Nursing student-need advice please!

raecudzy1, BSN · Sep 2, 2011

wow, this is kind of a pickle you're in. I would say do what you really feel is best. Six months (to me) is really not that much. I would look into hospitals paying your schooling, because some may not pay it all, some may only pay part, and some may have you work for 1-2 years afterward, or you would have to pay them back.

I currently work in a nursing home and they will pay up to $2,000 a year, and I have to work for them for a year when I graduate. My school is super expensive ($8,000 a semester) and for $2,000 I don't know if I am willing to stay working where I am for another year once I graduate (granted I may have to depending on the job market).

Anywho, I would check into different hospitals, about their policy. Also you need to check if they want you to have experience. Many-a hospitals want 1yr experience as a nurse? When I graduate my school, I have to go back for my bachelors because I am only getting an associates degree RN. I am going to take an online bachelor degree program though. Maybe you should check into bachelor degrees online?

As for the money spent or wasted, its up to you. You have to think of what you have now and what you want in the near future and if you can afford to pay back your student loans.

I hope this helped :yeah:

Good luck!

prime11214 · Sep 2, 2011

If I was in your situation I would do it . And an extra 6 months is not bad trust me! Some people wait years to get accepted into an ADN program....

Hellen21 · Sep 2, 2011

Please FIU people!! I need advise about my GPA. Im almost done with my AA and all my nursing pre req's. I'got all A's and 3 B's . My gpa is ending up in 3.75 and I'd l'd like to know my hopes about being admitted to FiU for next fall having a good HISE score and his GPA . Thank you!!

I'd like to hear from cases like mine that have been admitted to the Generic program so I get motivated, Im feeling so frustrared having this GPA and those B's that messed it all up :/

Hellen21 · Sep 2, 2011

Please FIU people!! I need advise about my GPA. Im almost done with my AA and all my nursing pre req's. I'got all A's and 3 B's . My gpa is ending up in 3.75 and I'd l'd like to know my hopes about being admitted to FiU for next fall having a good HISE score and his GPA . Thank you!!

I'd like to hear from cases like mine that have been admitted to the Generic program so I get motivated, Im feeling so frustrared having this GPA and those B's that messed it all up :/

tokyoROSE, BSN, RN · Sep 2, 2011

If I were you, I would finish the ASN, work at a hospital and let the hospital pay for your BSN. However, you will need to look at your area hospital to see if they will hire ASN new grads. Over here, they are hiring only BSN new grads.

Pneumothorax, BSN, RN · Sep 2, 2011

I know for a fact there is a high pref. for BSN's in central fl, being that ive been applying for jobs that way..

see if you can finish this semester where ur goin to school now... and see if u can transfer that into UCF.. for january.

Go talk to the people at UCF, i bet they could work something out for you and you'll be a semester ahead and you wont lose 6 months and you'll have a BSN at the end of all this! :)

nurse4forever · Sep 2, 2011

Please FIU people!! I need advise about my GPA. Im almost done with my AA and all my nursing pre req's. I'got all A's and 3 B's . My gpa is ending up in 3.75 and I'd l'd like to know my hopes about being admitted to FiU for next fall having a good HISE score and his GPA . Thank you!!
I'd like to hear from cases like mine that have been admitted to the Generic program so I get motivated, Im feeling so frustrared having this GPA and those B's that messed it all up :/

where did this post come from?

nurse4forever · Sep 2, 2011

I would stick with the ADN program since you already spent $1,500. You will be done with school quicker and possibly start working sooner. You can then continue your education for a BSN later if you wish. Getting your BSN right now is going to cost you possibly triple of what you are paying now. Good luck with your decision!

meltnpointofwax · Sep 3, 2011

congrats on getting into UCF, but i would stick with the associates degree program. there's no point in taking 2 steps back when you are already this far into the game. i live in north florida and i'm in an associates degree program. i work at a magnet hospital now as a tech and meet many nurses with only assocaites degree. since it's a magnet hospital they're all about furthering education and offer TONS of funding to go back and get your BSN. that's probably the best idea for you too since you've already started. i'm actually thinking of doing UCF's bridge program since it's all online.

Bob_N_VA · Sep 3, 2011

Just a quick question for ya. The acceptance into the 4 year school in FL, is that for direct entry into the BSN program or acceptance into the school and then entry into the program if you keep your nose clean and your grades up? My stepdaughter was trying to get into a BSN program here in VA and it was notoriously difficult, especially if your grades were not stellar. She was accepted into the school and couldnt make it into the program at the year or year and a half point and switched to another major.

And don't kid yourself, courses at 4 year schools tend to be a bit more difficult than those at the CC level. That is not an absolute, but for sure lots of students for example, will take A&P at the CC over the summer and do very well, rather than do it at their 4 year school where they may drop a letter grade. Just make sure you are comparing apples to apples.