chuckster ADN, BSN, RN, EMT-B

Since it seems that there's quite a bit of interest, I'm attempting to start a new thread devoted exclusively to the OU on-line RN-BSN program that will hopefully build on the comments on assorted previous threads. I'd like to ask nevergonnagive...

I wonder if myoglobin is on to something with his hypothesis. My NCLEX experience is from quite a while ago but was the full 265 questions. More surprising was the number of calculation questions on my test. I stopped keeping count after 20 but I'd g...

A couple of thoughts. Your age is not a barrier to getting a nursing education, however, your plans should absolutely include the BSN. The overwhelming preference by employers in most parts of the US, despite an alleged nursing shortage, is for BSN c...

Hi - for a variety of reasons, I’d like to immigrate to Canada but was recently assessed as not eligible. I'm wondering what, if anything, I can do to change my status. A few words about my situation. I’m a second-career RN (BSN), with a background i...

Thanks for the suggestion. I've looked at finding an employer in the past, but unfortunately without much success. Perhaps the situation has changed of late and it it certainly is worth re-examining, even if it is a relative long shot. After doing so...

You may be able to do what your want for less than you've budgeted. Like you, I had a previous non-nursing degree and went to CC for my ADN (in my case, DCCC). My cost (less than $6k) was less than you've indicated in your post, mostly because it was...

When the on-line CRS calculator came up at less than the typically needed points, I then contacted a Canadian immigration attorney. His determination, was also that I was ineligible, though I did not get an explanation of why this was the case.

The least expensive route to becoming an RN is going to be getting your ADN from your local community college. As others have already noted, there is an overwhelming preference for BSN's and depending on your location, you may face considerable diffi...

Looking for suggestions regarding online PMHNP prgrams that are still offered at the master's level. Right now, I'm considering the Drexel program primarily because of it's nearby location (there are several campus visits required) and the more-or-le...

I'm considering the Wilm U MSN program but don't really know anything about the college. must less the program. Can any DE residents provide some feedback about either the school or the program?

Bumping this. Curious - is this still the case in 2015?

Ran across this older thread and wondered if things have changed. With the current large surplus of health care personnel in my area, nearly all nursing positions and even most openings for UAPs state that both ACLS & PALS are required to apply. ...

Link to full article (via Medscape): Medscape: Medscape Access The ADN vs BSN topic has been beaten almost to death, but there has not been a lot of objectivity in many of the arguments. This recent article in Nursing Economics is a dispassionate loo...

I sympathize, but while it may unethical for your employer to effectively require you to put in uncompensated time, as seems to be the case here, it is probably not a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as has been suggested. The FLSA sp...

Not sure why you think the LPN will shorten your path to ADN by a year and half. Things vary from one Community College to the next but LPN's at my CC only skipped one semester of the nominal five semester (two year) AAS-Nursing program. Most nursi...

Considering the Ball State program and looking for feedback from anyone familiar with it.

Thanks Cauliflower. I'm not bothered by the self-study aspect of the program - this seems to be the trend and in any event, is something I'm familiar with from my RN-BSN program a few years back. I used to be bothered by having to handle all the aspe...

Both ADN's and Diploma nurses are anachronisms that are likely to disappear in the not-too-distant future, with the active support of the ANA abetted by a poor job market all but ensuring that extinction.The nursing job market is glutted in most (tho...

Looking for some info on the CSU-DU MSN-FNP program. The website provides a great deal of data but is a bit lacking in useful information however. A quick search here on AN did not turn up much, so I thought I'd post the questions directly. The most ...

A very big second to this. IMHO, it is one of the best shows on television and the blackest of black comedies. Doctors, nurses, patients and family are equally skewered, but the writers do an excellent job of in keeping things reasonably realistic, i...

If you enjoy interaction with patients and want to get a bit more "hands on" experience with patient care, you could consider getting your EMT cert and volunteering. This option will depend largely on where you live but in many parts of the country, ...

I don't really have any info on the facility per se, but can tell you about my experience with them. Some years ago, I went to the facility to drop off an application in response to their advertisement for RN's. I could not find a name for anyone in ...

I would look for a program with both regional (e. g., Mid-Atlantic, New England, Western States) and national (CCNE, ANCC) accreditation. There are many such on-line programs and many are also run by colleges and universities that also offer a tradit...

Greetings all. Looking for a general idea of the job prospects in upstate NY - the Adirondack region particularly and even more specifically, in and near Essex County.

I have a slightly different take. Your job and salary prospects are considerably enhanced if your degree is from one of the Ivy's (Penn, Yale, etc), Ivy-equivalents (e. g. Stanford, Johns Hopkins) or some of the "state Ivy's" (UVA, maybe UMich). The...