Accelerated RN-BSN Degree?

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Dear Nurses!

Does any one have any ideas about an accelerated RN-BSN program? Thank you in advance for your suggestions.

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Specializes in maternal child, public/community health.

I have lots of ideas! I could give you 20 of them and not tell you anything you care about. What do you want to know?

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I go to SIUE in Edwardsville, IL. Good school. 15 month program. Reasonable. Recommended.

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Since those programs are designed for working adults to complete their degrees, aren't they all as accelerated or decelerated as you want them to be? Couldn't you just take the classes at a faster pace?

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Specializes in pediatrics, public health.
Since those programs are designed for working adults to complete their degrees, aren't they all as accelerated or decelerated as you want them to be? Couldn't you just take the classes at a faster pace?

Not at all. They're not designed for working adults -- they're designed for people who are willing and able to take a 12 to 18 month break from working to go to school full time. Some do manage to work, at least part time, while doing an accelerated BSN, but it's not easy. I graduated from a 12 month accelerated BSN program, and there is no way I could have fit in work with such an intensive program and also being a single parent.

To the OP -- if you give us a little more detail about what you'd like to know about accelerated BSN programs, we might be able to help you.

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Not at all. They're not designed for working adults -- they're designed for people who are willing and able to take a 12 to 18 month break from working to go to school full time. Some do manage to work, at least part time, while doing an accelerated BSN, but it's not easy. I graduated from a 12 month accelerated BSN program, and there is no way I could have fit in work with such an intensive program and also being a single parent.

To the OP -- if you give us a little more detail about what you'd like to know about accelerated BSN programs, we might be able to help you.

The OP was asking about RN-BSN programs, so I was assuming they meant BSN completion programs, not initial licensure programs. I did an accelerated BSN program, so am well aware of the time commitment they require. Perhaps the OP can clarify?

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Hello All,

I wanted to know which schools do you recommend for accelerated RN-BSN degree. I know there are lots of schools which schools which offer this program and some of them may be good and some of them may not. So I wanted to have some ideas from your real life experience. I live in NY and I am recently graduated RN. I can commute to Connecticut or New Jersy too, if I find a good, reputed accelerated onsite/hybrid RN-BSN program. Thank you in advance.

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Have you looked in to Excelsior? It's all online, not a hybrid program, but if you're looking for a faster completion program you might not find ones that are in person.

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Specializes in neurology, cardiology, ED.

Try western governors. Totally online, work at your own pace and very affordable.

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WGU for me! I finished my BSN in 3 months and one week!

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i too am looking for a rn-bsn program and possibly msn. first hand recommendations are always the best.

wgu? is that western governors as mentioned in a previous response? if so do they have a msn program?

thank you

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i too am looking for a rn-bsn program and possibly msn. first hand recommendations are always the best.

wgu? is that western governors as mentioned in a previous response? if so do they have a msn program?

thank you

yes and yes. i highly recommend wgu and you can also visit our facebook group to talk to others in the program.

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