bnehls

I am a 31 year old male who would like to get into nursing as a new career. I graduated with a BA in 1999 in Ohio and am still living in the Cleveland area. I am divorced and am a single dad of my two boys who are 3 and 6 years old. I work 60 hours a week Sunday through Thursday and do not have any family around to help watch my boys, nor am I financially able to take off work and pursue an accelerated program to get my RN license. I think that is the bulk of the pertinent details...I was hoping to hear from some experienced nurses on what the best route to transitioning into the nursing career path. I have a feeling that I will need to wait until my boys are older and I can do night school, but I've been told that there may be other options. I know I'm fishing a bit here, but if you have any advise, it would be greatly appreciated.

I have been in retail management for seven years after getting my BA. I am strongly considering nursing as a career change and have been looking at a BSN accelerated program. It's moderately expensive and 20 months (if I get in) Do I need the BSN or does an associates RN achieve the same results. I have a wife, two children and will be working midnights to keep food on the table while I'm going to school. Thanks for any advice, and please keep the "stay out of nursing" posts out! Thanks!!