((help help nursing confusion))

[barbiie27]

please i need some advice, will be very appreciated.........

im 26 years old ...certified medical assistance and while i was in college getting my associate degree , i discovered i had a passion in helping others , so now that i graduated with my associate degree i want to go for nursing but i am a little confuse i need money fast and work fast .................should i get a bachelor or associate degree .................im very confuse in what to get because they tell me the bachelor is harder .....

If any body can give me some advice ..i need a good nursing school in newyork city and some fast advice thank you im just trying to get some opinions on what should i get because i wanted to get the associate in nursing ..but i already have an associate degree in medical assistance would it make sense to get another associate and will i qualified for some grants if i get another associate ....or would they only help with the bachelor degree.../..

[guiltysins]

The associate's is only faster depending on the school that you choose to go to. Some schools have waiting lists and take 3 to 4 years before you get accepted in the program. The bachelor's does take a little longer but usually bachelor degree program is easier to get accepted to but have more requirements. (A lot of general ed classes). As far as nursing courses, you do the same in both associate and bachelor degree programs, with the exception of maybe 2 nursing courses. Since the BSN is becoming more preferred in NYC, I would go for that personally.

[DoGoodThenGo]

One, all nursing programs are difficult, BSN schools have the added burden (if one looks at it that way), of more general education courses.

It is really hard to say which program will allow you to finish faster as there are too many variables. Some persons take three to almost four years to get their ADN, whilst others finish their BSN in only four. Much will depend upon your course load, how difficult it is to be admitted to a program (wait list, if any and so forth).

Back in the day a ADN used to be the fast way to become an RN and start working, however with so many "two year" programs dealing with way more highly qualified applicants than open slots, it is not always a given that even if one gets through the pre-nursing sequence on schedule, you will make the cut on the first attempt. Due to the way nursing programs are run, this means you will have to wait until applications are taken for the next class. This can be another semester or even year.