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Hi, I am a junior level at university with 80 units of coursework and no (science/chem) nursing pre-reqs done yet. Should I finish a BS in public health (which is the field I want to pursue as a nurse) then do an entry level MSN program. Or start fro...

sounds good fellow students!! I have decided on this route. I will look into programs for BSN and MSN :)

Pay $15,000 for a year long medical assisting training program when I could have paid $150 for an 8 week long CNA course. Someone spin this in a positive for me please.

Yay this thread definitely helped me to see the good in my situation! It's also nice to know I wasn't the only one lol.

^^Just goes to show that the easy way is more than likely not the best way. Im glad you didn't enroll. The way I'm headed I will be starting from scratch. Sure I know how to give injections and draw blood and take vitals now but did I have to spend 1...

The cool thing about CNA schedules is you can work 2 12 hr shifts on the weekends if you want and do school full time during the week. Or work it out whatever way you want, the point is its flexible! Goodluck

Thanks! I will try to get a job as an MA, start taking my nursing pre-reqs and possible look into CNA. I am glad that this MA training program exposed me to the field because I had never thought about becoming a nurse before it. I imagine that it wou...

Thanks guys!

^^serious

Yes keep the kitty's indoors, I have 2!

lol I love those face ^^

Well Im sure some of you have seen my thread, but I will post here. I WISH UPON A STAR I could go back and really think things through. I signed up with everest for the MA program, have one more mod left and owe a grand total of $18,000 in student l...

^^^ whats STNA training? I totally agree that MA/RN are way different. I think I'm going to get my CNA anyway since its so quick and inexpensive and along the lines of what I actually want to do. But please tell me more about this STNA training? And ...

I want to be an RN. But I was looking for a quick way to break into the medical field. I do feel like a sucker because the education is very sub par. The teachers don't even teach you its the other students helping you out! I was thinking of quitting...

You guys are lucky because at my school you need to be done with pre-reqs not in progress in order to apply

no one mentioned pay.....

Hey again. Ypu say your the only nurse in your program. What other professionals are you working alongside?

I went to a college away from home for 2 years after high school, and came home with a 3.5. I came back home and attended my local CC, then transferred to my local state school and made a complete mess of my transcripts and am left with a total colle...

^^^Nice! Thanks so much to both of you. Thank goodness for allnurses.

Lol at blackheartnurse. Im pretty sure if you're an RN, as the OP, you surely have kept it moving! All the way through school, across the stage and at work for twelve hours at a time. I was thinking about some topics we could have in the minorities s...

Actually I dont really want to do that. That would be completely dishonest and probably get me in some trouble. Im just feeling stuck and I have high aspirations. How many A's will I need to bring my GPA back up to a suitable level?

What an excellent reply. I never thought about getting my employer to pay for school but your right there is tuition reimbursement apart of some benefit plans. Hopefully its apart of mine :) I am in driving distance of a few state schools. The only r...

Hi everyone. Hopefully you can help me and give me some insight. I am 23 years old. Soon to be a graduate of a medical assistant program and hopefully will be gaining employment as an MA. I have 80 units at my local university. I am extremely intere...

Hi thanks for responding! I haven't gone to each college campus, but I have researched them on the net (and many others that didnt end up suiting me) and I already know of the cost and admission requirements (ex. pre-requisites) for each. I know that...

Hi all! As a nurse hopeful with a latin/black/white background I just wanted to say thank you the OP! I will be checking back. It would be nice if the thread could be re-centered on us (nurses/minorities/whoever lol) connecting rather than picking ...