Continuing Education

[jabroadwater]

I know I could research this, but I'm gonna take the lazy way and ask....

During clinicals, I met an RN, and during conversation, she said that she wanted to go back to school and get her BSN (she had an ADN) but that her A & P's and Micro were beyond the 5 year limit, and that she didn't want to have to retake them.

I just completed my ADN RN in December, and I have full intentions of continuing on with my BSN. But after school, I need to go right to work, and I was going to sit out a semester, or two, while I get on my feet and find a BSN program to get into. I took my A & P's in 2006. Does that mean if I am not working toward my BSN this year, that I will have to retake those courses?

Thanx,

Jimmy

[ACute RN]

I'm not sure where you are from, but in Pittsburgh there are several RN to BSN programs that have very different requirements. The program I went through only required that you had a diploma or ADN, since most (if not all) programs require A & P and micro. I do know that the University of Pittsburgh requires all science courses to be taken within the past 5 years for their RN to BSN program. I would definitely ask because it seems to vary!

[GM2RN]

It totally depends on the program. You just have to look at the ones you are interested in to find out.

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

mine were ages old and were accepted. Depends on program