I'm a motivated and determined adult student who decided to change careers and get into a new path of Nursing. Currently, I'm taking my pre-nursing courses but coming this Fall 2015 I can begin the Nurse Core Foundation classes in the Associates program. My original goal was to apply by the end of THIS Spring 2015 to a University for their Masters Intro Program (Accelerated BSN) in Minneapolis because I already have a degree. HOWEVER, I'm extremely stressed right now - I'm 23 weeks pregnant, taking 2 science lab classes plus good ol Statistics and HAD to drop the Stats class due to workload, stress load, health- pregnant, and trying to work as a PCA at a Hospital. My husband can't support both of us plus one on the way, so I need to work as much as I can right now with keeping up with school.... Anyway, I need your advice because my ultimate goal is to become a Nurse Practitioner in the Mental Health Field - As of now, I would be getting my Associates taking my boards and then begin to work as a Nurse, then get my BSN (online) while working then slowly getting up there to my Masters/Doctorate. Do Hospitals hire Nurses with Associates anymore? Even though I'm already working in the field, I want to be sure they hire me up but just very nervous. No offense to Associate degree Nurses, but I feel that I'm letting myself down for not going for that Masters - Intro program. I physically, mentally and financially cannot do my original plan right now and need some advice... Thank you all!!!!
No one has mentioned a "guarantee." Of course no one is "guaranteed" a job regardless of their degree, but there are a growing number of areas in the US in which it's pretty much guaranteed that a nurse (esp. a new grad) with an ADN won't be able to get hired. That's what the OP is asking about.
OP said, "I want to BE SURE they hire me". Let me rephrase......No one can BE SURE you are hired with any degree. That was my point.
Here in Nyc area no hospitals hire asn but I have seen it happen in some of the hospitals in Newark nj cause no one really wants to work in them. I did a 15 month bsn cause I am older and didn't want to be in school for a long time and yes I did take a lot of loans. Do I regret it? Not at all. If I was younger and had time I would have done asn then bsn and then msn. So something to think about...
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OP said, "I want to BE SURE they hire me". Let me rephrase......No one can BE SURE you are hired with any degree. That was my point.