Can a Mid-30's Guy become a nurse? How?

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Hello,

Since I was young I wanted to be many things. Firefighter, Navy Seal, Paramedic, just to name a few. But some of those careers didn't happen for one reason or another. :(

I've have/had one major obstacle, epilepsy. For over 20+ years I suffered from Complex Partial Seizures. I have been dealing with this throughout high school and some college.

A few months back I had Temporal Lobe Surgery for my epilepsy. So far so good, everything looks good. A future without seizures looks very possible. That made me think of possible career paths I could choose. What would be a good choice? Nursing seemed to be a good fit. Not just any type of nurse, but a neurology nurse. Being a person with (controlled) epilepsy being able to help others with epilepsy sounds good.

I would like to know about the nursing schools in and around Albany, NY. Which ones

offer the best training for the money? What schools offer financial aid? What area hospitals offer any work/study type programs?

I would appreciate any help from nurses and nursing students in the area.

Thx,

JD

My choices seem to be limited to LPN programs. That's if I want to go to a physical campus for training. The only places that of BSN programs around me are only online. :(

Does anyone have experience with these programs? Was the training well enough for you to pass? How was the clinicals? What are the good and bad points of each?

*Albany County Votec

St. Peter's Hospital / Samaritan Hospital

Maria College

Mildred-Elley

Excelsior College

*Hudson Valley Community College

Schenectady County Community College

*I have attended both of these places before. But for courses that have nothing to do

with nursing. :)

Any help would be appreciated. :)

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FYI some states like California don't allow for you to get a license if you go to Excelsior College just in case you were planning on moving. Its because the clinical's aren't synced together well with the full online education. I went from LPN to RN. Some people go that route because they couldn't get into RN school right away or they want to try nursing out first before committing for another year and bridging in to RN.

Also many schools want you to have the prerequisites for nurisng done before applying to nursing school. Ex. Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology and Chemistry.

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My choices seem to be limited to LPN programs. That's if I want to go to a physical campus for training. The only places that of BSN programs around me are only online. :(

Does anyone have experience with these programs? Was the training well enough for you to pass? How was the clinicals? What are the good and bad points of each?

*Albany County Votec

St. Peter's Hospital / Samaritan Hospital

Maria College

Mildred-Elley

Excelsior College

*Hudson Valley Community College

Schenectady County Community College

*I have attended both of these places before. But for courses that have nothing to do

with nursing. :)

Any help would be appreciated. :)

My sister actually works at st peters hospital as an RN!! What did you need to know about it? I could ask.

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

A BSN program cannot just be online. Every program has to have a skills lab and clinical component.

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My sister actually works at st peters hospital as an RN!! What did you need to know about it? I could ask.

I would like to know more about the Northeast Health "St. Peter's Health Partners".

Does St. Peter's Hospital have its own nursing school? Or am I just limited to

Memorial School of Nursing & Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing?

Did she go through either of these schools? Or does she know of someone that has? How was

it? Was the training well enough to pass certification tests? How were the instructors?

What were the clinicals like? Where were they held? Did she have any kind of choice?

Could she have clinicals in any of the three hospitals? Or did she have a mandatory

location given to her? Would she recommend these nursing schools to anyone? How was the

cost, financial aid options, etc?

I would like to know about the overall experience with those schools.

Thanks, :)

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Age doesn't matter. I am 47 y/o and working on my associates. I plan on getting my BSN also.

It's mind over matter

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