I am changing careers to nursing. I have a bachelors degree and will have a masters degree shortly in unrelated fields. I am now planning how to most quickly become a nurse while leaving options open for the ability to eventually get a good masters degree in nursing.
So my goals are as follows:
1) get a nursing degree ASAP
2) have a good enough degree to eventually get into a Masters in anesthesiology or nursing informatics, as I am still undecided.
3) Keep costs low as possible
So I am looking into 1 year Accelerated BSN programs, but the cost and the wait lists are a huge turn off. I am therefore considering getting an RN, which will allow me to eventually get a BSN or maybe do an accelerated RN-MSN degree.
So I'm looking for advice. Will the RN get me a job that can give me the time to get an online BSN? Will online BSNs allow me the option to go to a good graduate school? What do you suggest for someone in my position?
Which would be the cheapest option towards a BSN. Again my goal is to become a nurse ASAP, however, the speed at which I move from an RN to a BSN is not quite as important as I can work while i pursue those degrees.
Any advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Even if it seems irrelevant feel free to comment. Thanks in advance!
Trust me I did my research,most states dont hire new grads,only few do..
Hmmm....not sure what you mean by "states" hiring. Do you mean the job market in specific states? If so, not sure where you looked....but all the summer 2009 grads from my school are employed.
I don't live in the US but there has been a lot of discussion here for a few months about new grads having difficulties finding employment. You might want to look at some previous threads...
Hmmm....not sure what you mean by "states" hiring. Do you mean the job market in specific states? If so, not sure where you looked....but all the summer 2009 grads from my school are employed.
I don't live in the US but there has been a lot of discussion here for a few months about new grads having difficulties finding employment. You might want to look at some previous threads...
More difficult yes, impossible no. The statement I was replying to was inferring that entire states were not hiring new grads at all. I think the market is more competitive than it's been.....but there are jobs.
To the posters knocking the OP, I would say give him/her a break, but you guys might be on the money. From the inference of the post, it's about quickly becoming a nurse but yet not doing something really related to the bedside experience, or care in general. CRNA and informatics are a far cry from your run-of-the-mill med-surg unit, where the job of healing is done day in and day out. To the OP, examine whether you really want to sign up for this and if that's the case try to shadow an RN. Don't do it for job security. Don't do it for money. Do it because you really like helping and being around (sick) people.
Then you may want to tell all the new grads where these jobs exist, because believe me, from other threads, jobs for new grads, regardless of degree is far and few.....
Then you may want to tell all the new grads where these jobs exist, because believe me, from other threads, jobs for new grads, regardless of degree is far and few.....
I haven't graduated yet; I'm just saying that everyone from my school who graduated June '09 is employed. From their reports and what I'm reading here, yes jobs are harder to find.
But the idea being thrown around that no one is getting hired doesn't seem to be a universal experience.
I know where you are coming from...I have a bachelors in business and am about to graduate with two master's degrees (public health and health care administration) and would love to go back to school to become a nurse, but the costs are astronomical. ABSN programs are about $50k by the time you are all said and done, and ADN programs are so much cheaper! The thought of getting ADN-BSN is not necessarily the most appealing, but the costs are. Right now, I am leaning toward an ADN program and progressing from there, however I am worried about finding a hospital job right out of ADN. Good luck with your decision, I know I need it!!!
come to indiana...they definently have a lot of open Rn positions. and I haven't heard of any new grads around here having trouble finding jobs. but I think indiana is kind of boring so maybe no one wants to live here. lol
Please, resist the urge to argue with other members. Stick to debating the issues.
Taking staff hat off now.
Financial aspirations and wanting to give good care to patients are not mutually exclusive. Ambition alone probably won't make up for some of the drawbacks and headaches of nursing, but if the commitment to patients also exists, there are many possibilities for both professional and monetary success.
On the flip side, if you don't have the desire to care for patients, you might not find the job satisfaction you desire, money notwithstanding. And patients may pick up on that.
Might be a good idea to do as another member suggested and try for several shadow experiences on the kinds of units you would work as a new nurse. Nothing like walking a mile or two in someone else's clogs before making a huge commitment.
There are jobs, I agree with a poster. But just much more competitive. Right now, it is a "to get what you have never had, you must do what you've never done", kind of situation.
That resume must stand out and then you pray very hard too.
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Hmmm....not sure what you mean by "states" hiring. Do you mean the job market in specific states? If so, not sure where you looked....but all the summer 2009 grads from my school are employed.