A great school for massage therapy...

I want to be a nurse massage therapist.

1.How many credits are there in School?
2.I want to live in Seattle so what is the best nursing school?
3. How many years do I have to study?

I want to be a nurse massage therapist.

1.How many credits are there in School?
2.I want to live in Seattle so what is the best nursing school?
3. How many years do I have to study?

I agree with Suzanne on the BSN route.
The best BSN school for nursing in the United States (supposedly) is in Seattle at The University of Washington. The HUGE problem with this is that it is beyond super competitive and nearly impossible to get into. I think anyone would have better luck applying to Columbia or John Hopkins. However, I believe there is a BSN program at Univ. of Washington at Tacoma...you might want to try that since it won't be as competitive, but I hear all of the nursing programs out there are competitive. Maybe you can get some of the pre-reqs out of the way before you apply to a school in that area. Who knows, maybe an ASN program might be right for you.

You'll have to go to a massage school before or after nursing school (doesn't matter when) if you aren't already a massage therapist. Some hospitals are picky and will want you to go to a "COMPTA" approved massage school and some states won't grant a license unless the therapist has gone to such a school; others just don't care. COMPTA is the accrediting arm of the American Massage Therapy Association. There are good schools that aren't accredited by COMPTA (ex. Boulder School of Massage Therapy), but you might want to stick with an accredited one just to be on the safe side. A 750 hour massage program can be done in about 9 mos.

FYI, some hospitals hire massage therapists who aren't nurses and they make the same pay!!! Good luck.