How hard is an accelerated BSN program?

11SAnurse · Feb 29, 2008

While I did not have children while I went through my accerlerated program, I can say that it is very, very material intensive, and if you 'like' to study (i.e. have to geta certain amount of study time to feel comfortable or confident before testing) then an accelerated BSN program is not for you.

While I got good grades in this program, I feel that it was mainly due to the fact that I lived by myself at the time and had nothing else to do except eat, drink, and sleep nursing school. I have never been a big one to study for 4 hours a day, and honestly this saved me during the accelerated BSN because it's not the studying that will get you in those programs, it's the sheer amount of paper work that piles up FAST.

I wish you luck, because it is possible (some of the best students in my class had kids, although they were a bit older than yours)...just keep it up and remember that faster is not always better.

iluvchocolate · Feb 29, 2008

Thanks so much for your input. I've been thinking really hard about this and am thinking that I won't do the ABSN and just go the ADN route for now. I can do an RN-BSN online program later in life.

4moms2be · Mar 5, 2008

Good choice. I missed many family functions during my 16 month ABSN program. Besides a BSN, I earned a 70K student loan to boot.

Faith2BAnurse · Mar 11, 2008

Thanks so much for your input. I've been thinking really hard about this and am thinking that I won't do the ABSN and just go the ADN route for now. I can do an RN-BSN online program later in life.

I was wondering what ADN program are you looking into?