Question for ADN's

LADYFLOWER · Jul 4, 2006

You guys need to stop focusing on the A's & B's......I know it's great to get A's & B's but when all is said & done no one asks to see your grades.....all that matters is that you passed your boards & have the competance to practice safe nursing care..........I know some pretty fantastic nurses who were C students...and there was a girl who was 4.0 staright A's all through every course nursing & sciences...and couldn't make a bed if her life depended on it, and lacked alot of common sense stuff...so it doesn't matter if a nurse had stariaght A's or just all C's through school......some are just not good testers......but will blow doors off others in actual nursing care.....anyway don't worry..just do the best you can do &you'll be fine! Enjoy it ! And trust me....every nurse I have spoken to at clinicals says nursing school and the real working world of a nurse are totally different......just do your best in school & it'll be over before you know it! And btw......I started back in 1999 getting pre req's done...I have only taken 2-3 classes per semester so in total it has taken me 7 years to get done....I am done in December.........so who care is it takes 20 years....all that matters is you did it & when it's done you should be very proud of yourself! You'll do fine....:balloons:

Hey KelliNurse! I think I understand what you are saying about the grades, but, one of the reasons I need to do well is because I would like to recieve a certain scholarship to help out with the cost of college. And it requires at least a 3.0. Thanks for posting!:nuke:

P.S. I hope so!

SmilingBluEyes · Jul 4, 2006

60 percent of all RNs are either ADNs or diploma nurses.
Why? It is because the field of nursing often does not reward higher education with more money and respect. This might be off the original subject, but it is also just my humble opinion.

This post is in no way germane to the original request for information. We already have many threads covering the heated debate of entry-level education requirements for professional nursing. I will ask this argument be reserved for those threads and left out of this one.

Thank you for understanding.

To the OP, as you can see, it's a heck of a lot more than 2 years to get a "2 year degree" in the case of nursing. If you can at all swing a BSN first time around, I recommend it, for this among many other reasons. But whatever you do decide, I wish you well and good luck.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jul 4, 2006

This post is in no way germane to the original request for information. We already have many threads covering the heated debate of entry-level education requirements for professional nursing. I will ask this argument be reserved for those threads and left out of this one.
Thank you for understanding.

I completely understood. I'm sure you noticed that I had written, "This might be off the original subject..." in my original post, so I fully knew it was not relevant to the information being sought by the original poster. I was not attempting to start a flame war or heated debate, and we can all observe that no one has flamed yet.

LADYFLOWER · Jul 4, 2006

:chuckle

This post is in no way germane to the original request for information. We already have many threads covering the heated debate of entry-level education requirements for professional nursing. I will ask this argument be reserved for those threads and left out of this one.
Thank you for understanding.
To the OP, as you can see, it's a heck of a lot more than 2 years to get a "2 year degree" in the case of nursing. If you can at all swing a BSN first time around, I recommend it, for this among many other reasons. But whatever you do decide, I wish you well and good luck.

Hey, SmilingBluEyes!

I definitely plan on attending UTArlington for my BSN. I will probably be 100 years old by the time I make it there though! :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: It's gonna be a slooooooow journey for me! Please PRAY for me y'all!:chuckle