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I think you misread. I have not been taking any accounting classes previously. I have an AA degree with prereqs that fit comfortably into most majors including nursing. What i said was that I signed up for my first 2 accounting classes for spring 2017 but i also signed up for 1 nursing prereq that i havent took yet as well. If i decide nursing i will drop the 2 accounting classes or vice versa. Theyre not paid for yet and i have until january 10th. I had to sign up for them now because the class times i selected are convenient for me. I dont want to sign up late and be stuck with a evening class because i work evenings. With that said... So what perspective should i be looking at this from? I mean how exactly does one determine whether your heart is in either major or not? I already know there are aspects that i like about both and one of them (nursing) im more personally familiar with than the other. I work with RNs, i see what they go through, im used to blood, poop, vomit, helping and caring for others, and all that comes with this type of environment. But is that enough? Im not sure.

Well, it was a medication class (not part of the actual program, but a prerequisite) which is a critical part of a nurse's job. So I figured if I'm not passing the quizzes in it, then I probably wouldn't be a good nurse. I studied it as much as I could so I don't understand. We were given a measly 45 minutes to take each quiz and I was taking my time with it, maybe that had something to do with it? I don't know. I have been thinking about giving this program another shot though. So you're saying full time work is a no no for nursing school. What if the nursing school offers part-time? Would you still not recommend it?

Ok im about to be 32, married, have a 2 yr old, and work full time at a hospital. I have an AA degree in liberal arts/speech that includes most nursing prereqs. I did A&P 1 and 2, psych intro, sociology intro, math statistics, psych lifespan development to name a few. I think all im missing is chemistry, micro, nutrition, and pathphysiology. Heres the deal...I had tried a pre nursing medicine/math class 2 years ago and was failing miserably in it. I had to drop it before it was too late. So i go discouraged about nursing and finished my AA in liberal arts/speech pathology. After taking 3 speech classes now i decided this is not for me. Its like learning another language. So i dropped the 3rd class back in september. Since then i been thinking either finishing up a BS in accounting or nursing. Accounting because everyone knows me for being good with budgeting, saving money, and calculating paychecks/taxes. I figure if i get certified in medical billing/coding and get a BS in accounting, i could be onto something good career-wise. I wouldn't do public accounting, i would stick to private. Work life balance is important to me but i hear that is more possible with nursing as opposed to accounting. Nursing because it makes sense with my background. I have 9 yrs experience in patient care as an EMT and now as a patient care technician. I work with RNs and i been through all the blood, poop, vomit, working holidays/nights. I like the hospital setting and i like being stimulated both physically and mentally, sometimes im charting and sometimes im doing hands on stuff, i like the variety, its fun and goes by quick. Tuition isnt a big concern for me because im part of a union. They pay 6 credits for public colleges and $300 per credit for private colleges. I have no debt right now because i earned my AA thru public college. However, i would have to go private for nursing unfortunately due to the waitlists for public BSN programs :/ Here's my real concerns: 1. I work full time and have a family. That means i would have to do BSN part time (even if few classes are online) or dont do it at all. I know of one part time program in Manhattan but if they dont take me i guess im screwed, because it seems like every other BSN program offering only full time expects you to be either unemployed or living at home with mom and dad. BS in accounting i can do part time AND online as well. 2. Time. Im 32. I would spend 2017 finishing my prerequisites and possibly entering a BSN in fall or spring 2018. Part time, i would finish maybe spring 2021 at the latest? I will be 36. I hear nursing school is hard too. Being that i have a wife and kid, would it be a bad idea even if on a part time level? BS in accounting can be done before 2021. 3. Science classes and medicine math. Like i said. I failed/withdrew a prenursing class for medicine math, that has me doubting myself again. But what if i could succeed this time? Then there's science classes. Im not crazy about them, i can pass them but through gritted teeth. I passed A&P 1 with C+ and part 2 with a B. I don't know if thats a good sign or bad sign for nursing. Sorry for going on and on but had to get that out. What do you guys suggest? Next spring im signed up for 1 nursing prereq (Microbiology) and 2 accounting/business classes (accounting principles part 1, and micro economics). I havent paid for any of them yet but based on the replies i get here, i will either drop one or the other depending what major i choose.

I work full-time as a patient care tech, I work an evening schedule, and am trying to find part-time B.S.N. programs in NYC. I'm currently finishing pre reqs at Lehman College but I already know I'm probably not going to get into any CUNY program because they're public and have crazy waiting lists so... I know Adelphi has part-time but I heard its difficult to get in. College of Mount Saint Vincent and College of New Rochelle seem like they're pretty long, so if I were to do them part time, I might be in school until 2023 or something. No thanks, I'm turning 32 next week. Mercy College's BS program doesn't seem that long but I don't know if they do part-time, I know they do it for the MSN though. If I can't get something, I may have to either: 1) Switch to night shift (which sounds crazy because if I'm doing a BSN full time then I won't get any sleep and will probably fail). 2) Give up and get a B.S. in accounting instead. I'm amazed at the lack of part-time options for this particular education. It's like, in order to attend their full-time programs, you need to be either unemployed or living home with mom and dad.

Well after some careful thought and consideration, I've decided not to pursue nursing. I love the money but I'm not too.crazy about the responsibility and the science/math backbone which makes up most of the coursework. Therefore my options left are to Finish my human services associates (Spring 2016) and: 1. Transfer to Occupational therapy assistant. All I need are 3 pre requisites left. I don't mind the work or the money involved. 2. Get my LCSW but get an MPH on top of it. That should help salary wise.... right? Or I could just forget about social work, do OTA, get a BS in healthcare admin. Then finally an MPH? Maybe become an epidemiologist with that. I don't mind social work as long as I can make $50-$60k minimum. I saw quite a few job openings.here in nyc paying that for MSW and LCSW. It makes me feel good about pursuing it. But then I go online and hear all.sorts of low pay stressed out horror stories then I start doubting my decision. Plus I'm a male so I don't know if that makes a difference pay wise (I heard males make more?).

The college I want to transfer to has a Finite Mathematics requirement. But I signed up for Trigonmetry/College Algebra where I'm currently at. I checked the descriptions for both and it seems like they kinda cross paths a little (?). I'm not too sure to be honest. My concern is do you think Trig/College Algebra would transfer over to the Finite Math requirement? Here's the descriptions for both... TRIG/COLLEGE ALGEBRA: Vectors, complex numbers, functions and graphs, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions, analytic trigonometry, systems of linear equations. FINITE MATH: Selected topics from matrix algebra, linear programming, consumer mathematics, probability, theory of games, graphs, and trees.

Scary story indeed. I have a feeling I'll probably be overcautious during my first year working. I don't know if that will be the case post-nursing school (i.e. learning everything, getting the tools and confidence) but as of right now, I can say that for sure. As for your question... well, how can you tell exactly? I know I want to build on my career in healthcare. I've been in the field since 2008. I started as an EMT, I liked the job a lot but I just hated the driving aspect. I always preferred teching as opposed to driving. I did that for almost 5 years then I became a EKG/Phleb. tech which I've been doing for 5 years. RN to me seems like the next logical step based on my experience. I like working with patients, I love the RN hours (as opposed to working 5 days like I am now), I love the fact that its a flexible career that is always in demand and you can pretty much take it anywhere. Those things I love. Also, this might sound a little bad, but just about everyone I worked with in EMS and right now in EKG/Phleb is going for RN, so I think that also kinda influenced my interest just a little bit. Plus I have a couple RN friends who encouraged me to do it. Even my wife says I should go for it and she's a CNA. As for social work, I think what attracted me to that was the fact that theres no intimidating med math involved. No science courses. Theres no risk of accidentally killing someone. But based on other people's testimony (including on here) it sounds pretty undeserving given the work they do vs. how much they make.

I understand that but doesn't the computer do the math for you most of the time? I have no issue double checking after the computer but if I have to keep relying on my brain plus a calculator I'd probably go crazy. Especially if someone's life is in the balance. that's another thing in wondering. As a nurse, do you ever get anxious on the job cuz you might make a mistake and kill someone by accident?

OTs require PhD in 2025? Really? Wow. No thanks then lol. Well, see, when I first wanted nursing. I tried a pre-nursing class at my community college, it's a medicine math class. It's like that's all you do there. The teacher was very very VERY strict. There were three tests and you had 45 minutes to do each. That semester, I took that class with A&P I. I was getting 50s on my tests in the med math class. As a result, I was starting to mess up in A&P I. So I got discouraged and dropped the med math class halfway through. After I dropped that class, my A&P I grades improved. I got a C+ but that counts as passing at most schools here in NYC. I think taking that med math class is what really got me bummed out about continuing the nursing path. That class is not even transferrable to a BSN, it's just a requirement for that school's ASN program (which is hard to get into anyway since its a community college, but I tried to be optimistic about it). Looking back, I shouldn't have taken that class. If I go back to RN route, I have mostly science pre-reqs left to do. All my liberal arts ones are done. I have A&P I and A&P II which I did last year.

AuDDoc, Not to sound materialistic, but I think money does play a significant role in choosing what we want to do. It's not the ONLY role, but it's an important one I believe. You need financial security, but you also want to make sure whatever you're doing is something you don't mind doing. So it's like you have to look at money and you have to ask yourself if you don't mind the work involved, can you see yourself doing that, do you like anything about it, etc. I have a feeling I can pass through the BSW and MSW program with flying colors because I have no more science or math classes to do. But I look at the salaries and that's like a huge deal breaker. I mean for a *masters*? Come on. After reading these replies, I think I'm leaning more towards OT or RN. I agree what you said about OT, it is a great field with excellent pay. No med math tests involved. Only downside is masters degree, but I can look past that. My only concern is how to work around class schedule with my work schedule. I hope a part time work schedule can at LEAST be doable. RN of course is also fantastic, well respected with great pay, many options, like you said. LIU has a part-time track which can work great for me. If I go the OT route, I have to take: Abnormal Psych, College Algebra, English Lit, General Biology I and II, plus 16 additional liberal arts credits. The BSN route: Microbiology, Chemistry 1 and 2, College Algebra, English Lit 1 and 2, History, Philosophy 1 and 2. Hmm. It seems like I have less pre reqs to take if I go the OT route, BSN might take longer. So maybe I should go for OT. This BSN track is part time but all those damn pre-reqs are overkill IMO.

Wow, interesting comparison between the two. My wife is actually a CNA at one of the city's top hospitals. All of her friends there are nurses, I always see them at every party we go to, they always seem so happy. Not to say that their jobs are not hard. I understand what you're saying about the med math tests, its just scares me because I hate math.

I'm in NYC at a community college, have about 45 credits. Originally, I was intending to do the BSN. I already have a background in EMS and PCA (phlebotomy/ekg) so it seemed like a logical degree choice. Thing is I heard that most schools (like LIU) give med calc tests every semester and you have to get 100, no less, on each one. I don't know how true this is, but this was a major turn off for me. I mean, so if you get a 90 or a 99 then they fail you? Come on now. So I had switched over to Social work this past Spring, did two intro classes associated with it. I'm comfortable with the curriculum but I keep hearing horror stories about low pay and it's beginning to worry me. My friend's daughter got her BSW 5 years ago and landed a job making $55k. She got her LCSW about 2-3 years after that and is now making close to $75k. Still, everywhere I look online I keep hearing about low pay, the pay sucks, etc. I don't mind the work involved with being a social worker as long as the wage is enough to live on. I mean $60k-$75k is pretty decent, not rich but it will definitely do. I'm making a little over $41,000 right now as a PCA. Now that I'm having doubts, my next choice was Occupational Therapy at Touro College. However, they only offer a full time curriculum, even their extended study is a full-time course load. The admissions person said most students in the program don't work and very few work part-time but it depends on the person. I don't mind working part time but she made it sound like it was going to be nearly impossible. And now I'm back to re-considering nursing again. LIU has a part-time track but like I said, med calc tests that require 100 minimum to pass? I'm sorry, but that's terrifying. Any advice?

You bring up some good points. Actually, the school I'm at now (LIU Brooklyn) does in fact offer the BSN for part time track, that's why I mentioned it. So i'm hoping it will help lessen the load.

I live in New York City, I have a wife and I'm approaching 30. Originally, I was at a CUNY community college doing prereqs for Nursing. Then I started finding out about how saturated the nursing field is getting... especially for where I live. Someone suggested I switch to Respiratory Therapy, so I transferred to a private 4 year school because by 2016, you need a BS for the job anyway. So I went to LIU Brooklyn (start tomorrow). I'm starting to doubt my decision though, I'm feeling pressure from a lot of people. I have coworkers who are nurses as well as my old school advisor, they are all telling me to stick with nursing because there's more room for growth and you can take the degree anywhere you go, and by the time I graduate (2018-2019) there should be even more positions available with older nurses retiring, etc. At the same time I'm thinking about how crazy it might be in the RN program. Don't get me wrong, I already have experience in the health field as an EMT and PCA so I'm very familiar with patient care. I've been around plenty of nurses so I know what they go through, and IMO, psych nurses have it easier than med surge, etc. Another route I'm considering is Rad Tech. It sounds less stressful than Nursing and Resp therapy combined. Plus I think all you need is an associates? But I don't know what that job market is like. I just don't know anything anymore :-( One thing I know is that whatever program I get into, I'm doing it part-time. No way I'm gonna do some accelerated crap and set myself up for failure, I work a full time job at a psych hospital.

I'm a pre nursing student at LIU Brooklyn. This semester I'm taking General Bio 1, an English class, and an orientation seminar class (which lasts only half a semester), and I'm doing them two days a week. I'm trying to plan ahead my schedule with these science classes because i've never taken any before. Here's the prereqs I have left: SCIENCE: General Bio 2 A&P 1 A&P 2 Micro General Chem Organic Chem NON-SCIENCE Two more English classes Two History classes Two Philosophy classes Algebra Statistics Develop. Psych I don't know what goes good with what, but everyone is definitely telling me not to take A&P I & II in the same semester so I'm avoiding that. However, I figure I have to take at LEAST one science class a semester, right?