BSN accelerated?

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Hello all, im new here. Currently i work as a Parole officer with the state of new york. Graduated college with a B.S in Criminology, minor in computer science. Currently i work Part time with an EMS unit that does Critical care Transports. I work in the back as an assistant to a CC-Paramedic. I'm going for a BSN in nursing and was just wondering how wide my options are? About how many credits should i expect to take? Will i be able to get a Job when i graduate? How long will the whole degree take? Would it be worth it if i plan on being an RN part-time? Also just any other general advice anybody has is welcome by me! thank you all!

Great advice from PPs. Just wanted to add a couple of things. First of all, don't count on the influence of administrators or physicians when it comes to landing a nursing job. Nurses are hired by nurse managers. Name-dropping (I'm a good friend of VP Poobah) has a very negative impact on your chances of being hired.

New grads are unlikely to be hired into part time jobs... because the transition from student to competent practicing nurse takes time and a lot of support. If you're only working 1/2 time, it will take twice as long; an arrangement that will not be agreeable to the prospective employer. That being said, if you land a gig with 12 hour shifts, your work week will usually be 3 days.

Best of luck on your career transition.

Even if the hospital is scraping at the bits to get RN's? i mean i get i wont get my degree for at least a year, but i think its even past the desperation point. What kind of nursing do you suppose i would do part time out of nursing school?
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