FutureTraveler?

Hmm, interesting-- the info here isn't matching what the nurses at work are telling me-- I posted the question here because that way I'd have the benefit of thousands of nurses' viewpoints vs. the 20 or so nurses I work with regularly. But those nurses ALL (100%) tell me to skip the whole BSN thing, because they say I don't need it. They know my situation and my skills, and they know psych nursing (we're in a psych facility), so maybe that's part of it. The average comment I get from nurses at work is "you should be able to do it in a year and a half"---- so this "it'll take you 3 years to get an ADN" info is a shocker! Again, what people seem to be missing about my post is that I said I'll be TESTING OUT of tons of courses---- I don't need any basic courses like English, languages, history, general kinds of electives you find in Bachelor's courses, etc. I TEACH psychology courses at the college level, so I'll certainly be able to skip all those. I have to take Micro and A & P. I'm told I will be able to skip Chemistry. I've taken 600-level Statistics courses already, so don't need that. The person who mentioned not being able to get loans because I already have degrees is right--- that's part of why I'm dismissing all the suggestions that don't apply---- re becoming a PA, etc. I know I can get an ADN and go right to work as a nurse in any psych unit (forgot to mention, I'm also a supervisor in a clinic--- and I supervise the RNs as well), so that will all count , in terms of experience. I was just wondering if 1.5 years is the fastest most people have heard of. I've emailed some nursing programs, but all I get are generic replies containing the same info I've already read on their websites--- lists of required courses. Like most things, I think you get a "form letter"-style reply unless you go to the admissions counselor's office and talk to them in person! Guess that's my next step.

" If I went to the 2 year ADN program that extra year of bringing in a salary would have been lost. Does it offset the cost differential? Don't know. Like I said, I'd run a few numbers." Yeah, that's probably true in a lot of situations. But as I said, for me, I only need an ADN because I already have a bachelor's and a master's degree, I'm going into psych nursing, and I already have a psych degree plus well over 20 years' experience in psych. Much of that experience was gained on hospital psych units, working side by side with nurses--- so only the med/surg info will be new to me--- if I can survive that, during school, the rest won't be a problem for me once I've graduated. I will be able to test out of a lot of classes, or get credit for having already taken them. It will not take me 2 years to get an ADN. I posted the question here to get some info re the absolute FASTEST anyone had earned an RN license. (1 year? 1.5 years?). Duke's program could be 30 days long, and I still wouldn't go----- not at their tuition rates! :0 The expensive schools are not an option for me. I'm very curious about folks' experience with community college nursing programs, particularly ADN. Thanks again, to all who posted replies, for the info.

Thanks for the replies. :) Duke is waay too expensive for me to even consider, and unless I could find a fast** way to a BSN, I'm really only interested in ADN programs (I already work in a clinic, as a therapist, and I routinely interview our nurses re their advice/suggestions--- 100% of them have told me I'd be able to find the same jobs with an ADN, and don't need a BSN). Going the LPN route via a community college program appeals to me....as long as I could make the transition to RN quickly.

All info/advice welcome! I have a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field (but of course still had to have some basic science, writing etc courses to graduate). I also have a master's degree in counseling, which required tons of writing & research classes, plus a 600-level math course (statistics--- ugh-- wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy). I have 20+ years experience in healthcare jobs , including lots of hospital work, and am primarily interested in TRAVEL nursing. Mainly psych. I'm looking at the FASTEST, least expensive route to an RN, given that I have decades and $$$$$ invested in education already---- I'm not minimizing the value of advanced nursing degrees, just want to get going! So I'm looking at an Associates Degree, probably from a community college. Currently looking in central & eastern NC---- Vance-Granville, Piedmont, Durham Tech, Cape Fear, etc. Anyone want to share info re how FAST and cheaply you've seen this done? What were you able to skip, and how? Thanks!