drmonstereater

Do you know anything about rural Texas? I heard hospitals in rural areas tend to accept more ASNs. Is there ground for that claim? Also, if someone did a ASN then subsequently a RN to BSN program how would they be viewed in the employment process? And thank you for the info!!!

Sorry to press for more info, but I saw your awesome knowledge of the Texas medical care system and had to ask: do you know any other new grad friendly places. Particularly, where ASN's are concerned?

Sorry, I just thought of another question. If one does an ASN to BSN program, does the program care how old your sciences are? Or, do they assume, f you've been working for a few years, that you already have the necessary knowledge?

Well, I'm considering nursing. I want to get into a profession where I feel I impact people's lives positively. I ask because I'm taking a year off my education to work and find what I want to do with my life. If I start my prereqs next fall, between completing those and the ASN program at my local CC I would be done around 2017. The next question I have is then, how long does it usually take an ASN to find work after graduation? I'd be living in the Houston, Texas area at the time of my graduation so nurses from around that area if you have anything to contribute feel free. Also, I'm a dude. Any male nurses out there that care to say what it's like? I'm not embarrassed for breaking concepts about typical gender roles so I don't care about how people will see me. I'm also in the process of becoming a volunteer at my local hospital just to get a general feel of the work environment. Obviously, having a title of consequence such as "nurse" is vastly different than just running around and doing favors for people but I still just want a small peek inside the industry. If you have anything to add, as in questions I should be asking myself and others, I love input.

I actually had a related question. I'm looking into nursing right now, and I was wondering if by 2017 would ASN become obsolete. I know, it's a random question but I was curious if anyone had an answer.