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Cherokeegirl08, ADN-BSN is definitely looking like the best option right now. My question is, is adn-bsn one program or do you obtain your ADN and then apply again for BSN? I should pry know this but it always confuses me. Thanks! :)

203bravo, I had a gut feeling she was lying. The boyfriend is a sales guy so he knew but ofcourse me never believing him I had to double check! lol I actually check very regurly on job sites such as indeed almost once a week to check for changes and who hires what. Thank you so much!! I will check IOM as well. :)

I received a call today from Arizona College to learn more about their nursing program. I only have 12 general education credits and am enrolled in a MA program from Pima that will have no transferable credits. The lady on the phone jumped right into earning a BSN claiming they do not have a wait list, it is a 3 year program and you will start from the bottom gen ed and end with BSN courses. She stated they are doing this because in 2020 hospitals and other facilities will no longer hire RN's with an associates?! Is this true!? The program she offered seemed amazing but the catch was it was $80,000.00 for the BSN. She said thats how much other BSN programs are... I am not sure if I am doing this right but my plan was to earn my MA, gain experience in the medical field while earning my gen ed/ pre nursing classes (paying myself so I wont have so a lot of loans), applying for LPN or RN programs and then essentially work my way up to a MSN. Am I missing something? I was hoping once I obtain my RN or LPN I could begin practicing as a Nurse but she made it seem like all hope was gone for RNs/LPNs... My boyfriend claimed that she was just a school representative and that they get aid off of signing people up for school so some information may have been stretched or misleading but now I'm worried. Does anyone have any insight on this? Will facilities really stop hiring for RN's with Associates and LPN's?

Raven1994, i would love to become a NP but I may just go for my BSN. The school I'm attended has a RN-BSN program so I'm going to contact them for more information on that. Once I am done with my Medical Assistant program im going to look into volunteering! I will have to take a break from school for a semester or two to pay off some of my current loans so this time next year I will be volunteering! I haven't volunteered before so could you explain how to go about that? Are there websites? Sorry! A little new to this. lol Congrats on finishing your courses!

Rob95, thank you so much for your information! I wasn't aware financial aid stopped after a bachelors degree! I haven't became a Medical Assistant just yet! Still taking courses. I should have emphasized that better in the forum (oops)!

So, heres little background on why I want to be come a Nurse. Growing up I always knew I wanted to help people. I just didn't know what to go to school for. Three years have now passed from when I graduated High School and I feel like I am not accelerated as fast as I know I can. All of my peers are now in their last year of undergrad school and I am walking around with only 12 credits. The thing that pushed me to go into Nursing was about a year ago I became ill. It was so bad I almost lost my vision! Long story short, I was diagnosed with Idiopathic intracranial hypertension. I was only in the hospital for 3 days but the Nurses there were so caring! They all seemed to love their job. This along with many other factors pushed me to go into Nursing. I knew I wanted to be that happy. I am currently obtaining my Medical Assistant Certificate (No backing out, already paid for)! I know Nursing is going to be a challenge for me but it seems like just enrolling is already hard enough! I never receive straight answers from my advisors and they push me to go for degrees I really do not think will help me get into a Nursing Program. So my question is, what undergraduate degrees would look best on an application? I know I want to work specifically in underserved areas and specialize is Mental/Behavioral Health so I am thinking of attending ASU or GCU to obtain a associates in Psychology. Although, in order to do that I have to have a Associates in General Studies! So I guess what I'm really asking for is what degrees are best, what could one do to make an application stand out and what's your story? What steps did you take or are taking to get where you want to be?!