Doing associates in nursing the same time I am doing bachelors in accounting

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I have just finished my associate's degree and I would just need the nursing courses to get a nursing degree. I thought I could also complete a bachelor in accounting in a nearby university. That way I would finish my nursing degree and my accounting degree in two and half years. I would have two degrees in span of one semester difference. This way I can have two different jobs that both make good money. Is this a good idea?

"Nursing courses are neither difficult nor time consuming." ImThatGuy----nursing courses that are neither time consuming or difficult? What level? To be honest---this is a first. You are either brilliant with great time management skills, psychomotor skills, great understanding of the nursing process, etc., etc., or deluding yourself?

I'm sorry. I don't mean to step on your little toes, but I just don't think they're hard or challenging. Don't take offense to it. Everyone has their strong points.

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I finished my AA degree in May and still needed two full time semesters of additional classes before I can even qualify for actual nursing courses.

During your AA/AS degree, did you take Lifespan Psych, A&P 1 & 2 , Microbiology? Sometime Chem, Stats, Patho, and Pharm are also required. If you haven't taken these classes, you can't even think about applying to nursing school.. and even then there is no guarantee you'll get in.

Have you researched nursing schools? The common wisdom is it's really hard, all by itself. Trying to earn two full time degrees in two different fields, at the same time will be very, very difficult. (I'm not saying impossible as I'm sure many do it)

Take some time and look around this site.. you'll learn more than you ever thought was possible here.

Edited to add: I looked at some of your past posts here and it seems you're trying to find the best possible way to make lots of money. (5 bedroom house, luxury car, overseas vacations, etc.)

I suppose working two full time jobs, one as a nurse and another as an accountant would probably afford this life to you. I think you'd burn out quickly and be miserable, but hey, it's your life. It doesn't appear that nursing alone will fulfill your financial goals.

Good luck to you.

Ya think ? :)

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wow, go for it

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Specializes in Home Health Care.
I'm sorry. I don't mean to step on your little toes, but I just don't think they're hard or challenging. Don't take offense to it. Everyone has their strong points.

I found nursing school to be very challenging because I had other responsibilities and conflicts going on like raising 3 young kids, building a new house, and work. I think it all depends on where you are at in life and where you go to school if it's challenging or not. I was in an ADN program. We had 6-12 page APA disease process papers, NANDA care plan diagrams and a list of our patients meds (dosage, usage, side effects, interactions, classifications) listed on index cards that had to be hand written out before each clinical. Many of nights I was up until 0200-0300hrs..

It was challenging to keep up on house work, study for tests, shop, run kids around, prepare dinners, lunches, take the dog for a walk, pay bills, work, live life and get the clinical work done on time. There were not enough hours in the day for a 8hr a night sleep or leisure time with my family. Fast forward to today, My RN-MSN program is much less time consuming and far less stressful ( maybe due to my kids being more independent, my house is built and no clinical or redundant papers at this moment. ) I agree that everyone does have their strong points, however if you have a lot going on in your life, nursing school can be challenging. Best of luck to the OP in your endeavors!

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While I admire you ambition, I'm going to give you the same advice one of my friends in Nursing School gave a Pre-nursing student when he said he was going to work 60 hours while in NS:

"You can do it... you just won't pass."

But all joking aside, if that's what you really want to do and you have the drive and means necessary to do it, then go for it! However I'd be remiss if I told you I thought it was a good idea. If you do go though with it you have a hard time ahead of you, and so I wish you the best of luck!

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Specializes in Intermediate Care.

I'm currently in an ADN program, and there are students who are working and have a family, but they are only surviving because they have a really strong work ethic, and time management skills. Considering that half the students make it toward the end to even take the NCLEX, it would be better for the sake of your GPA and/or sanity, depending on which you value more, to concentrate on one subject at a time. You could also complete your Bachelors degree first, and then go for the Accelerated BSN later. Either way, you may have to sacrifice another 2 years of your time to get your BSN later.

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Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.

Another issue - how difficult will it be to get a place in the nursing school.

Is this one of the very few schools that doesn't have a long list of applicants, wait lists, etc. Or do you have the grades to compete for a position.

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Yeah, I just work 60 hours some weeks. I've got a science heavy degree, a hobby interest in "medical stuff," and previous work experience both as a paramedic and A&P teacher so perhaps that all makes nursing either.

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Specializes in MCH,NICU,NNsy,Educ,Village Nursing.
I'm sorry. I don't mean to step on your little toes, but I just don't think they're hard or challenging. Don't take offense to it. Everyone has their strong points.

You are not stepping on my "little toes". They aren't little :). And, not taking offense either. Just commenting. And, in a later post you did admit that perhaps your experience makes it easier for you. There are other posters who have addressed their difficulties in nursing school, which is the norm, due to life, study habits, time to devote, various reasons. Yes, every one does have their strong points, but sometimes even those can be colored by life and its challenges, and may not be quite as "strong" as their norm. So, question for you-if you aren't, have you considered tutoring and helping others who might be struggling?

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You are not stepping on my "little toes". They aren't little :).

Bet you can climb a tree! LOL jk

Nah, I don't tutor. I'm always at work. I'm at work now, lol. Work and school are in the same town. Home isn't so I commute. I couldn't find a decent home for me and my furniture here after moving to take this job and go back to school. I kind of like the commute now though. It's only 35 minutes, but that's 70 minutes of my day where I'm not somewhere doing something. Work sucks the life out of my day, then I have class, and then I sleep. When I'm actually off from both I don't do anything, but enjoy being off. Fortunately, studying hasn't yet been a big necessity for me. If I had to study I'd have less sleep and be even more crabby, lol.

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