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Ok I will definitely look into that. Thank you!

I seriously love this website! Thank you for all your feedback! It is so appreciated! I do need to go wherever I can get a job. I am now applying to LTC facilities and the hospital here. And it sounds like those of you that do one or the other of these, and enjoy the elderly, are quite happy, so that's very promising news for me and eases my mind about finding my first job! Thanks!

Thank you to everyone that replied. That was basically what I was expecting to hear, I just NEEDED to hear it because nobody ever seemed to know for sure. It makes sense though to need the bachelors in nursing...so that you can learn what it takes to manage others in nursing specifically. Anyway, I think more than anything at this point I would like some on the job experience so that I can decide what route to take my education. I think it wise to be a little more clear about the direction of my education before I jump in the deep end! Thanks again for helping me see my way through that! Can't wait to be a licensed RN!

I am a soon to be graduate from an associate degree program in nursing (RN). I received my bachelor degree in Exercise Science prior to starting the nursing program. I have always wanted to use my other degree along with my associates degree in nursing. Are there jobs out there that allow for this? I know that in Idaho a lot of the hospitals are talking about requiring a bachelor degree in nursing to be able to work in them. Does anyone know if having a bachelors in a health-related field would be an acceptable alternative? Thank you!

I am a soon to be graduate RN student in a few weeks. I am at odds with myself as to where I should start my first job as a nurse. This is confusing to me because I have always had a special interest in the geriatric population. I love old people!! However, I have been under the assumption that I should start out at a hospital, if possible, to gain as many different experiences there while I can, and then take all that information with me to my real passion of specializing in geriatrics. Although, the route I would prefer to take is to jump right into a geriatric setting like, for example, a nursing home. Would this be a mistake? Would I be missing out on experiences that I can't get in a nursing home if I start there as oppose to a hospital? Any feedback here would be so helpful. Thanks!