Advice/ Help for schooling for NP and RN

[cjane9]

I am currently graduating from college for radiographic technology RT ®... I need to keep going to school because of the bad economy and to stay on parents insurance. I have been told that i can go to school for RN (2 years) then go on for my NP (2-4 years). Is this possible? What are the years that it actually takes. Is it a good route? Any advice would be appreciated!!!

[MissRn09]

I will be graduating with my BSN in May and have been accepted into graduate school so maybe I can give you some small amountof info I have attained from MY research. There ARE accelerated programs for individuals who do NOT hold a nursing license. Here's the thing...you still have to take all the required pre-requisite classes. You probably have the majority of these b/c of your current focus. Now, you can then, after getting an Associate in nursing get another accelerated degree which would be the RN to MSN. You would take 30 something hours while working on your grad degree that puts you in bachelor's status then continue on with the other 50 something (approx. don't scream..Not sure) that will complete the master's degree. Type in accelerated RN in a search engine and click until you get ACCURATE answers, call the different universities listed, and ask a million questions. Good luck

[Smitty08]

You don't mention if your RT degree is a bachelors. If so that might make it easier. A 2 year RN degree (ADN) would not be enough to get you into an NP program (masters) -you would need a bachelors degree of some kind. If not in nursing, you might also need a few of the courses in the BSN program, depends on which masters' program you apply to....best of luck!