MelbFLNurse

i am currently waiting for my approval to take the test...i am ready...just waiting, i think the holidays slowed things up a little

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i believe your assumption is correct, your age in this case is playing a serious role; i am not sure about the bsn over the asn though. i used to live in san diego and i know there are a number of universities in that area pumping out bsn level nurses....would the hospitals in the area pick a new bsn with very little experience over someone with an asn with lots of medical experience such as yourself? i dont think so, the difference between an asn and a bsn is....huge clinically....when it comes to working clinically an asns is more clincally ready than someone who has a bsn because bsn students focus more on theory than actually spending a lot of time in clinicals. asn nurses also know how to get their hands dirty (of coorifice this is generalization, but believe me, in my area...it is too obvious), i have run into many bsn nurses who think they should never give a bath because that is an aid's job and not theirs. 55 years old is getting a little too close to retirement age....that is more likely the case against you rather than the degree you hold.

It is not the age of the applicant it is the economy and available GN positions. Many hospitals have cut back on GN positions, but there are still lots of experienced nurse positions going around though. Many people have flooded nursing schools, many did career changes, so competition for the available GN slots is tough.

I dont know about the other school, but I just graduated from Keisery University in Melbourne Florida with my ASN degree. The reason why I attented Keiser was 1) the NCLEX pass rate is around 97% as compared to the local community college which is in the 70-80% range; 2) we are NLN accredited which is VERY important for a nursing program to have; 3) in 16 months you can have your ASN degree given that you have your pre-reqs done, if not it is a little longer, but no longer than 2 years. At the local community college, you will spend almost 4 years getting your ASN degree.....2 years for your pre-reqs (there are many at the community college) and almost 2 years to complete the core nursing coorifices. I wanted to get done and get done fast to start working....I paid more, but I was done fast and I feel I have recieved a great education.