sandiegotrish

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1. Whats the Catch: RN to MSN?

   sandiegotrish replied to sandiegotrish's topic in General Nursing

   Yes that is the path I was suggested to go, in order to not come out of my second bachelors degree with a ton of debt. Unfortunately there are no jobs for ADN nurses in San Diego so it sounds like...

2. Whats the Catch: RN to MSN?

   sandiegotrish replied to sandiegotrish's topic in General Nursing

   The whole nursing degree situation makes MY head hurt. I'm just trying to navigate the best route here. I don't have the luxury of taking it one step at a time, I need to figure out whether to get my...

3. Whats the Catch: RN to MSN?

   sandiegotrish replied to sandiegotrish's topic in General Nursing

   That is exactly what I have mentioned I want to do, in both my OP and comment: get the more advanced degree after my RN, obtain general floor nursing experience, either way, before moving on the...

4. Questionable hourly rates for travel nurse

   sandiegotrish replied to monday2016's topic in Travel

   $650 taxable wages plus $1000 weekly stipends comes out to $41 an hour for 40 hour work week, or $46 an hour for a 36 hour work week. (the average nurse in CA makes $36/hour. Plus, she doesn't have to...

5. Whats the Catch: RN to MSN?

   sandiegotrish replied to sandiegotrish's topic in General Nursing

   But the ADN makes you an RN ready to get a nursing job on the floor, no? Why then go for BSN only to have to get an MSN later still? The cost seems outrageous. Not to mention you can get a general...

6. Whats the Catch: RN to MSN?

   sandiegotrish posted a topic in General Nursing

   I ask because I don't know, and would like some insight. Can getting an MSN preclude a BSN for a nurse who wants to work like any other nurse and gain experience in the trenches, but wants to have...

7. How do you make money not working duruing school?

   sandiegotrish replied to sandiegotrish's topic in General Students

   So, are you like one of those people who doesn't need to sleep? Lol - I mean how do you even get your studyin

8. National University- class/program requirements

   sandiegotrish replied to Jamster's topic in California Nursing

   I am very sad to hear that you are going through such a negative experience at National University. I know a couple of people looking to get into the nursing program there, and reading this doesn't...

9. Age and nursing school

   sandiegotrish replied to tiny_dancer's topic in General Students

   Well. I'm 36 and I'm doing prereqs.

10. How do you make money not working duruing school?

    sandiegotrish posted a topic in General Students

    So I'm currently taking prereqs and staring down the gun of 2-4 years of nursing school, a place where you are fiercely advised NOT to work. I have been saving fiercely and hoping for selection in a...

11. ADN>MSN or aBSN? HELP!

    sandiegotrish replied to sandiegotrish's topic in General Students

    The way I have set it up it will cost me 1/4 of the money to do the RN > MSN route than to get the BSN. Not sure where you are getting the idea of "graduate level debt." And with the toughness of...

12. ADN>MSN or aBSN? HELP!

    sandiegotrish replied to sandiegotrish's topic in General Students

    I'm not just leaving my job I am leaving the profession altogether. I am doing it because I am burnt out, because I'm at the top of the game with no gain left, not learning anything. And most of all,...

13. ADN>MSN or aBSN? HELP!

    sandiegotrish replied to sandiegotrish's topic in General Students

    Thank you so much! This is exactly what I needed to hear, to cement my decision to go the ADN-first route. It just seems so much smarter to me, but everyone I know who is a nurse or is trying to...

14. ADN>MSN or aBSN? HELP!

    sandiegotrish replied to sandiegotrish's topic in General Students

    Well, because the outcome I decide on will change where I start. I am a planner. I don't want to go get an ADN and then find out I can't get a job with the ADN. But there is certainly room for me to...

15. ADN>MSN or aBSN? HELP!

    sandiegotrish replied to sandiegotrish's topic in General Students

    I wasn't going to go MSN until a college dean suggested it to me. Why get a second bachelor's degree? she said to me. It's not a guarantee but it's one path that I can do. An MSN opens a lot more...