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Have anyone did this if so, please help me to priotize course load

Hi has anyone completed the RSN to BSN in 6 months, I suppose to start in December, I have 33 credits to complete is it even possibe for me to finshed them in 6 months, just wondering if anyone have any advice on what would be the best stragedy to complete them.

scaredsilly, I agree I want to least have a couple of weeks of training riding alone with a experience nurse. Was offered a private nursing home health job and turned it down, I want the experience of gaining skills from treating multiple patients.

Shuggahs, I am a RN with my Associate Degree, I will be starting my BSN in November.

scaredsilly, Thanks for your advice and I agree, my position is not a private duty position it is for a LTC Home Health Care, I would not personally do private duty as a new grad because to me it is very hard to grow in that postion taking care of one patient one at a time versus, multiply patient a day with different needs builds nursing skills, also my new agency do provide training and more than a couple of days, they have orientation for new nurses...And on the job training for new nurses. Do not have an interest in private nursing I see a lot responses to this post are nurses who are in private duty.... I am working for a LTC Home Health Care Agency, not private duty nursing, there is a big difference in the two.

I agree with SeattleJess, Being a CNA can help you when you become a RN, but trying to be a CNA while in nursing school is difficult because as a CNA there is a lot work and sometimes it can distract you from your studies, but being a certified interpreter can help you even when you are RN, a lot patient in the hosptial and LTC need interpreters, I can see you still using this skill even after RN graduation.

JustBeachy Nurse, I read your posting about the new grad nurse above, to me any nurse who can not listen and learn then they should be fired, some people are know it all for me I am going to use my opportunity to learn as much as I can so I will be able to perform my job in efficient manner. Not everyone is cut out for nursing it takes a lot humility because one mistake can cost your patient life.... I have been reading this post for years even when I was in school and some of the postings are amazing, new grads who 4 years latter are posting some of the some questions it make me wonder what have they learn in the field if they post some of the same questions four years latter. Nursing is progressive you gain more knowledge as you go alone if that is not the case something is wrong.

JustBeachyNurse No nurse should be cocky rather new grad or experience, always room for improvement, I would not accept a job that did not have the sufficent amount of training. I am willing to learn and want as much training as possible.No need to prove my knowledge I am coming into my job with an open mind and willingness to be taught.

JustBeachyNurse , My state does not mandate 2 years clinical experience before you can work home health. My agency hires mostly new grads prefers them to experience nurse so they train them their way. Owner told me when she gets experience nurses it is harder to retrain them the way she wants them instead just training new nurse.

JustBeachy Nurse why are you surprise their are some places willing to give new grad a chance to grow, thank God for that, I have found a good company that is willing to train new grad and they pay well with benefits, I get so many experience nurses who like to act like the skills they have are impossible to learn, remember we train for years in hospital before we are qualify to test for our license, I am a new nurse but I do have some assessment skills. Yes I am still learning but new nurses should not be force to take jobs no one else wants

Start transcript evaluation for WGU on Sept 25, still have not finished the process....this takes forever

My new Home Health position will include visiting several patients a day, driving from one house to another gas could easily add up. Dont know if I would had accepted offered if mileage was not included.

Hi everyone, thanks so much for your advice it helped me to make a decison, I decided to go with the Home Health position, it was offered to me yesterday and I start orientation Monday, the pay was good 26.00 hour, full benefits, and holidays off, cell phone, lap top and gas mileage reimbursement. I am excited cant want to start.

Flatlander, thanks for the advice it made sense:)

Flatlander, Thanks for the advice and I agree with you 100%, I can not afford to wait for a hospital offer and from my own expericence LTC are verry challenging. I am interviewing with the Home Health Care Agency tommorow. I heard that they do pay mileage reimbursement, they have benefits and they have on the job training which you train with another nurse, they also provide a I Phone and and tablet, the down side I hear is that their is a lot of paper work involve, I would perfer to work at an hospital but so far this is my first interview since graduation.