AustinTJC

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1. Career Change to Nursing...

   AustinTJC replied to AustinTJC's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the helpful replies! I appreciate them. I would most likely first aim for Houston or DFW to work, but if they are oversaturated, I would be willing to relocate (Just hoping that the city wouldn't be too small). To go back to an earlier po...

2. Career Change to Nursing...

   AustinTJC replied to AustinTJC's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the additional replies! :)

3. Career Change to Nursing...

   AustinTJC replied to AustinTJC's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks! :-) The wife and I plan on moving to DFW or Houston this January, for better job prospects. That is definitely true about Austin, the city is really growing a lot now.

4. Career Change to Nursing...

   AustinTJC replied to AustinTJC's topic in General Nursing

   I think that would be a great route to go! At first I was nervous that I'd have to start from scratch and go through the whole undergrad degree experience again; I will most likely do as you suggested. I think that undergrad credits would be less e...

5. Career Change to Nursing...

   AustinTJC replied to AustinTJC's topic in General Nursing

   I think I'd go the same route as you of waiting for the BSN and getting the degree that got me to work the fastest. My wife and I plan on moving out of Austin to either Houston or DFW, although we are willing to relocate after school (I qualify for i...

6. Career Change to Nursing...

   AustinTJC replied to AustinTJC's topic in General Nursing

   Also, if I eschewed the LVN route and went to a RN as suggested, would an Associate degree be ok to start with, then finish the BSN later? Or is a BSN the best way to go? Thx for the help! :-)

7. Career Change to Nursing...

   AustinTJC replied to AustinTJC's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the additional replies, they are helpful :-)

8. Career Change to Nursing...

   AustinTJC replied to AustinTJC's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the replies :-). Ok then, I prefer learning in a traditional setting and not online, so that's fine with me. I know that community colleges offer LVN programs; Is it more important to go to a traditional school? Or is a community college ...

9. Career Change to Nursing...

   AustinTJC posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, i joined this site since it seems like it has a lot of helpful advice for the nursing field. So, about me, I got my BA in Economics and since then have worked in real estate billing and education (yeeehaw!). However, I'm ready for a change since ...