Sparky231

Thank you for all the wonderful advice everyone, i really appreciate all of you taking the time to give me real, honest responses. :) A very important bit i realized i left out was that fact that i am more than willing to work in long term care, psych, anything really; As long as i'm helping people and trying to make a difference, that's all that matters to me. In all honesty, my goal is to become a hospice nurse. My great grandfathers hospice nurse is who gave me the realization of what i truly wanted to do. and as for tuition reimbursement, even if i couldn't get that it looks like it should still cost less than a bsn (but then again, what do i know?). And as for my BSN, if i'm able to get financial aid it might become a possibility. The only issue that would still stand after financial aid is time, and a few complications of attending a university. If i were to get my bsn, i couldn't live on campus because of my dog, so i would have to continue living at home, which is about a 45 min drive, and depending on the time of day, that drive can turn into 1+ hours. And to be quite honest, i really don't want to be living at home for an extra year. As much as i love my mother and siblings, due to some circumstances with our neighbors, who are also family, it will be a lot better for me when i move out.

Hi! So i'm a junior in high school in Washington state and i have my heart set on nursing. But to make a long story short, i need the fastest, cheapest route possible; i need to get out of my house as soon as i can, and i am fully responsible for my own college costs. I will be working part time while going to school, since i will be staying at home until i graduate. What I hope to do after getting my ADN is work at a hospital with tuition reimbursement and go a RN-BSN program. Financially, it seems to me to make more sense to get my ADN and the do a bridge program (i need the absolute cheapest route possible), but i'm slightly worried about the job market. Any RN's with their ADN out there who can tell me what it was like for you trying to find a job? I have an aunt with her ADN who is telling me to go straight for my BSN, but i truly just don't think that's possible for me.

Hi! I live in Washington state and i plan on doing 2 years of prerequisites at a community college, then going to WSU to complete my bachelors degree, but i was wondering how much it cost you to get it, regardless of what state you're in. I was planning on getting my ADN and then doing an RN-BSN program, but my family members who are nurses advised me to go straight for my BSN, however i don't want to be paying off loans until i'm 40. Anyone have any answers or words of advice?