Its really not fair

[CaliNurs06]

How come it takes 3-4 years to earn a 2 year degree (ADN) and 5-6years for a BSN. I know there is a lot of pre-reqs and the waiting list takes forever, but I know so many people that are already graduating with their degrees.

Also, when I tell people that I have another 3 years to go, they just look at me like "what is taking you soooo long" or "its just nursing school, why so long?" GGGGRRRRRRR!!!!! And on top of that, nurses get a bad rep. People need to realize that the hospital employes more nurses than doctors. No nurses= no hospitals.

[manna, BSN, RN]

Originally posted by Cynthiann

I could of done my BSN in 4 years but that's with 16-18 credits a semester.

If you're a full-time no-job/no-kids etc student, 16-18 hours a semester isn't really unreasonable.

Hell, the past few I've been taking 12 hours a semester and I work 40 hours a week, live 60 miles away from my college, and have 2 kids (boys!) under 5! LOL :)

[shape0fmyheart]

My ADN program will take 2 years. Started in Sept 2003 and plan to graduate May 2005. But this is with pre-reqs out of the way, or taking them as co-reqs along with the nursing classes.