MsNicki

Thank you for this information. It is very helpful! I told by another nurse the same regarding maybe taking the BSN route to gain experience in different branches because my mind may change when I get to graduate school. I have been stressing this issue so long now and having so many tell me I would be crazy to go for another bachelors. I haven't even made it to actual nursing school yet and I am all over the place. Thank you once again!!

Hello! I am currently in a stressful situation of which route I should go that will be more ideal for my career goals and less painful on the pockets. I am about to finish my first semester of prerequisites but came across a dilemma while registering for Spring classes. I was told that my high school biology was outdated and my undergrad bio may be outdated as well meaning I will need to complete intro bio again before enrolling in Human Anatomy and Physiology. By I already hold a BS and MS in other fields, I was trying to complete courses needed for a direct entry MSN CNL program because my ultimate goal is to be a Psychiatric Mental Health NP. However, I was told I need a year of bio and chemistry before enrolling in microbiology. Ughhh!!! My question to everyone is should I continuing taking the needed classes at the community college making it even longer for me to apply for the MSN program or would it be ideal to enroll in a BSN program (my undergrad loan availability is limited) and then later complete the MSN program?? I am so confused...please helpful??

Oh ok I understand now. I hope that would work in my favor, especially if the program at my alma mater is what I'm looking for. Then they can tell me which credits will transfer.

Oh no that sounds like a handful and that is why I am looking there last. I can relate to having many responsibilities because I am a single mother as well and I'm helping my mother care for my grandmother and going to school close by would help me out alot, keeping me closer to my family in case something happens at the last minute. I am so glad that you brought up th transfer of credits because I'm so focused on the prerequisites, I assumed I would have to take everything without any credits being transfered. I have taken a lot of the general classes that could save me some time. Would the transfer of credits lessen some of the amount of time the BSN program takes to complete?

Thank you for the advice. I don't have many programs near me with 2 schools having BSN and ABSN and 1 having the ADN program. There is another school I'm looking into that is an hour drive to see if it would be worth the drive. I graduated with a 3.7 GPA in my MS program, its just the prerequisites I would need to concentrate heavily on. I see now that I have a lot of research and thinking to do. Thanks again!!

Hello everyone. I desperately need some advice, guidance, and/or suggestions. I am currently seeking a career change into the healthcare field. I have always had a passion for mental health and once was going to enter a PhD Psychology program but the lengthy process and dissertation scared me away so I continued working in customer service due to that being my main job experience. Longing to work in mental health and after caring for my grandmother, I decided becoming a psych RN would be a step in that direction because eventually I want to become a Psychiatric Mental Health NP. I was going to go the RRT route to gain experience for PA school but have seen few jobs available in my area for RRTs and heard PA school is hard to enter. So I think the nursing route is for me but don't know where to start. I have no healthcare experience, no prerequisites and limited financial aid availability. I currently hold a BS in Criminal Justice and a MS in Forensic Psychology. My alma mater has a BSN and ABSN but since I don't have prerequisites, I would end up enrolling in the BSN which is 4yrs and costs more than their online RN-BSN program. I was thinking of going the ADN route but nearest program is 30 months and require pre-reqs as well but its cheaper. The downside is I heard RNs with ADN have a difficult time finding work. Is this accurate? Any ideas on where I should start and which route is more ideal, affordable and manageable to care for my son?