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I'm a RN with 20 years experience who is looking into getting a BSN to bring my education in line with my knowledge and experience. In the past few months I've spent many hours doing exhaustive research on accelerated RN to BSN programs specifically for RN's who already possess a non-nursing bachelor's degree.
And I have come across a standard that really irks me!
While there are many programs for non-nurses with non-nursing bachelor's degrees in any subject that purport to make them RN's in a year, I'm not finding the equivalent for those in my situation! Sure, there are programs that take approximately one year, but please consider this:
If a person with a non-nursing bachelor's degree can become an RN in one year, if I am already a RN and already have a bachelor's degree, does that mean I already have my BSN???
Interesting conundrum, isn't it?
But what I'm finding is much, much different! Even the few schools that actually offer accelerated RN to BSN's for nurses w/non-nursing bachelor's degrees, they take AT LEAST a year. Even the ones that do not require pre-requisites for that specific group take at least a year or more!
I think the answer is this: Who would award those like me a BSN without also wanting to make a significant income from doing so? And so we are required to take a lot of totally unnecessary classes and there is no option of clepping the whole darned thing. But there should be.
I'm interested in anyone finding themselves in the same situation, and in any information regarding programs that truly take previous education and experience into consideration.
Thank you all, and I hope to hear from you!