Its been a while since I have been on this website and I missed it! I have a question...I have already graduated from a 4 year institute with a BA in English. I am now enrolled in a CC to get my associates in Nursing. Once I get that degree I would like to get a job and then pursue my BSN. I was talking to a classmate last night and she said that theres no point for me to get a BSN because I already hold a Bachelors degree and that I should go for my MSN. Now is that true? Can I go from an Associates right into an MSN program if I hold a Bachelors degree in another field? I am so confused and I don't want to prolong my education so any advice will be extremely helpful.
This question has to answered by you.....if you are in nursing, not sure why you wouldn't get your MSN in a field that is nursing related. Personally, I am going for my NeoNatal NP, but I know ASU also has educational MSN's as well as other specialities that are nursing related. You need to 1)know what you are interested in 2) investigate the variouis programs within your graduate levels programs in your area 3) review what requirements that MSN programs has.
What would you get your MSN in? Sorry perhaps I'm not understanding you but if your a nurse, what are your current two degress in?
my 2 degrees are in Psychology and Sociology and were before nursing school. I am not the original poster. If I went back to grad school it wouldn't be for my MSN>
I am an RN (with an ADN) and a prev. B.S. in Biotechnology. I am planning on entering an MSN program this Fall and am not required to have a BSN to enter the program. There are certain General Education requirements, but I've taken them in my prev degree, so therefore no need for the BSN. It's an online school. I would suggest looking into it more and not waste time getting a BSN first.
my 2 degrees are in Psychology and Sociology and were before nursing school. I am not the original poster. If I went back to grad school it wouldn't be for my MSN>
Yeah I'm curious too, as to what your Master's would be in....
I'm in a "direct entry" MSN program. I have a BA already and what happens is the first 6 quarters are accelerated work to get us to the NCLEX. Then we move straight into the masters coursework (well, except for me and my fellow NNP wannabes, we work in a lvl III NICU for at least 2 years prior to doing our graduate work)
It was the fastest way to get my RN and there were no Accelerated BSN programs very close by.
Its been a while since I have been on this website and I missed it! I have a question...I have already graduated from a 4 year institute with a BA in English. I am now enrolled in a CC to get my associates in Nursing. Once I get that degree I would like to get a job and then pursue my BSN. I was talking to a classmate last night and she said that theres no point for me to get a BSN because I already hold a Bachelors degree and that I should go for my MSN. Now is that true? Can I go from an Associates right into an MSN program if I hold a Bachelors degree in another field? I am so confused and I don't want to prolong my education so any advice will be extremely helpful.
Thank you!!
Hi,
I have seen several RN to MSN programs and it is a possibility, there are all sorts of routes to getting your RN and if you currently plenty of University BA credits they are in your favor, generally. Have you started at your CC yet? I was also enrolled to start at one in the fall of 2006 but decided to start, (and did) in a Master's entry to Nursing Program. I love it. It is soooo hard though, (I mean the RN is soooo hard regardless!!)
One of the many factors that I liked about it is that I was not eligible for any student financial aid for the CC but I am for the masters.
There is lots of discussion about this too in the student nursing discussion as well as in the MSN/graduate entry/phd thread in the student nursing forums.
I heard about those accelerated programs & started to do one myself. when I spoke to some of the recruiters they said that they only admit like 10 students/yr. and I would still be taking all the required classes, just at twice the rate (& nursing school is hard enough at full-time!). they also said that most of the classes were done on-line, & I don't like those classes... I'd rather get a lecture & explanation from someone experienced. also, those programs are made so that you bypass the BSN & (eventually) get the MSN. however if something happens & you have to quit, slow-down, or take a break then you don't have an MSN or BSN, & you're not even an RN! at least if you took the ADN or BSN track first you will already have that to fall back on.
those are just my reasons for doing the BSN instead of the accelerated MSN. if you can handle it, go for it & good luck!
I know for a fact that you can get your MSN. There are universities with programs for nurses with Bachelor's degrees in other fields. I'm in a similar situation, with a BA in another field. I chose an acellerated BSN program, but in my search I discovered that even if I had chosen an Associates' degree RN program, I still could go on to pursue my MSN. I believe it may require a few "bridge" classes, but it's definitely do-able!
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This question has to answered by you.....if you are in nursing, not sure why you wouldn't get your MSN in a field that is nursing related. Personally, I am going for my NeoNatal NP, but I know ASU also has educational MSN's as well as other specialities that are nursing related. You need to 1)know what you are interested in 2) investigate the variouis programs within your graduate levels programs in your area 3) review what requirements that MSN programs has.
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