Nurses General Nursing
Published Feb 20, 2015
Infofreak411
145 Posts
If so what is it in?
And what made you decide to get into nursing?
Was your previous degree of any help?
emtb2rn, BSN, RN, EMT-B
2,942 Posts
Communication/marketing.
Fate. Seemed like a good idea at time.
Kinda. Everything except sciences transferred to my diploma program and everything except the BSN classes transferred for my RN-BSN.
TheCommuter, BSN, RN
102 Articles; 27,612 Posts
I had been employed at the plant for three years when a manager and supervisor embarrassed me out in the open by writing me up for safety-related issues. At that moment I decided I would never return to that workplace again. But there was a problem: I was a single female with a mortgage and no marketable skills or education, so I would likely end up in another dead-end job.
I went on stress leave. While on stress leave I signed up for a 12-month fast-track LVN program at a trade school that required no prerequisites for admission. During those 12 months I paid my bills with unemployment checks and whatever was in my savings account. After a few years of working as an LVN I returned to school to complete an LPN-to-ASN transition program. I am now three credits short of earning my BSN degree.
RNperdiem, RN
4,592 Posts
Sociology. I was premed but didn't get in. Nursing was plan B.
The previous degree was able to transfer class credit for almost all of my prereqs. It didn't help me get into nursing school, neither did my CNA experience.
College degrees are not the rare specimens they once were, so they have lost a lot of the power they once conferred.
DivaliciousMe85
373 Posts
If so what is it in?And what made you decide to get into nursing?Was your previous degree of any help?
I have a paralegal degree, and English degree and an MBA.
I was working at a marketing firm with no room for growth. I knew I wanted to work with children, but I never had the desire to be a teacher. I also knew I wanted to be in the psych field. So I am beginning a BSN/MSN program this summer for pediatrics. Then on to psych.
I feel as though my paralegal degree and business degree will help in the long run. I also want to do forensic nursing - so the legal part will definitely help.
Lennonninja, MSN, APRN, NP
1,004 Posts
Spanish major, Business minor. My knowledge of Spanish did help with medical terminology in A&P. Some of my gen eds from my Spanish degree carried over for my ASN, and then all of my coreqs for my ASN to BSN degree carried over from my previous degree since it was at the same university.
I got into nursing because of mt oldest cat actually! I adopted her from the shelter, and she got a cold and since I'd never had animals before I rushed her to the vet thinking she was going to die or something! It ended up just being a run of the mill URI, and I thought, huh, maybe I should work at the vet clinic? So I applied and worked there as an on the job trained vet assistant for almost 4 years. I did meds, assisted with surgery, induced, maintained, & recovered cats from anesthesia, did blood draws, did dental cleanings, helped with appointments, xrays, basically everything possible. I LOVED it! But I was never going to make a live-able amount of money. I had heard that RNs work only three shifts a week for full time (I was working 6-7 days every week) and thought maybe I should try that.
Sadly, with college costs going up at public universities, we pay a lot more for a degree too.
I was a double major and originally wanted to be a teacher. I can't help but feel my teaching degree was a wasted if I don't go into teaching and become a nurse instead. But my heart just isn't in teaching.
CrunchRN, ADN, RN
4,549 Posts
Nope, but i had worked in hospitals as operator, unit secretary. monitor tech, ekg tech, admissions clerk, blah blah blah since I was 17. Just seemed smart to build on that experience and I wanted to "help people".
mmc51264, BSN, MSN, RN
3,304 Posts
HAHAHAHAHA kidding AS criminal justice (some knowledge of the law helps) BS Biology-very helpful in the physiology areas MA teaching-helps in assessing learning styles and abilities. ADN and finishing BSN this month.
I went into nursing because I should have instead of teaching. My BS was pre-vet and I was going to be a large animal vet until I found that the debt:income ratio was horrid. Nursing seemed like a natural fit with my background and the teaching and the fact I had had kids. I love nursing and almost wish I had done it sooner, but the teaching experience has really helped me. The BSN will be my 5th and probably last one. (never say never to anything)
HAHAHAHAHA kidding AS criminal justice (some knowledge of the law helps) BS Biology-very helpful in the physiology areas MA teaching-helps in assessing learning styles and abilities. ADN and finishing BSN this month. I went into nursing because I should have instead of teaching. My BS was pre-vet and I was going to be a large animal vet until I found that the debt:income ratio was horrid. Nursing seemed like a natural fit with my background and the teaching and the fact I had had kids. I love nursing and almost wish I had done it sooner, but the teaching experience has really helped me. The BSN will be my 5th and probably last one. (never say never to anything)
Wow you are so well rounded! Lol, so what made you decide to get into nursing from teaching and decide to leave that profession? Which career from your experience would you say is more stress full and draining?