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Congrats...I am getting ready to start Nursing in the fall..narrowed it down to nursing and physical therapy and chose nursing...extremely nervous about it, but hoping to do well like you did...good luck with your last year.

anyone have any other input? Since i have some courses under my belt from when i received my A.S in Crim. Justice, should I go to a CC for the pre reqs and then apply to nursing school? Or should i just go to a 4 year University that offers the nursing program? The link i posted above is what i was looking into, but st cloud state university and the university of minnesota offer 4 year nursing degrees. Im not sure which way to go about it. Also, I have been reading up on clinical nurses, emergency room nurses, operating room nurses....these arent specific nursing majors right? i can get my BSN and then possibly work in one of these areas? sorry for all of the questions, just trying to get as much information as possible. all in all im basically asking if the BSN programs are all the same..there are no specific degrees in pediatric nursing or ER nursing correct?

thanks for the quick responses! I recently moved to Minnesota, and this community college is supposed to be a good one in the area and is only about 25 minutes from my house. http://www.anokaramsey.edu/classes/ProgramsA-Z.aspx They also have a program through a 4 year school to get your bachelor degree, this is the school i was checking out, but i'm sure some of you will understand what all of the info means a lot better then me I am not sure how the program works there, but that is the one i was hoping to enroll in

Hi guys, I am new to this site, but was referred here from someone on a different website. I am very interesting in becoming an RN. I have an Associate of Science Degree in Criminal Justice, but things with work haven't been going the way I had planned and I've been doing research and realized I have a lot more interest in the medical field and feel that being a nurse would suit me much better than being an officer. I am not sure about how the schooling works. I am planning on receiving my Bachelor Degree in Nursing, but I am not sure what steps are that I need to take. If any of you can help me out with what the steps should be I'd really appreciate it. I have done research, but still a little confused on how it will work out. Thanks a lot everyone.