Generic MSN program - Wilkes U - Wilkes-Barre, PA

I graduated from Wilkes Univ with my B.S. and decided to go into nursing, but chose not to do so at Wilkes. I am attending a second degree program at Misericorida. I have ran into a few second degree generic MSN program students when I have been at clinicals and they have said that they feel very rushed and just hope that they can get a grasp on everything as a whole by graduation. Personally, from what I have seen one of the best nursing schools in the area, as far as a BSN degree goes, is Scranton. Miseri has been trying to sort out some of their problems as far as faculty goes (profs leaving, etc) and they are doing as best of a job that they can, but I think my class has suffered due to this. I have learned alot while I have been there, and I know that these problems occur at many schools, but I think there have been some extraordinary circumstances lately at Miseri. I would recommend Miseri with slight precaution, but still recommend it. I know a RN who just graduated from Scranton and has all good things to say about Scranton. If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

PABSNStudent - Thanks very much for the reply.

I have a BS in a non-nursing field, so that's why I'm looking into the Generic MSN program @ Wilkes.

I'm also interested in the Second Degree program @ Miseri, so I appreciated your feedback on that. Additionally, I requested info from Bloom (has a Second Degree program), Scranton (doesn't have) & Marywood (doesn't have, either).

Wilkes & Miseri are my top choices, though, as both schools seem to really be interested in specifically recruiting the second degree students.

Are you enrolled in Miseri's full time program or their PTAENP program? If you don't mind, I'd love to get some additional insight from you... I'll be in touch soon w/ some questions.

Also - I see you're interested in ultimately becoming a CRNA... I know one locally who has a really good reputation professionally. Let me know if you have any questions on that end, & I'll try to get you some answers.

Thanks again!

No problem, if you have any questions feel free to e-mail me, or I think on here it's called PM-ing. I am not sure about the specifics of how the girl I know did the whole Scranton transfer, but she was also a second degree student. I think basically she just did a transfer, but since it isnt specifically a second degree program she probably had to do any gen. ed. classes that Scranton wants to graduate. Also, I am interested in ultimately interested in becoming a CRNA. I'm not sure if you have goals to do this, or if you just added this in, but if you do here is some of the things that I have learned so far. I have had a wonderful opportunity to shadow some different CRNAs and talk to them, but I think the more opinions you get the better you off you will be. I even had the chance to talk to some of the directors of the new CRNA program at York and get their insight about what to do. Most of their advice was to keep my grades up, which are excellent currently, and to make sure I do well on my GREs. One thing that I didn't realize is to use precaution about the people you choose to do recommendations. I would think that getting a recommendation wouldn't be a problem at all and that all would be stellar, but they said that it isn't so. I can talk with you otherwise about other specifics just about choosing a program. Overall what they had told me is good advice to not only applying to a CRNA program just just grad. schools in general.