Im confused what to do now

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Hi, i made a post about what steps i should take to becoming a nurse well to understand my situation better ill explain how i ended up in my situation.

I began my study undecided in liberal arts and decided i would become a nurse alot later. Of course i needed to pick up my gpa and also i had been studying 3 years to earn an associate degree.

I asked school counselors for advice (they not really helpful) and i ended up liking the idea of earning a bachelors in any field then earning a nursing degree in an accelerated program.

I decided to study Public Health as it was interesting and now i dont know what to do now im approaching the end of my study.

I understand ABSN more clearly and the exams, and seats limited is not something I would want to get into.

Of course there are other careers like Medical Assisting but then i would have to start over if i wanted to earn more.

As i get older i dont want to be in school for something i could have done now, while i have the time to get it done☺

What advice can i be given on what i should do? 😊 i really want to hear opinion.☺

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.

Don't become a medical assistant if you want to become a nurse, the two are not similar. If you want to be a nurse, apply to programs & just do it! If you have your bachelor's already you can still apply to ADN programs.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

Take some time to investigate the gamut of health care careers.... There are a lot of options out there and most have very similar core course requirements.

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If you want to be a rn, just go for it. Do not waste your time doing a medical assistant program, as the person said previously it's not even in the same bracket in a sense. It's no stepping stone to becoming a rn. If you are close to finishing your bachelors just try the absn option. To be honest I'm just finishing up my pre reqs for an absn program and all pre nursing students whether accelerated or generic go thru the same stresses.. Most programs whether accelerated or generic have the same seating numbers. So it really makes no difference. Plus you can look into other options when your done with your pre reqs such as upper 2 year programs that are generic and gives you a little more time to take the classss.

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Thanks. That sounds like a good plan.

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Well wishes with everything : )

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