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I have completed my pre-req's for an aBSN (have a BA in Psychology) and have decided to discontinue this pursuit. I have developed a few physical problems due mainly to sports and find that I can no longer be on my feet for very long. For three years the doctors have been telling me to be patient, stick with the physical therapy, etc., etc., and it will improve, but no dice. I hate the thought of all that studying down the drain and would like to find something in healthcare that will not require quite as much walking and standing as nursing so I've looked into a few possibilities and wonder what others in similar predicaments have done. I liked the patient contact aspect of previous volunteer stints and have little interest in teaching or managerial possibilities. In other words, I'd like to be a nurse, but it isn't practical. I've looked into cardiac perfusion, prosthetics/orthotics, physical therapy and more. What have other's done? I don't want to be in school for more than another 2 years as I'm old and impatient. Ideas?

Hello out there, I have six months before starting the ADN program at a local community college and would like to take classes that would fulfill some RN to BSN requirements prior to actually having gotten the RN. I have a BA in psychology already and will not do an accelerated BSN because most likely I would not be accepted... I'm a "B" student. Any ideas? -Treading Water in L.A.