sandiegotrish

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 CC nursing program, in hopes of being able to keep...

Maybe he reason so many people hate being a nurse is because y'all just compete with each other and try to one up each other. The real title of this post should have been why do so many nurses act so mean?

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 her degrees under their belt up front? Reason I ask...

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 I'll have to do my RN to BSN/MSN without a job. :/

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 ADN (cheaper, city college) and have no prospect o...

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 management positions. The MSN seems to serve the purpos...

$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 pay taxes on her "non taxable" income, which mean...

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 MSN. In my state an ADN doesn't get you a job so you ...

I'm so glad to read this positive, level-headed response. There is so much discouragement and negativity on this site, I was beginning to wonder if it's as pervasive in the nursing world reality as it seems on this site............

I'm so glad to read this positive, level-headed response. There is so much discouragement and negativity on this site, I was beginning to wonder if it's as pervasive in the nursing world reality as it seems on this site............

Totally. I mean, that is just basic job knowledge that anyone in any field is supposed to know. Job hopping is bad no matter whether you're a new nurse or a new graphic designer. Anyone who goes to college and comes out a new grad looking for jobs do...

I wonder often about the term "nursing is thankless," because I think it can sometimes lead to the types of conflicts that this man and his wife are dealing with right now. Nursing is a paid gig, just like any other, and it pays pretty well, comparat...

Is it bad for people to have a desire to work in one specialty over another? That's called "goals." What am I missing here??

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

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 bode well for them, to me. It's a very expensive pro...

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

I wasn't sure where to post this topic because I think I want some nurses with experience answer my question. Here it is: I am taking prereqs to go into nursing school, in San Diego. I already have a bachelor's degree in graphic design, and 11 years ...

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 finding jobs, isn't it better to have the higher de...

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, because I want to be a nurse. I realize the job ma...

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 become one tells me I am crazy for the idea of going AD...

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 choose to go ADN>BSN, so your advice is valid! Y...

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 doors than the other degrees, and in San Diego I need ...

I wasn't sure where to post this topic. Here it is: I am taking prereqs to go into nursing school, in San Diego. I already have a bachelor's degree in graphic design, and 11 years experience in management in that field. My ultimate goals are: Comp...