help, confused about which route to take to become a nurse

[aaeluv]

Hi everyone,

I am so confused on which path to take to become a nurse, so i figured you all can help sort out my head :) so here is my situation. I already have a BS in Public Health, and am looking to become a Nurse now. There are two options for me to do that. one of which is to do an associates degree at a local community college that would allow me to become an RN and the other is to go for the accelerated BSN program, which will also allow me to be an RN. the amount of time for each would be 2 years for me. the associates is two years and i have most of the prerequests done from my previous degree( its been 4 yrs since i graudate so i need to go back to schoo like real soon!) and the BSN program is 1 year but since they usually require more prereqs i have a couple to complete and it would take me about a year to do those, so basically the amount of time it would take me to finish both is somewhat the same. it would definately cost less to do the associates though but i am wondering, is the extra money spent to get BSN worth it give the situation? the nurses i know of that started out doing their associates end up going to get their BSN and i would like to be done with school after this so whats the best route for me to take? thanks for your advices in advance! :)

[Diaper, RN]

If I were you, I'll definitely do the Accelerated Bachelor degree. It takes longer to do the pre-req but hey, you will have more job opportunities for you in the future. Many hospitals prefer hiring new grads with a BSN so it'll be easier for you to get hired. Also if you want to study a specialty such as management or NP, having a BSN will be extremely useful.