AE MSN at UT Austin Summer 2012

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Anybody out there applying to the UT Austin AEMSN program for summer 2012? Haven't seen any posts about our group of hopefuls yet.

Thanks acbs, you put things in perspective for me. My main other doubt is that I keep hearing.. If you don't think this is your passion don't do it, I couldn't imagine doing this without the passion yada yada. I seriously don't think I'll figure out my 'passion' til I'm like 50. I think nursing is the best fit for me now because I want flexibility, stability, decent pay, and I want to help people. I also want to be able to transition if I need to and I think I can do that with nursing. I just feel like some nurses I've talked to have made me feel like if being an RN isn't my life's passion and dream I'll never make it. I feel like this is the best road for me to go down at this time, but I am not feeling passion yet, i haven't even started nursing school! Does anyone feel like I do?

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To clarify I've researched a number of careers and nursing is the one career I felt really good about and I love where I volunteer. I need a job that is engaging. It also kind of freaks me out how many people end up hating the career though :( I don't have any idealistic expectations but some of the stories I've read on here are discouraging.

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There will be pros and cons in all careers. Also, some people are natural born complainers. Maybe they are burnt out and ready to move on. Then they should make moves to do so.

I read something on this site about people complaining about doing 12-hr shifts, and then being tired the day after. Waa waa. I closed that thread and moved on. I think research is useful, but let's stick to the facts and not dwell so much on other people's opinions. Too much social media these days. (wait - I'm doing it now - hahhaaa)

I volunteered for about six months at a hospital. Most nurses were very happy and friendly there. There was one, though, who was so negative. She's not fun to be around. She seemed miserable. I don't think it was necessarily because she was a nurse.

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I'm not sure if what I feel is a passion for it, but I think that I will be good at it. I feel blessed that we were admitted and given the chance. We worked hard for this!

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That's a good point. So much of it is attitude. Sometimes management is terrible etc, but the good thing with nursing is, you can probably find a different job! Or at least when the economy picks back up. I like your practical mindset. I'll try not to let self doubt get in the way. I am a conscientious, smart, compassionate person and I think I'd make a good nurse.

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Sounds like it!

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Thanks lol! That was my self confidence boost haha.

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For me it's important to remember how wide open this field really is.....being an RN doesn't mean going to the same hospital everyday! At a bare minimum, there is the possibility of picking up shifts at multiple hospitals. That's 2-3 times as many folks (read POTENTIAL CONTACTS) that you can meet! There are hospices, nursing homes, and drug/alcohol rehabs that need nurses. More contacts. There is home health care. You can use your nursing experience to get into pharmaceuticals or medical device. And remember the size and diversity of the school we're going to!! Oh my gosh, there is a law school, bioengineering, music and art...... Maybe you'll meet someone who wants to start an art therapy practice? Maybe you'll meet a sports management student who gets you into working with an athletic team? Maybe a musician, and in 10 years you are tending to the tendonitis in cello players around the world? It's not gonna happen the day we graduate, but there is so much opportunity out there! Don't be scared of lack of opportunity! If anything be freaked out at all the choices in life! This is just another step on the journey! Be proud of where you are now and trust that it will all work out....because it always does!

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What I am wondering is, will not getting a BSN (just getting RN) affect where we would be hired as a nurse?

And for all the undeclared, what specialty are you thinking about? I mean it is three years and so we will have to commit to that specialty for a while -- maybe our life? And without getting BSN, I hear it is hard to get hired. Any thoughts on this?

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Princerox

I love that.. "Don't be scared of lack of opportunity. If anything be freaked out at all the choices in life!"

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The thing is is we won't have any nursing degree so it's kind of weird circumstances. I consider the rn we get to be the equivalent to a bsn. It's 2 years of UT nursing in one and we're qualified to go on for a masters so I think it's a bsn equivalent... I think they won't officially award us our bsn though because they'd be afraid people wouldn't finish the program. I hope it doesn't affect hireability but it might

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Wasn't it just last week that we were all freaking out and we FINALLY got accepted. And now we are freaking out about the ability of finding a job after we get our degrees. Just funny how 1 week makes a difference!

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