I have a few questions. I am currently finishing up my RN degree in California, (Maric College) ADN program. They are neither WASC nor NLA accredited. My future goals are to get a BSN and then further my degree, possibly CRNA. My dilemma here is in finding a school that has some reputation but will accept my credits. As such I have narrowed my field to private institutions as they are the most likely choice in accepting my credits. I would also like to find a program that is online if applicable. Based on this criteria I have only seen online RN - BSN programs that are classified as "diploma mills," - UOP, NU, Excelsior, etc.
Are there any online private institutions of reputable source that would give me a better chance of getting into a CRNA program? I'm looking for something equal to the reputation of lets say, Georgetown, U of M, etc etc. Is there such a program out there? Thanks in advance
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hmm while i was a director of nursing, i hired a couple of crna's who started their nursing careers in regents college (now excelsior) and having sat in on some of the selction process, it's more what you did after your initial degree that makes a difference. besides i've had some nurses work for and with me who graduated from one of the most prestigious nursing programs on the east coast and they were lousy nurses.
as a mater of fact i konw a couple fo proffesors in east coast crna programs that got their initially nursing degree at the local community college.
melodylpn: sorry if your going there and took offense to my statement but i was told by educators to stay clear of certain schools that i have mentioned. they told me to put those diplomas up against prestigious schools (georgetown, yale, vanderbilt, university of washington) and they do not think i would take the placement based off of this criteria otherwise.
in the end i was not hoping to create controversy but rather find a answer to my question. i truly wish this wasn't an issue and i would just go to what is convenient but if there is biased in this regards, i want to best prepare myself for success.
txspadequeen921: i have been told by some people who are in nursing education that i should seek out more prestigious programs if i hope to achieve my goal in the competitive world. this is not my opinion as i am just a student and really have no personal experience with the quality of the afore-mentioned schools but there is a biased in the the world of nursing education. otherwise instead of a 2 year step up program i would find one that takes the least amount of time possible.
tweety: thanks for your response. i hope you are right but i suppose the best thing to do is actually contact some admission councelor's at crna schools of interest and see what they have to say.
anyways, i guess i will just continue to look through online nursing programs and hopefully stumble across something that pops out at me. is there a list anywhere that specifically states "online" rn - bsn programs?
thanks again and sorry to those who took offense to what i mentioned. that was not my intent.
I personally know a nurse ( she takes care of my daughter in home care) .....she just finished her Masters in Nursing through University of Phoenix online. She really liked it & never said a bad thing about it, except it was a little more expensive than the average program, that's all. She is moving to Florida in 2 weeks, & I believe she just got hired as a regional director for the home nursing agency she works for here taking care of my daughter as a field nurse. They have companies all over the country...and she had no problem getting an interview. I think those professors telling you to "stasy clear of diploma mills" should know for a fact what schools are diploma mills before making such a remark.......that's all. I thought the same thing until I actually saw what she did for coursework.......it's tons & tons of writing papers & doing research.....she even got invited to join some nursing society...phi cappa something or other.....I probably have the name wrong, but one of those socities anyway...... so UOP can't be a diploma mill ...........good luck on finding a program to further your education......
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hmm while i was a director of nursing, i hired a couple of crna's who started their nursing careers in regents college (now excelsior) and having sat in on some of the selction process, it's more what you did after your initial degree that makes a difference. besides i've had some nurses work for and with me who graduated from one of the most prestigious nursing programs on the east coast and they were lousy nurses.
as a mater of fact i konw a couple fo proffesors in east coast crna programs that got their initially nursing degree at the local community college.