Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.
allnurses

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.
Discussion

Med Tech to RN

I currently have a Bachelors as a Medical Technologist. I am interested in becoming an RN. I would like to get my BSN. Im not sure the best way to go about this. Ive heard of bridge programs for medics --> BSN but not Med Tech to BSN. I could go back and get a 2 year RN, but Seems kind of silly to me to give up a job with a bachelors to get a job that requires an associates.

Has anyone ever been a Med Tech or maybe something else medical related and then gone the BSN route. how did you do it? and how long did it take?

  • Quote

    • Featured Replies

    Moved to pre nursing student forum. Since you have a bachelors you can look at ABSN ( accelerated BS in Nursing) programs designed for those who have a non-nursing bachelors degree. I suspect with the little I know about a BS in med tech you may have very few pre-/co- reqs to take and if nothing else you will definitely be at an advantage with lab value interpretation/understanding (a difficult concept for many nurses & nursing students but once understood it makes a huge difference in understanding pathophysiology of diseases and conditions). Good luck!

  • Quote

    I worked as a med tech and the only thing it was helpful for was that all my prerequisites were done to get to nursing school, as well as my general studies that would have been required in nursing school (history, sociology, etc.). It took me 3 years part-time to finish with my BSN, which worked for me because I was able to work full-time as a med. tech throughout school. Like the previous poster mentioned you could probably do an accelerated program and be done in a year. I think in some ways my previous experience was helpful to me (lab values, specimen requirements and collection, time management and delegation). Of course it's very different but I personally think it helped a lot.

  • Quote

    Did your clinical chemistry classes transfer?

  • Quote

    • Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Add a Comment
    Go to topic listing

    Currently Reading 0

    • No registered users viewing this page.

    Account

    Navigation

    Search

    Search

    Configure browser push notifications
    Chrome (Android)
    1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
    2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
    3. Adjust your preference.
    Chrome (Desktop)
    1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
    2. Select Site settings.
    3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.