Need Advice For NYC Based Part-Time BSN Programs

jess.mont, ADN, RN · Jun 17, 2016

Lots of people get an ADN and then a BSN online. Many of the SUNY schools offer it online, including Delhi, off the top of my head. So much cheaper.

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SamB91 · Jun 17, 2016

Okay, in terms of the ADN route, here's what I was thinking:

If I were to get the ADN, pass the NCLEX and become an RN, I would then do the following:

Keep this job from 8 to 4 PM, and work night shifts to get experience as an actual nurse at a hospital or clinic that would hire someone like me AND do the RN-BSN online.

Would this be possible? And what are good ADN options in Manhattan and Brooklyn that I should consider that have clinicals on the weekends?

Also, what are good online BSN programs that would be looked favorably upon employers?

I literally work in the same office as nurse directors who doing hiring on a daily basis, and they said experience is key for all of this though.

Buyer beware, BSN · Jun 23, 2016

Well, Let's break this down. This sounds like a case of wanting the cake and eating it too. You have a lot going for you but seemed to be overwhelmed by too many choices and some logistical issues. But you are in good company. So many nurses and would-be nurses have found themselves struggling to achieve both school goals and work goals . So ideally you want to keep the job you like while still going to nursing school. But you still have time to ponder things. The three rec courses you need will buy you that time to apply to and research a program; and since you are leaning toward taking them on-line this gives you the perfect opportunity to evaluate an online school that can also possibly help you seque to online nursing as well. Ideally, the online school should also have a ground school. You have shown that scholasticslly you can do the work so why not do the BSN program just in case work venue requirements in the future require it. The questions you would want to ask of a school is how the clinicals are set up and are they flexible. Based on their answer you can make your plans. The schools you mentioned some may have online programs. There is a Department of Education site called collegescorecard.edu.gov that can give you information about ground schools. They don't evaluate online schools but you can make reasonable comparasons to online programs based on their data which include graduation and retention rates, cost per year of tuition and gainful employment when this stat becomes available.

So ask, ask and ask because everyone will tout where they graduated from. But take every answer with a grain of salt because their answers may be biased and not applicable to your particular needs. So keep your eyes and ears open because your aspiratons will tend to turn off your common sense mode.

Caveat: Do not get involved with any for-profit school. They are expensive, have low retention and graduation rates, over promise and under perform. For instance, and you can Wiki this, South University's online program has a graduation rate of 2%. So be careful with the program you choose and yes you can even allow youself to boarder on paranoia if necessary because there are so many sharks in today's educational sea of chioces. Don' t be desperate because it's your time and treasure and they will see you coming from a mile yonder. Good luck. PM me if you have questions.