Knubbs

I'm excited to be starting this January and had a question about the CPR cert we needed. Does anyone know if I need to take the "Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers" or the "Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED." Thanks!! BLS for Healthcare Providers: Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers | Greenwich, CT | American Red Cross Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED: Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED | Greenwich, CT | American Red Cross

Not sure if it's even a word, but just curious about how hireable someone would be coming out of an accelerated BSN program with zero nursing/health background. I'm considering making a career change to nursing in my early 30s and plan to do all the little things I can in the meantime to make myself as marketable to employers as possible (volunteering at hospitals, learning additional languages, etc.) but there's no getting around the fact that my health background is nil. I know I'm capable of nailing the pre-reqs and thriving in nursing school, and I don't doubt my own competence or ability to do the job well. But I still have to actually get the job. Ultimately my question is this: How much weight does the Accelerated BSN degree carry? In general, would the successful completion of the Accelerated BSN program be enough that employers would be happy to have me, or would I be fighting an uphill battle against other grads who maybe have slightly more relevant experience than myself? Thanks for any guidance. This board has been an invaluable resource/inspiration and helped me put together the puzzle that is applying to BSN programs.