BSN...I am confused

[RN wannab]

Hi there,

Please someone out there help me. I have a B.S. in Business, Finance and now I am out of work. I would like to get into nursing but dont' know if I can qualify to get into the BSN or do I need to get a 2 year RN first?

I have several sciences courses which I had taken 15 years ago. These might be too old?

Should I go to trade school or Community College. I read that it's hard to get into program at the community college even if you have all you prereq. And if this is the case, then it would be a waste of time if I don't get in after completing my prereq. right?

Does RN make decent money and are they treated well? Do you have to specialize to make good money? and if so, in what area and if any more schooling is involved or just on the job training?

I am sorry for the many questions but I'm still very confused. Thank you all for helping me clearing this out.

[paganoid]

Thanks, I just hope that after the 3 year RN schooling I'll pass the board. This is another hurdle I'm worried about. In Finance, we just graduate and got a job; it was so much easier. But I'm done with this field and needed to do something else. I think I'll need to complete at least a semester of pre-RN because my science courses are so old. I plan to go to American River College and it states that I need Biol 430, 431, 440. And the rest like english and psy, and speech...I hope that they'll waive them for me eventhough they are so anciently old. I look forward to learning again and feel quite excited of the prospect of a new career. Thankx so much again for your advice.

You mentioned American River College. Is SacState close to you? They have a one year accelerated BSN program you might want to check out.

Since you already have a bachelor's degree, you might Google the search string "entry level Master's Nursing California" (without the quotes). SFSU has a 30 month masters program that is as long as my BSN program at CSUEB in Concord.

Your community college pre-reqs will transfer to 4-year schools in Northern CA. Check out: http://www.assist.org

Take Pathophysiology BEFORE you enter nursing school. Santa Barbara City College has an online Patho distance learning course, i think it's HIT-204 or close to it. Check assist.org but this course used to transfer to the CSU nursing programs.. You'd probably also have to take Pharmacology & Nutrition before attending an accelerated program.

Best of luck to you and don't hesitate to ask more questions. We're here for you.:heartbeat