Nursing schoo questions

GrnHonu99, RN · Jun 28, 2005

hi!
ok, i will be attending a community college, and because of their wait list i will not be able to start the nursing program until fall '05 or spring '07. i will attend for 2 years, and graduate with my adn and then i will attend for a year and a half longer and graduate with my bsn.
until i get into the program i will begin taking some of the harder classes, so that way once i do get in i *hopefully* won't have such a big load.
questions:
1.) is an adn the same as an rn? if so, once i get my adn i assume i am going to have to take the nclex.
2.) once i do graduate with my bsn, will i have to take the nclex again?
3.) what are some of the harder classes that you would suggest getting out of tha way before beginning the program?
tia!
:melody: lilyleigh04:melody:

1. once you receive your adn you can apply for liscencure and sit for the nclex and if you pass you will be considered an rn...if a student in a bsn program graduated and passed the nclex they would also be an rn (registered nurse).

2. you will not need to take the nclex again, atleast i have not heard this.

3. beginning which program, your adn or bsn? i would assume before you begin your adn program, atleast the nursing courses you would need to have ap, micro, life span, nutrition, english, psych, soc, chem maybe..

if you are referring to your bsn program, well i dont know if you can take some of those courses until you atleast finish your prereqs...i found taking a cna course was very helpful..it put me way ahead of some other students who hadnt taken it when we started our nursing courses...if you know that you are going on for your bsn right away, have you thought of just going strait into the bsn program? wouldnt it be faster that way instead of waiting to start the adn program till 07 then going on for the bsn? do the bsn programs in your area have long waitlists too? the ones we have here dont have waitlists at all, if you are in you are in...

i know that bsn students have to take patho, if you do well in micro and ap, it will help you tremedously in patho!:)

scoley · Jun 28, 2005

1. Once you receive your ADN you can apply for liscencure and sit for the NCLEX and if you pass you will be considered an RN...if a student in a BSN program graduated and passed the NCLEX they would also be an RN (registered nurse).
2. You will not need to take the NCLEX again, atleast I have not heard this.
3. Beginning which program, your ADN or BSN? I would assume before you begin your ADN program, atleast the nursing courses you would need to have AP, Micro, life span, nutrition, english, psych, soc, chem maybe..
if you are referring to your BSN program, well I dont know if you can take some of those courses until you atleast finish your prereqs...I found taking a CNA course was VERY helpful..it put me way ahead of some other students who hadnt taken it when we started our nursing courses...if you know that you are going on for your BSN right away, have you thought of just going strait into the BSN program? Wouldnt it be faster that way instead of waiting to start the ADN program till 07 then going on for the BSN? Do the BSN programs in your area have long waitlists too? The ones we have here dont have waitlists at all, if you are in you are in...
I know that BSN students have to take patho, if you do well in micro and AP, it will help you tremedously in patho!:)

If we decided to go straight for the BSN, how many years of schooling would that be vs the RN program??? Isn't the RN program about two yrs?? Just curious because you said go straight for the BSN, and I didn't know you could do that....

GrnHonu99, RN · Jun 28, 2005

If we decided to go straight for the BSN, how many years of schooling would that be vs the RN program??? Isn't the RN program about two yrs?? Just curious because you said go straight for the BSN, and I didn't know you could do that....

I'm confused lol....what I thought the OP was saying was that she had applied to an associates degree in nursing program (ADN)..but becuase of the long waiting list she would be unable to start until 05 or 07..if she were to start in 2007 that would be 2 years so that would put her at 2009 with her ADN degree right? I think that is what she was saying...lol...then the OP said she wanted to go straight into her BSN (bachelors of science in nursing) which I believe is either a year or a year and a half (not sure this isnt the route I went, but I did look it into it) so that would be 2009 or possibly 2010 in which the OP would get her BSN? Sorry OP if I am wayyy of track lol..I think this is what you meant, sorry if it isnt:)...

I guess what I was saying is if the OP went straight into a BSN program it would be 4 years all together and the BSN programs in my area dont have waitilists..once you are in you are in...most of them start in the fall, so if she began a BSN program this fall of 2005 she would graduate in 2009 with a BSN...The OP may have other reasons for choosing that track as I was just offering a suggestion...:)

Maybe I am misunderstanding what you are asking Scoley...if you want to pursue a BSN you can do so straight out of high school....you would apply to a university and major in nursing and then you would go to college for 4 years and you would have your BSN...you can also get an ADN and do a bridge program and complete your BSN...

There are several routes however to become a nurse..many choose to go the ADN route but waitlists can be such a pain...it is typically offered at a community college or jr. college although some traditional 4 year universities offer ADN degrees as well, ADN degrees are typically 2 year degrees but with waitlists sometimes they delay you from starting right away....

GrnHonu99, RN · Jun 28, 2005

If we decided to go straight for the BSN, how many years of schooling would that be vs the RN program??? Isn't the RN program about two yrs?? Just curious because you said go straight for the BSN, and I didn't know you could do that....

RN stands for registered nurse...something we all will be once we complete whatever program we are enrolled in.. I am working on my MN=masters in nursing and when I am finished I will be an RN just like the student who completed their ADN and the student who completed their BSN..we will all be RN's after we are liscenced and pass the NCLEX.

A BSN is a 4 year degree.

An ADN is a 2 year degree.

Lets say you just graduated high school and you wanted to become a nurse...

you could apply to a traditional 4 year college and major in nursing...after 4 years you would graduate with a BSN.

OR...

you could apply to the junior college or community college and pursue an associates degree in nursing=2 year degree.....

sorry if I have confused you even further...

lilyleigh04 · Jun 28, 2005

1. once you receive your adn you can apply for liscencure and sit for the nclex and if you pass you will be considered an rn...if a student in a bsn program graduated and passed the nclex they would also be an rn (registered nurse).
2. you will not need to take the nclex again, atleast i have not heard this.

ok, thanks for the information!

3. beginning which program, your adn or bsn? i would assume before you begin your adn program, atleast the nursing courses you would need to have ap, micro, life span, nutrition, english, psych, soc, chem maybe..

i would be beginning my adn program. thank you for your suggestion on what classes to take.

if you are referring to your bsn program, well i dont know if you can take some of those courses until you atleast finish your prereqs...i found taking a cna course was very helpful..it put me way ahead of some other students who hadnt taken it when we started our nursing courses...if you know that you are going on for your bsn right away, have you thought of just going strait into the bsn program? wouldnt it be faster that way instead of waiting to start the adn program till 07 then going on for the bsn? do the bsn programs in your area have long waitlists too? the ones we have here dont have waitlists at all, if you are in you are in...

i know it would be faster just to go straight into the bsn program, but i only got a 19 on my act and for most schools around my house that score is much to low. that is why i am going through this program.

i have also taken a cna course..though i took mine online and got my certificate from the school. but when i tried to get certified through the state i found out they don't take people who've taken online courses...and i really didn't want to pay even more money for taking a course i just got done taking..so, i've taken the course but just can't get state certified.

well, thank you once again for the information!

:melody: lilyleigh04:melody: