NelsonRanch

Chuckster - Thank you for the reply - can you help me with this Please bear with me, I am sort of confused and trying to make heads or tails of the LVN, CNA, BSN options and what they mean... I am not sure what an ADN is so will go and look it up. 1. So to become an ADN if I have a BS already, how long does that take and are units applied? Am I starting from ground zero? 2. Is an ADN considered an RN? 3. Can I use the units I have now directly in some fashion to become a nurse and this would be the route to get a BSN? I am thinking nursing vs the other options (not sure what an RT is) as if at a later date , and a profession that if I wanted to go off on my own I could and thinking RN may leave some options on the table to return to some form of self employment at a later date if needed. When looking at pay rates, I see pay levels all over the board $25 to $75 per hour so I am not sure what the pay is... My cost of living is low and I do not need to make a bunch of money, what I want is stability and to work in a filed I like. I do not mind working in a rural area or small community clinic or with farm labor and would actually prefer this. I really enjoyed when I was able to do the hands on medical stuff and this is sort of a dream that I never completed (I am to old and have no desire to go to medical school) and this desire combined with I guess a mid life crises ... Shift+R improves the quality of this image. CTRL+F5 reloads the whole page. and at a time in my life when I now have an option can go back to school. I would like to keep the schooling part to 1 to 2 years if I can. Nursing in my mind seemed to fit the bill as a stable career and I really liked working in the free clinics, and in ER, surgery, doctoring wounds and that sort of thing etc... when I did my internships eons ago. I did not like the physical therapy , xray... I want a good medical/health care plan, and I have visions of the stability and freedom gained for working for an employer vs being the employer . I know this may sound odd but... For the past 25 years I have worked 7 days a week and no time off etc... and in this economy for the past couple years after the employees are paid leaves little left. The business I have is brick and morter and the stress and total irritation of competing now with the manufacturers I buy from that are offering their products direct to consumers online cheaper then I can buy them at, continually watching margins and lowering pricing to compete with businesses like Amazon, and the credit card fees we have to pay on top of each sale and sales tax, in addition to state and local regulations make it virtually imposible to afford to own or compete with a small retail business in Ca anymore. I have reduced my profit margin to negligable and really the straw the broke the camels back so to speak is the customers coming in to look at my inventory with smart phones in tow scanning barcodes on the inventory in stock and then ordering online while in my store... Dont get me wrong I can make what I am doing now work by lowering cost and selling a lot of stuff cheap in what I call flea market style, but have no desire to do this. Maybe I am wrong, but hoping the skills I gained in managing multiple successful businesses, employees, customers, inventory, advertising and computer etc... So thinking if I have an Rn or BSN or xxx an employer would find this to be a bonus when I am applying for a job if I have an RN. Chuckster, if you do not mind me inquiring, you said you were older then me - was it worth it and are you glad you made a life change? Also feel free to give me your honest opinion if I am looking at any of this wrong, you will not hurt my feelings, I want to know what I am getting into... and thank you for replying.

Ok got a bs in psychology from UC Davis and got into medical scool after taking MCAT's. At the same time my parents etc died over 2 yrs and being only child I got sidetracked for the past 20 years. I have regretted not doing this and am at a place in my life where I can go back to school and want to participate in the medical world. I am TOTALLY confused about all the various degrees etc... for nursing. Can someone recommend what would be a quick (quickest) route to become a nurse and what sort for a good job? Are there counselors out there for this, that could help guide other then online? I would like to work in emergency or geratric areas and can do management from my past life. Oh yeah I am 42 is this totally a stupid idea or no achievable? I see online then that I cannot go online if I do not have a nursing degree already... which is confusing. The more online stuff I click the more confused I get. Looking in the Washington, Oregon Idaho or Oklahoma area... Is it a matter of taking classes and then the NCLEX? Any and all advice is appreciated.