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Would you mind sharing what nursing jobs you worked after the ones that didn't work out?

True, don't let that education and experience go to waste. I agree with suggestions regarding private duty nursing, psych nursing, and drug rep positions. ALSO, I'd recommend looking into home health nursing because you have a lot more time with each patient and can hone your skills and confidence. Also, it's a very flexible type of scheduling. You do have to be willing to chart the way they want you to--same goes for any job. If you think you have patience for kids and teens, school nursing could be another avenue for you. Please, whatever job you take, don't think of yourself as a leech because money for treatments can supposedly be spent elsewhere. The doctor and patient make their decisions ,and you're there to be the nurse (educate appropriately.) The job you (or anyone) does today cannot logically be refused because some time in the future there may be other therapies, like the stem cell therapy you referred to. You're there to be a nurse, not a scientist. I'll be you have a lot of great qualities that can be used in certain specialties within nursing. As for not knowing where to look for jobs, **try**--it is hard when you're confidence is low, but use Google, indeed, and other job search sites. When you have names of specific facilities or companies, then look those companies up online. If there are any people from school or old jobs, touch base with them and ask if they know anyone who is looking for more nurses or have ideas. Don't give up, and NEVER ask a boss if you should clear out your locker--that probably sounds to them like they should not invest effort in you. No need to shoot yourself in the foot when you're low. Hang in there. Search specialties online on allnurses, Youtube, Google to learn about specific areas. If you were smart and skilled enough to get through nursing school, then you can do it. Also keep in mind that going into any new area, you'll need to be doing a bit of learning on the side. Maybe look into stress management activities like sports, yoga, breathing techniques and nourish your body with healthy food and sleep to help support yourself. I wish you luck.

NorCalKid makes some good points about getting an ADN first, if you would like. Another thing I think is useful looking back, if going the BSN route, is getting any non-nursing prerequisites done at a community college that is a sort of feeder school to your target university or college for the actual nursing school. I mean everything from history and math to Chemistry, anatomy & physiology, biology, etc. Make sure your grades are top notch so that you are competitive when applying for the bachelors program. The community college student advisors can verify that each class would transfer. Also go try to visit, in person, the student advisor for your target nursing school(s) and ask them for advice regarding what would make you an optimal candidate for getting into their nursing school, in terms of specific choices in classes that you make, time-tables for applications, etc--but keeping in mind trying to keep costs to only what is necessary. The prestige of NYU would be great but is so unnecessary for nursing. Better to set yourself up for the best possible scenario all around--all other aspects of your life including your future.

From what I have seen, nursing is an area in which the school you graduated from is only moderately important regarding your chances for success in the field. There are so many other factors other than the name brand of the school, for example, the types of settings or units and what you work to gain experience, your on-the-job training opportunities, and continuing education or certifications. If you already know you want to be a nurse, and RN, I would not recommend an ADN and extending the process of your education, especially since you already have student loans. That is valuable time and money, although you are pretty young. Go for a BSN but at a university, almost any university that has a decent reputation, does not need to be prestigious. Nursing school is meant to give you knowledge, problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and a small amount of hands-on experience to get you going in nursing, again, from that point going forward, it will be the factors I listed above that will get you where you want to go, not the name NYU. At this point your student loan debt is not a lot. Check with NYU financial aid office to see about any grants and also options for working on campus that they may have, and ask them to help you crunch the numbers for what you might need on a yearly basis on top of any financial assistance. Person who pointed out other costs other than the education itself made a fantastic point. That is a huge part of student loan debt as well. Also, do you have the money to move to New York and then to move elsewhere if needing to transfer out? Just moving costs a lot. You are in a state with many great educational options. From someone with experience regarding student loan debt, I can tell you it has had a severe impact on my life in terms of finances, being able to afford a home, family planning, having to significantly and severely postpone so many of life's major decisions so many multiple ways. That is because my student loan debt, which also did include living expenses, was very high, comparable to the numbers you are potentially are potentially facing. It is a huge burden on my shoulders. Don't get yourself in the same predicament when it is not necessary for a field like nursing.

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That's great information from Hypnotizer90. Dorothyyip, you just have to bite the bullet and register for that Chemistry class. Secure a tutor at the school, and make friends with a few classmates to have study sessions together when preparing for tests. Study partners can help each other prepare for tests by, for example, dividing the work of preparing outlines of different sections of material to prepare for tests--something you likely already know about. (It just took me a bit to see the true value in that until I was deep into the nursing program where I studied.) I would not waste time and money getting a BA if you already know you want to be a nurse. Whether you want to be a psych nurse or any other type of nurse, either way, you'll have to take Chemistry to get into a nursing program, whether you start the nursing major from the start or transfer in as a BA psych student. The nursing school would require that you complete courses that are part of the requirements for the nursing program--plain and simple. Chemistry is one of the requirements. So, prepare yourself by getting a tutor, study-buddies, and go to your Chemistry professor frequently outside of class for help. When professors see you are making dedicated efforts, that can sometimes help regarding options like extra credit and the like. Chemistry will be one short-term obstacle that you CAN get through to get to your longer-term goal of being a psych nurse. Just try it. Go for it!