jlbird

Thank you so much, I will call hospital nursing programs and go to the website you mentioned. :)

Thank you all for your advice and thoughts on this. Unfortunately, I do have to continue working full time while going to nursing school, so I will not be able to complete and accelerated program. Like I said - I know nothing about nursing - so I am sorry if my questions confused you. I am just trying to figure out where to start. If you have any thoughts on nursing field in general - please advise. Only after getting into Interior Design do I know what it is I like and dislike about the field. Anyone want to share what your salary is as a new RN ( I guess that is the first step, then on to BSN and so on...)? I am just trying to gage if I will be making tha same as I do now, but then I know I can move up the nursing ladder eventually.

Anyone who can give me advice, I would greatly appreciate it. I am currently a 30 year old Interior Designer and I am thinking about changing careers - long story short. I have a bachelor of science in Architecture. I am considering nursing and have asked many nurses that I am in contact with - what their degrees are in...for instance women's heath, Invitro Fertilization related, or operating room nurse, ect... I seem to get general answers. I don't know where to start online because I know nothing about NURSING. I live in florida and I work full time so I am looking for answers about which programs are better than others and why, and how long they are, which Universities I should attend?? Can I do it online at an entry level? I also keep hearing about how nurses are in such high demand that schooling can be paid for....is this true and if so by whom - the schools or the facilities? Could I really get a new degree for free due to high demand? Any direction would be great - somewhere to start other than google.