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I find your posts very interesting. I have been a psychiatric nurse x 31 years and could write a book about all the bizarre stuff I have seen. Most psych nurses are usually very open-minded to strange activity and behavior which probably explains why your post was directed in that arena.

This is a fantastic article, I wish I had know this years ago. Thank you for writing this article and I plan on reading the book you were talking about by Bessel.

American Sentinel lets you substitute a science course for the stats. They are CCNE accredited.

Ameriacan Sentinel has no math, I talked to the admissions person at length, Lisa. That is where I will be going.

I am an introvert as well, I would love to work from home but my computer skills are facebook, shopping, emailing, etc. I tried computer classes to no avail. Any suggestions on work from home for a psych nurse with 29 years experience? Seems without top notch computer skills my nursing experience is worthless.

@CDeCapua I was wondering what kind of work you finally ended up doing? I have a very similar situation to yours, Psych nurse x 29 years, back injury, same age I think. I am at my wits end trying to find a job that won't kill my back. Thanks for your reply!

Does American Sentinel University require statistics as a prereq or during the BSN coursework? Their admissions office told me no, but it is listed on their website, someone on allnurses said no as well but I really want to know from someone who actually took the RN-BSN program recently. Thank you in advance!

Hello Meriwhen, I have a question for you. I am a psych nurse x 29 yrs., I have a California RN license but do not live in the state yet, have applied for jobs as I want to move closer to my son and his family who live in Fremont area. I have applied to many places and have not gotten anywhere for a couple years now so I have decided to go back to school to make myself more employable. I am considering Aspen. Anyway, do you have any suggestions to land a job in California, I know it is very competitive there. Thank you for any advice.

Hi Nizhoni, Did you ever get your MSN from Aspen? I am looking at them and wondering how people liked their program. Thanks in advance for any info you have.

Oh no after all that work you could not use the MSN after your name? All these accreditations are making my head spin, I am going to have to sit down and figure them all out before I make a decision. Thank you very much for the reply.

Nrsbettyo, No I chickened out. I bought 2 stats review books and I just couldn't understand those so I didn't want to waste a bunch of money as WGU makes you pay a whole semester at a time.

Hi Cultuslakenurse! Did you finish the RN-MSN program at American Sentinel? I am tryng to decide if I want to attend there. How was it? They say they are computer friendly, did you find that also? I am so nervous about all of it, I have been a nurse x 29 years and don't even know if I can pass a course again. I hear it is all writing papers. Is there a capstone? So many questions, sorry and thank you!

Vintagemother, please where are you taking your stat's course? Stats is totally holding me back and I need a course like you are taking. I panic at just the thought....thank you for your help. BTW I want to move to northern California someday, my son lives there, I love it, so beautiful!

I love your idea of keeping journals and keeping them on bookshelves for your famiy to look at, what a wonderful idea, wish I had thought of it, hope it's not too late for me to start! My husband expressed to me that he worried if I went back to school, sometimes I think they are worried that they will be left behind. Sometimes it's just pillow talk and nothing more. My generation did not grow up with computers and some of us are further along than others. I do alot online, others my age are afraid to and worry about their bank accounts, their identity and everything else. To each his own, we all have different worries. It's ok to share.

What is OU?