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need your opinion....

hello everyone i'm new here and I have a question for you. I am currently a pre nursing student in college still trying to finish up my pre-reqs then apply to nursing school. And as I've noticed that the nursing program at my school is very competitive, only accepting like 30 students a semester, and my gpa is "average" I began to think of other types of schooling (hospital based nursing schools). My question is do you think it is better to get my education in nursing from a university as opposed to one at a hospital? Would my pay be more if i get a degree from a university? Thank you for your help and opinions in advance!! :blushkiss

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Hi.

Most hospital RN programs I have ever seen are ASN-type (2 year) programs; which will pay less than 4-year BSN degrees.

I have also discovered that these programs are just as full and just as competetive.

Try this idea on for size: go to a local vo-tech school and get an LPN ticket, then bridge to RN; either ASN or BSN. MUCH easier to get in/through, and for less cost and about the same amount of time.

That's what I am doing, but in my case, it is because I have to keep a fulltime job whilst I'm in school.

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Any nursing school that has been approved by your state board of nursing to provide training to nurses will suffice. Part of a quality of education is up to the student. How you approach your education and learning is what is of most importance. A good student can still learn with a lousy teacher, just as a lousy student won't learn much from a really good teacher. Make sense? Go check out the other nursing schools in your area.

As a BSN your pay may only be slightly more. Facilities pay about the same for a staff RN regardless of what kind of educational degree they have. However, with a BSN many other job opportunities in management and supervision will open up to you.

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