A Question

frankie · Oct 6, 2002

Jen, sounds confusion to me. I had a BS in chemistry before attending nursing school. I attended a diploma school at a hospital, and completed the traditional 3 year diploma program in 2 years. The problem with all that was, the credits granted in nursing classes were granted by a hospital, not a university. Had I gone to school for 2 years at university, I would have had college credits that would transfer. For a long time, the ed. community would not let us diploma grads off the hook when wanting the BSN. I waited - too long - and I do have my BSN - and more. The puzzeling things are 1 ) I thought all diploma programs were gone, and 2) usually hospitals do not give credits. Is the hosptial holding classes in their facility for a school?

Hope this helps. It is a long road, but an interesting one. Take care - frankie

memphispanda, RN · Oct 6, 2002

I talked to several places before deciding on a diploma program. I already have a BSN. What I was told is if I want to further my education (straight to Masters) I might have to take 2 or 3 additional undergraduate classes and then I could go directly to the Masters program. I talked to another institution that said their requirements were a BS or BA and RN of any type.

Carol

Kyle's Mom · Oct 7, 2002

My mother, and RN for almost 35 years, is a "diploma nurse." When I was in high school & was thinking about nursing, she tried to encourage me to enter a diploma program, if I could find one. She is convinced that this was the best way to get your nursing education - they got lots of clinical experience, just about from day one. She eventually went on to get her BSN and MSN.