My Husband the nurse!

Batman24 · Jun 18, 2009

Going to a community college for an AD to become a RN would be the quickest and cheapest route as this is a 2 year versus 4 year degree. Depending on the courses he has taken chances are good he will have some of the pre-reqs under his belt which will help some. He needs to apply ASAP and know that NS is very competitive and often has a very long waiting list.

The sooner he aplies the sooner he can take the entrance test, pass it and get on the waiting list. And as someone with a BA in an unrelated field prior to nursing pls let him know he won't be exempt from the nursing entrance tests. He can then start to take any pre-reqs he still needs before actually being admitted to the program which will help to cut down on some coursework. Good luck.

geekgolightly, BSN, RN · Jun 18, 2009

There are "accelerated BSN" programs to which he could apply and graduate in 12-18 months. Most are 12 I believe. I don't know if one is in your area, but you can google "accelerated BSN" and your state and see where the nearest one would be.

geekgolightly, BSN, RN · Jun 18, 2009

Your profile states you are in Charlotte. You're in luck!

http://www.queens.edu/nursing/programs/accelerated_bsn.asp

OutWest · Jun 18, 2009

In my case, it was quicker to get the BSN. I already had a previous bachelors, but no science. I had to take two semesters (part time) of science prereqs. The nursing program was another 5 semesters (full time) for a total of 3.5 years. They transferred all my GenEd prereqs over from my prior bachelors. For the ADN programs I looked at, they would not transfer any GenEd prereqs and I would have had another 3 semesters of prereqs, plus the science prereqs. The difference was the BSN was 1 semester quicker.

rn2bnwi, BSN, RN · Jun 18, 2009

I have a bachelor in education and im doing the BSN in a year through a 2nd degree program... its intense but worth it.

s_david_a · Jun 18, 2009

Try Duke; it's a great program; very male friendly; BSN in 16 months.

diosa78 · Jun 18, 2009

I have a sociology degree too. I went and did my nursing prereqs at a community college. Then I went and did an accelerated BSN program in 16 months. An ADN program is not worth it if he already has a degree. In my case, it would have taken longer to do an ADN than a BSN and generally speaking that is the case for anyone who already has a bachelor's. Good luck!

lumberjack · Jun 18, 2009

Since you have to have the pre-reqs done before applying to community college (2-2.5 years) or university accelerated BSN (11-18 months), I gotta recomend the BSN accelerated. More likely to be with people of his same mind set and cohort and life experiance. Mean time, pre-reqs can be done at commuity college and online, at what ever pace suite him.

icureu · Jun 18, 2009

BSN accelerated is faster. Your profile states you are in Charlotte. I am a graduate from WSSU, Winston Salem State, the accelerated program there is 13 months. I personally know people in the accelerated program who lived in Charlotte that would commute or stayed on campus. It may be worth checking out.

rngolfer53 · Jun 18, 2009

I'd look at a accelerated BSN program if there are any in your area. It's usually a one year program (plus perhaps some prerequisites) for those already holding a bachelors.

I went that route, and many of the prerequisites were available on-line, such as Lifespan Development, Sociology, Nutrition. I opted to take Chemistry, Micro and A&P thru the college that awards the degree. I had to take quite a few prerequisites because it's been several decades since I got my first degree, and things change.

(A nephew, less steeped in Confucian regard for his elders, asked me if the Periodic Table existed when I took Chemistry the first time. :nono:God help him if he ever needs a nurse and I'm around. :lol2: )

Bottom line is that with some planning and help from the program, you can continue to work while taking prerequisites and only be a full time student for a year, if that's what works for you.

Good luck to you.