I'm getting married this coming summer, but still trying to put myself through nursing school. My plan is to start a nursing program in the fall (if accepted, of course) after my wedding. I've been torn, though, between trying to get my bachelors in nursing first, or if I should do an ASN-BSN bridge program. I would definitely be wanting to get my bachelors degree later because I'm very interested in CRNA or FNP school. I know that's a long ways off, but the decision to go either into an ASN or BSN program has to happen pretty soon.
(I also don't want to put my fiance/husband out of any more money than I absolutely have to...)
So what I'm ultimately asking is, do CRNA schools and/or FNP schools look down on ASN-BSN bridge programs? Would I be able to get an ICU job as an ASN nurse while working on my bachelors degree? I know you need the ICU experience to apply to CRNA school, but what if I wouldn't be able to get the job as a 2-year nurse?
I'm not sure if this is even relevant information, but I do already have a B.A. in Public Relations from the University of Alabama...not sure if already have a bachelors degree carries any weight at all.
I haven't tead all the posts so excuse the redundancy where it exists.
I see two ways to go here. One is become a PA.
Two is get the ADN on the cheap by going to a CC. This way you could work in a hospital, take care of your new marriage and obtain a BSN through the hospital's tuition reimbursement benefit and then take it from there to a NP or NA.
Any way you go it will take time but never forget, and I will assume you are young, that youth is your greatest asset but you must temper it with patience and diligence to achieve end-game success.
Whatever you do go to reputable schools as you have already done at UAB.
Go to (collegescorecard.ed.gov) to look at schools. And by all means stay away from the sub-par for-profits. They are the "loan you up to the gills" schools. And considering their relatively high tuition coupled with their low graduation and retention rates are not worth a fart in an air lock.
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I haven't tead all the posts so excuse the redundancy where it exists.
I see two ways to go here. One is become a PA.
Two is get the ADN on the cheap by going to a CC. This way you could work in a hospital, take care of your new marriage and obtain a BSN through the hospital's tuition reimbursement benefit and then take it from there to a NP or NA.
Any way you go it will take time but never forget, and I will assume you are young, that youth is your greatest asset but you must temper it with patience and diligence to achieve end-game success.
Whatever you do go to reputable schools as you have already done at UAB.
Go to (collegescorecard.ed.gov) to look at schools. And by all means stay away from the sub-par for-profits. They are the "loan you up to the gills" schools. And considering their relatively high tuition coupled with their low graduation and retention rates are not worth a fart in an air lock.