How does it all work?

[jmex143]

Okay, so i've never been good with school. When i decided to go back to school to get my nursing degree i never knew how complicated it could be. I've been going to Gwinnett Tech as a Pre nursing student working on my prerequistes. I just found out that I could either get an Associates in Nursing or a Bachelor's in Nursing. (sad, I know). I thought you had to get an associates first, then bachelors and so on. However, Gwinnett Tech doesn't offer BSN program. So I'm in the middle of looking for a new school to transfer to, but I have no idea which schools offer a BSN program.

Aside from that, I'm not really sure if the BSN program is whats best for me. My overall goal is to get my degree for a Nurse Anesthesist. What is my best route? Should I just stay at gwinnett tech and get my ASN and start as an RN, or should i go for the bachelors, work as an RN, and then get my masters for Nurse Anesthesist?

I have no idea even if i'm correct at all about all this. Someone please help me! I feel like i'm wasting time and that i'll end up losing money and time in the end. What do I do?

[ATLbubbles]

CRNA is a fantastic career from what I've read and heard. If I didn't have small kids and a couple of homes tieing me to Metro Atlanta, I'd pursue that (in Macon) in a heartbeat. In order to be a CRNA though, you have to have a BSN and then work in critical care at least a year and shadow another CRNA.

As far as transferring to a BSN program, some of the programs may require prerequs that you may not have taken yet. So you'd have to find out which BSN programs interest you, find out the prerequs, and start knocking those out. Then apply.

Or, finish the ASN, and find a ASN to BSN bridge program to do after.

If you need to make some money right now before pursuing anymore school, I'd finish what you started and go ahead and start working as an RN for a little while.

After you've established yourself somewhere, you could probably work part-time and do the ASN to BSN bridge at the same time (and your employer may even pay for it!).

Good luck!

[jmex143]

thanks so much for your advice. I think that it'd be best if I went straight for my BSN. Just get it done and over with while I still have the support from home. I have kiddies too.. and I know that if I rush out of school to start making money, I won't be able to get that down time again to return to school. Thanks again!