2ndCareer2ndShift

Well, I practiced law for 25 years (and, as an equity partner in a major firm in the Midwest) before going to Nursing School. Currently working on my BSN and plan on the CRNA path. Hands down, nursing school is much tougher. No contest. In a BSN, you take all the chemistry courses with labs, (gen, o-chem, biochem), physics, advanced algebra, anatomy, physiology, microbiology, pathophysiology, two pharmacology classes, 3 years of clinical classes, 4 psychology classes, (gen, abnormal, developmental, organizational), not to mention the humanities (communication, computer skills, speech, writing, various history classes, bioethics, sociology, economics (yes!). All that before the NCLEX and graduate work for the CRNA. Plus, hours on your feet. And, managing human life. The most important aspect of all. While law does give you certain analytical skills and judgment which are useful in any path, I'll take the caring and people skills that nursing develops over the "legal mind". In the defense of the law, it did give me stellar research skills, the ability to quickly crank out papers, cut to the chase, understand the various practice acts and medical terminology was a snap (familiarity with Latin). Best of luck to both of you! Now, who gets to pay the student loans in your household? :wink2:

My BSN program also requires all 3 of the Chemistries: Gen, Organic and BioChem. We also have to do 3 quarters of anatomy and physiology, 2 quarters of pathophysiology and 2 quarters of pharmacology, oh yea, can't forget microbiology and physics! We are science fools. :) Organic is the toughest, it requires at least 2, if not 3 hours daily of study. But, if you plan at all to go onto graduate school, it is a must.