Online ADN school for a second degree

[Dacatster, ADN]

Not exactly sure where to look. I have heard that there were some online schools that students can enroll that already have a degree. My Husband has a BS in Accounting and has been working as an account for over 20 years. He hates it/ burned out. He thinks I am lucky because I am RN and my work schedule is 3 12 hr shifts a week. I always said once our kids are out of high school, he could get his nursing degree. Accounting paid the bills. Well the time is almost here.

My question does anyone know of any online to get his ADN. How does he do the clinicals? Do they set up their own sites? He has plenty of science and math classes, but he graduated in 95, not sure if they will still count.

Any suggestions would be helpful.

[meanmaryjean, DNP, RN]

100% online nursing programs do not exist. Some schools offer hybrid online/ in person, but there is always a clinical component. No school that I am aware of allows one to DIY clinicals. And with his sciences being almost a quarter of a century old, they will likely need to be re-taken.

His best bet is the local community college. Ask around at your place of employment as to what schools your fellow nurses would recommend.

[acires]

Not exactly sure where to look. I have heard that there were some online schools that students can enroll that already have a degree. My Husband has a BS in Accounting and has been working as an account for over 20 years. He hates it/ burned out. He thinks I am lucky because I am RN and my work schedule is 3 12 hr shifts a week. I always said once our kids are out of high school, he could get his nursing degree. Accounting paid the bills. Well the time is almost here.

My question does anyone know of any online to get his ADN. How does he do the clinicals? Do they set up their own sites? He has plenty of science and math classes, but he graduated in 95, not sure if they will still count.

Any suggestions would be helpful.

Marquette have an graduate entry MSN option for those with non-nursing degrees where you can do all of your lectures online and only come to class for simulation and then obviously go to your clinicals. It's not the one at the main campus in WI, but a bit further out and the closest thing that I found when I was researching graduate entry MSNs hybrid options. It's a 15 month program which is really ideal as most of the MSNs are 24-36 months depending on which program/specialty you opt for.

Most nursing schools have a recency requirement for the pre-reqs so best to look into that, too. I had taken Statistics as part of both my undergraduate and graduate degrees, but since it was over 3 years ago, I had to retake it in order to apply to my nursing program this year. Good luck!