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J6, I see you have many years of experience, and I appreciate your input. I think you are right about my daughter making the inquiries. If she doesn't, we will know she's not interested. Nursing doesn't seem like a good career choice for someone who's pursuing it for someone else's satisfaction. The input I've received so far from this forum has helped me to narrow things down and to give her a direction and focus for her questions to universities and hospitals.

Thanks for your input, morte. Now that we have some idea what we're even doing, it will help her to make intelligent inquiries. :)

FLArn, This part: For those going into nursing directly from high school with no severe budget limitations, I would suggest getting at least a BSN as it gives the most career options and once you are out of school and are making money, getting married, having children etc it gets harder and harder to go back to school despite one's best intentions Makes so much sense. We will hope for some financial aid and scholarships along the way, but it just looks like the BSN will save time (credits that might not transfer) and money (by sticking with the same program) in the long run. Thank you so much!

Thanks for the confirmation, bluegrassRN. I now have more definite direction.

Thank you, sun0408! This is helpful too. I will call inquire with area hospitals.

ky_grl82, Thank you SO much. The fog is beginning to clear up! You have been very helpful. Good luck in your education & career!

Should I move my question or copy it there?

My daughter is a HS senior and we're exploring nursing as a career choice. I'm so confused about the education. Does she pursue an associate's degree or Bachelor of Science in Nursing? Can she earn an associate's degree then transfer to get the BSN? What are the different degrees of nursing and what do they mean (we've heard of LPN, RN, etc.)? I'm not having very much luck finding the basic information online. What are the advantages, disadvantages of these different levels of nurses? What are their educational requirements? I appreciate y'all steering me in the right direction if you don't have the time to type out all the answers to my inquiries. Thanks!