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I would make an appointment with you mental health professor, advisor, maybe a mental health physician, and dean of the department STAT. I think you need to read what you wrote and think about how you would respond to a patient that is saying what you are saying... good luck!

go get it!

I am an accelerated student with a degree in biomedical science and chemistry and even with all of the medical based science I have, accel programs are very very demanding, and mine is a 2 yr accel program, not a 15 month or whatever else is out there. I would not recommend it and I would not go that route if I did it again. I think a BSN is currently the "way to go" if you are going back to school now. make an appt with a couple faculty members at your local nursing school and talk to them about it. I think it varies by region what people are looking for (BSN or ADN). The pay scale is def not much different but if you can't get the job cause they hitre BSN's... ya know?! Good luck!

def know WHY... know WHY things happen throughout your nursing student career (and I am still a student but a lil older with a biomed degree) and you will always remember stuff! Not to mention you will be much less likely to make a med error and be a much better critical thinker as result of knowing why things happen rather just knowing they DO happen (memorizing for an exam). F & E balance is a fascinating topic but antibiotics, pain management, infection control etc.. these are all very important topics as well!