NYguy2Bnurse

I'm still trying to decide if I'd be content with LPN or would I prefer going for RN. One career I may like to do is working in the EMU (Epilepsy Monitoring Unit). Which would be better for me to have?

I would like to know more about the Northeast Health "St. Peter's Health Partners". Does St. Peter's Hospital have its own nursing school? Or am I just limited to Memorial School of Nursing & Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing? Did she go through either of these schools? Or does she know of someone that has? How was it? Was the training well enough to pass certification tests? How were the instructors? What were the clinicals like? Where were they held? Did she have any kind of choice? Could she have clinicals in any of the three hospitals? Or did she have a mandatory location given to her? Would she recommend these nursing schools to anyone? How was the cost, financial aid options, etc? I would like to know about the overall experience with those schools. Thanks, :)

My choices seem to be limited to LPN programs. That's if I want to go to a physical campus for training. The only places that of BSN programs around me are only online. Does anyone have experience with these programs? Was the training well enough for you to pass? How was the clinicals? What are the good and bad points of each? *Albany County Votec St. Peter's Hospital / Samaritan Hospital Maria College Mildred-Elley Excelsior College *Hudson Valley Community College Schenectady County Community College *I have attended both of these places before. But for courses that have nothing to do with nursing. :) Any help would be appreciated. :)

It was a way to go, if possible. But that isn't to important. What does matter to me more the best pathway to follow. Should I go the long way LPN to RN to BSN? Go straight for a BSN? Or perhaps try for an Accelerated BSN? I tend to do better with a hands on approach. So online learning is out, I need a physical campus to go to. The nursing programs in the area all offer LPN degrees. While a couple offer LPN-RN and RN. It would be great if I could narrow down my choices. Any help in this area would be appreciated. :)

I've heard of programs where you get your training at a hospital and in lieu tuition payment, you sign a contract to work there for x amount of years. After that time period your free to find other employment. This method of training is/was available in nursing facilities. __ So what would be the better pathway? LPN to RN to BSN BSN Accelerated BSN

I've been to there sites, but it leaves more questions than answers. It would help to get some feedback for others that have been through these programs. I like to know the positives and negatives. So far searching here I only seen two of programs I listed posted. The information I find for them is mixed. As for Googling, I've been doing plenty of that. That lead me here. :) I was hoping to get some valuable nursing feedback.

Hello, I'm a guy 35yrs looking to change my career. I would like to eventually become a Neurology Nurse. But choosing a school is very daunting. Which of these schools offer the best training? Do any of them offer accelerated BSN, or BSN? Has anyone been to or is currently a student at any of these schools? How do they compare? Which school offers better clinicals? Is going for a BSN the right thing to do? Or should I go for LPN, then go for RN, later BSN? St. Peter's Hospital Maria College Ellis Hospital Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) Schenectady County Community College (SCCC) Capital Region Boces (Votec) Mildred Elley Access Any help you can give me is really appreciated. Thanks, JD

Looking past the "clearance issue". I would like to know about the nursing schools in and around Albany, NY. Which ones offer the best training for the money? What schools offer financial aid? What area hospitals offer any work/study type programs? I would appreciate any help from nurses and nursing students in the area. This would help me find out more about the area programs. I would hate to invest time and money in one program, while another would have been a better fit for me. Thx, :)

My neurologist has suggested I look into possible careers. He hasn't technically cleared me, but he hasn't said it wasn't a possibility. The only career that is completely off the table is CDL.

Hello, Since I was young I wanted to be many things. Firefighter, Navy Seal, Paramedic, just to name a few. But some of those careers didn't happen for one reason or another. I've have/had one major obstacle, epilepsy. For over 20+ years I suffered from Complex Partial Seizures. I have been dealing with this throughout high school and some college. A few months back I had Temporal Lobe Surgery for my epilepsy. So far so good, everything looks good. A future without seizures looks very possible. That made me think of possible career paths I could choose. What would be a good choice? Nursing seemed to be a good fit. Not just any type of nurse, but a neurology nurse. Being a person with (controlled) epilepsy being able to help others with epilepsy sounds good. I would like to know about the nursing schools in and around Albany, NY. Which ones offer the best training for the money? What schools offer financial aid? What area hospitals offer any work/study type programs? I would appreciate any help from nurses and nursing students in the area. Thx, JD