ok so i just want to let people who read this know that i am only 17 i am a junior in high schoo:dl nursing seems like the place where it is at and it seems like something that i am interested in because i know a lot about disease and taking care of things plus i think i can be a good leader and be a good listener as well as not being so judgmental, caring and always remembering the little things about some one that would make there day if you asked about it in the future (if that makes sense). ok so the other day at school we had a guest speaker in one of my classes it was a cop, he asked each and every one of us what we wanted to do as a career after high school and of course i said nurse, ok well he went on about how everyone needed to get as much education as they can because it's a competition, i've heard this before by my econ teacher but he put it as we need to set our self's different form everyone else in the pack... ok i can do this get good grades get my cna join some organizations study somewhat outside the field(:idea:like in art, literature, music, dental, you know things that don't go with being a nurse), piece of cake! (in my opinion)
ok so this is where it gets complicated:uhoh3:, my mom's side of the family is well known around town and my family knows a lot of people around our town too. i was telling my aunt that from her being the person that runs our family business that someday i wish to be the head nurse of the hospital in our town, because if you knew this hospital you would know that things need to change for the better like faster more efficient results and tests to get patients where they need to go faster and in a less timely manner, better hospitality, and more paying attention to the situation and not being in "denial" about the patients conditition and saying they have something else when they clearly have something that's not the something else or saying that their fine even when they're not, because recently a mrsa outbreak occurred and a man almost lost his life because of it but thank god his wife took him in to the nearest largest city of fort wane to a competing hospital that diagnosed correctly and started the correct treatment thank god that is life wasn't cut short because of the local hospitals negligence, but there was a mal practice law suit brought apoun the er doctor that saw the sick man. so pretty much i want to be in a position where i can make some changes and do well for the patients as well as be a better service to the community:heartbeat
my aunt then told me that the officer that i had in my class as a guest speaker was married to the head nurse of our hospital (so the saying is somewhat true nurses and cops making the world a better place one person at a time.) well uh there's a little problem, they kind of hate us because my aunt was arrested as well as my cousins and my uncle for marijuana possession almost 9 years ago and you won't believe it was the same cop that came in to talk to us... he doesn't know me because i don't share the same last name as my aunt the name of our family business and my aunt told the head nurse off at the hospital because she was being an air head and wasn't doing what the doctor had told her to do for my grandma when she was in the hospital before she had passed away, and now i feel that some of the decisions that my family has made that now it might hold me back and that i may not get to do the things that i want to do or at least try and do. but we don't share the same last names and i'm not a pot head and i have a clean record and i'm far from being like them except i can be a bit ****** if things are going like they should be but for the right reasons, if that makes sense.
so i know that an adn would not be enough to be the head nurse someone told me bsn , well i was looking on the internet and i knew that there was higher than a bsn and that an msn so my main question is which one can i be a candidate to be the manager of the hospitals nursing staff (if chosen) even if i couldn't be the manager of the hospitals nursing staff i still want to be a nurse so that i can help people and maybe even change a few things even if there small things, i know that with an msn i can teach people who are becoming nurses (i think) but another thing is what if nursing turns out to be something that isn't for me and i want to become a high school biology teacher (and theirs also a lot of thing that need to be changed in the local school districts for the better, but that's another story for another day) or a dental hygienist or even a medical transcriptionist... ok so i know that the msn is probably my best option (because i'm getting the most education and i would most likely have to go to school less to transfer to a career that is in the medical or science field) to be hired by the local hospital plus make them think that i'm nothing like my family (under educated barley made it out of high school have criminal records family that expects something for doing nothing) in case someone knows
but can some one tell me the steps id have to take to get their like
do i have to get an adn and work my way up for example practice for a minimal time with an adn and move up to bsn (through going back to school) and repeat the process to get to an msn?
can i just go to school all at once and get an msn or a bsn?
does any one know the requirements for indiana licensure?
witch one says management material or "he knows what he's doing" degree?
thank you so much for reading my extremely long has nothing to do with my question(s) post
Definitely talk with your high school counselor to see what might be available in your area and to get an idea of what your options might be. Many nursing programs are very competitive and you want to be as strong as possible to increase your chances of getting accepted. For the most part, looking at the hiring trends right now, I would encourage someone still in high school to consider going for the BSN right away. Having a BSN could give you the competitive edge you would need to get hired for your first position as a staff nurse---which is something that you will want to have whether you choose to go into administration, teaching, or some other nursing role beyond bedside care.
Having said that, going straight to a BSN program is not always the best choice for all people. There are some who benefit tremendously from going through an LPN or ADN program first. Definitely get your CNA and try working in long-term care or in a hospital to see if you like that kind of work. If you don't like it, you might decide it's better for you to explore other interests.
Also, please don't misunderstand what I am about to say and think that I am being harsh on you. I have to agree with a previous poster who mentioned that it is important that you have good spelling and grammar skills. Most nursing programs are pretty strict in terms of students being able to express their thoughts in a clear, professional manner and will require you to write scholarly papers that adhere to a professional, scientific format such as APA. I've taught in a BSN program and have had to deduct points from student papers because they were poorly written and contained numerous grammatical and spelling mistakes. Sometimes a poorly-written paper can mean the difference between a passing grade and a non-passing grade and, if you eventually want to go to graduate school, you need to do as well as you can in your undergraduate education. Many programs require students to write admissions essays and I can assure you that even though an applicant may have good grades and references, a poorly written admission essay can keep that applicant out of certain nursing programs. If you think you have a learning disability or have been told that you have one, please talk to your high school counselor for formal testing. A school should not discriminate against a student with a learning disability and will work with that student, but the school needs to be made aware of the problem so that measures can be taken to provide the extra help that student needs.
I do wish you the best. I admire your enthusiasm and passion and think you could be a real asset to the nursing profession.
this is greatly apreciated from all of you thank you! :) so from reading your posts i also relized i forgot to menchion i can not go out of state because my mom is sick, with things like heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and shes falling fast! so going out of state for me isnt an option incase somthing happens:crying2: 2nd i really can not stand big cities i can get along with fort wayne and theres a university known as IPFW its 45-60 minutes from where i live and i think that that is where im going to go or i will suck up my fear and go to IU southbend:heartbeat:redbeathe... but i dont want to leave my friends either, most of them arent going to college and the only one that is is going to fortwayn to be a nurse also...
Don't take this the wrong way. I really am trying to get you pointed in the right direction.
I have found, after years of dealing with terminal and elderly patients, that the things we regret the most are the things we didn't do. You are not your mother's keeper, nor your friends'. You are responsible only for yourself and your future. Don't be tied down by your mother's illnesses, please. Don't use that as an excuse to keep yourself from having the life you want, and don't let her use them as a way to keep you home. Also, your friends will still be your friends no matter where you go or what you do, and there are always new friends to be made.
You can succeed. Let yourself believe that. You can do this, but you have to stop making excuses and move the roadblocks you've put up first.
I see lots of good, well-meaning responses. I just want to add that you can gain practical experience, as you are, working full time, while earning your degree at home.
I recommend that you 1) continue working to gain much needed and respected practical experience, 2) earn your ADN through TCN -- your place, your pace, where you never have to attend a class, 3) then look into a program we have with Regis University (one of the top US nursing programs), where you can complete a bridge program, RN-to-MSN. This program too is distance learning. However, you would be invited to Denver, CO to attend graduation ceremonies, as your degree would be exactly the same as cmapus-based graduates.
This program, like most, offers 2 tracks: management or education. In your case, concentrate on management. Also, please know that you can detour and stop at your BSN, if life makes that shorter path more viable.
The main thing is to keep moving forward, because education holds the key to your future!
i have a spelling and some what reading problem so theirs absolutly nothing i can really do to improve that so ive been told and i just say it as it comes when it comes to posting things on message bords i really dont care what my sentace structure or grammar looks like on these things, ive made it this far with my education with out being the best english student im sure that i can do it in college also :)
Nonsense. There is always something that you can do to improve your skills or learn more or correct the deficiencies. As for posting on message boards, or Facebook, or anyplace online, the Internet is an extremely public place. Project the image that you want to be perceived as. You don't look or sound like management material in those posts. You look too lazy to use proper capitalization or to even install a spellchecker program that would have flagged SEVEN errors in that text that I quoted, and there are many, many more!
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Definitely talk with your high school counselor to see what might be available in your area and to get an idea of what your options might be. Many nursing programs are very competitive and you want to be as strong as possible to increase your chances of getting accepted. For the most part, looking at the hiring trends right now, I would encourage someone still in high school to consider going for the BSN right away. Having a BSN could give you the competitive edge you would need to get hired for your first position as a staff nurse---which is something that you will want to have whether you choose to go into administration, teaching, or some other nursing role beyond bedside care.
Having said that, going straight to a BSN program is not always the best choice for all people. There are some who benefit tremendously from going through an LPN or ADN program first. Definitely get your CNA and try working in long-term care or in a hospital to see if you like that kind of work. If you don't like it, you might decide it's better for you to explore other interests.
Also, please don't misunderstand what I am about to say and think that I am being harsh on you. I have to agree with a previous poster who mentioned that it is important that you have good spelling and grammar skills. Most nursing programs are pretty strict in terms of students being able to express their thoughts in a clear, professional manner and will require you to write scholarly papers that adhere to a professional, scientific format such as APA. I've taught in a BSN program and have had to deduct points from student papers because they were poorly written and contained numerous grammatical and spelling mistakes. Sometimes a poorly-written paper can mean the difference between a passing grade and a non-passing grade and, if you eventually want to go to graduate school, you need to do as well as you can in your undergraduate education. Many programs require students to write admissions essays and I can assure you that even though an applicant may have good grades and references, a poorly written admission essay can keep that applicant out of certain nursing programs. If you think you have a learning disability or have been told that you have one, please talk to your high school counselor for formal testing. A school should not discriminate against a student with a learning disability and will work with that student, but the school needs to be made aware of the problem so that measures can be taken to provide the extra help that student needs.
I do wish you the best. I admire your enthusiasm and passion and think you could be a real asset to the nursing profession.