being home with my kids for the last 2 years..and seeing my husband kill himself at a construction job.. at 35 years old, I want to go back to school. I have been an Esthetician for 8 years, so have worked with diabetic feet, fixed ingrown toenails... done brazilian waxing, infection control..etc.. (i know its NOT the same..but it is similiar to 'helping' people , than being in sales, marketing or accounting. .)

Newbie

Liz

[Medica]

Hi thanks for your reply, I went and talked with Durham admissions and they suggested I take GAS-Health Prep. So i will be starting it this January, a semester behind you lol.

I also asked if I will be able to apply for Sept 2012 entry and they said yes, that they will look at my midterm marks...they just have to be reallly high. I haven't done Bio and Chem since 1997 eeeek!

Also how are you finding the GAS-health program so far? I wish I would have applied to it sooner but I only figured out what i wanted to do recently.

Save your books, if you will be selling them next semester!

[SM1031]

Hi Medica,

Thats great you will be taking the gash program. I am a little stresses out but that because I am trying to balance school, work and just life. I know that getting great marks are really important so my stress is from that for the most part. But overall, its just your basics, math, bio, chem and so on. You have the option to take an elective (Im taking psyc) but there are tons of student who skipped it to focus on the pre reqs to get in.

Good luck and keep in touch!