Hello, Found this website and want to solicit some advice. I am a older (read over 40ish) male looking for a career change into nursing. I have bachelor in science but it was obtained back in 2000. I have worked in the engineering and healthcare field with primarily direct patient care as a paramedic for the last 15 years. are there programs out there that allow people with non-nursing bachelor to get a nursing degree? what about accelerated bsn vs msn for non-nursing bachelor? pro/cons? what about pre-reqs? mine are over 15 years old now so assuming i need to start taking them again now? suggestions would be great as well as advice. thanks! Also, have heard off and on that there are nursing programs that frown on paramedics. is this a potential stumbling block? Are there programs that are more open to people with diverse experiences? Things that make you go Hmmm...