wvickroy

I'm currently working in research at a children's hospital while pursuing an accelerated BSN. I work with adolescents primarily, and I really enjoy this patient population. After I finish with my BSN I'm hoping to enter a new grad RN residency, but I don't know if I should do it at my current hospital or if I should pursue a residency program that treats patients across the lifespan. That said, does going through a nurse residency program in a children's hospital make it harder to move to family/adult care later on? Or is it the opposite?

I'm getting ready to graduate with my bachelor's this spring (public health/anthro, no hard science background whatsoever) and I have at least 22 credits to get through before I meet the pre-req requirements for any ABSN or Direct-entry MSN programs. I need to be working to support myself in the meantime, and I really want some kind of work experience that will prepare me for being a healthcare professional. What can someone with a non-technical bachelor's do in a healthcare setting that doesn't require more schooling right off the bat? Is it worth paying the $1600 for CNA training, or using that money towards pre-reqs while I do something different? I guess the question sort of becomes, what matters more, preparatory education or work experience?

I'm about to graduate with my BA in Gender Studies and Anthro, and my next plan is to go to nursing school. Not sure whether I'll purse an ADN, ABSN or Direct Entry MSN, but in any case, I still have to do basically all of the pre-reqs (between 14 and 26 credits for the programs I'm interested in). That said, how much does it matter which school I take these pre-reqs at? I have the option to take a few community college classes online this summer (stats and nutrition) but I've heard conflicting opinions about whether or not this is a good idea. As long as I do well in the courses, credits are credits, right? Any advice about my next move would be greatly appreciated!