Would love to hear other's thoughts on this! I have been a physical therapist for 19 years. I knew as soon as I started that it wasn't for me. I've learned that I am much too nurturing to push my patients the way they need to be pushed. I would rather make them comfortable than make them feel sick and/or miserable all the time. I work in a inpatient rehab setting and have done short stints in home health, acute care, continuing care retirement community, and skilled nursing facility. It has been my dream since the mid 90's to go back for a nursing degree. My kids are 15, 14, and 12 now and I feel I finally am in a good place (time wise anyway) to go back. I have chosen an ADN program as I already have a BS and MS in physical therapy. I will have to retake A&P 1/2 since its been more than 10 years since I last took them. The school I have applied to incorporates them into the program if still needed. I scored 94 on TEAS test and received my acceptance letter yesterday. My question is, graduating with an ADN but also having an MS and BS in a closely related healthcare field, will I be more likely to find employment afterwards than someone who does not have a previous healthcare background? I have considered an accelerated BSN but with college for my kids on the near horizon I don't want to spend as much money on my education right now that I would spend at a 4 year university/college. I also would like to avoid retaking many of the classes that may be necessary for the BSN - stats, evidenced based research, etc. Thoughts?
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Would love to hear other's thoughts on this! I have been a physical therapist for 19 years. I knew as soon as I started that it wasn't for me. I've learned that I am much too nurturing to push my patients the way they need to be pushed. I would rather make them comfortable than make them feel sick and/or miserable all the time. I work in a inpatient rehab setting and have done short stints in home health, acute care, continuing care retirement community, and skilled nursing facility. It has been my dream since the mid 90's to go back for a nursing degree. My kids are 15, 14, and 12 now and I feel I finally am in a good place (time wise anyway) to go back. I have chosen an ADN program as I already have a BS and MS in physical therapy. I will have to retake A&P 1/2 since its been more than 10 years since I last took them. The school I have applied to incorporates them into the program if still needed. I scored 94 on TEAS test and received my acceptance letter yesterday. My question is, graduating with an ADN but also having an MS and BS in a closely related healthcare field, will I be more likely to find employment afterwards than someone who does not have a previous healthcare background? I have considered an accelerated BSN but with college for my kids on the near horizon I don't want to spend as much money on my education right now that I would spend at a 4 year university/college. I also would like to avoid retaking many of the classes that may be necessary for the BSN - stats, evidenced based research, etc. Thoughts?