RN to MSN with prior BA

meanmaryjean, DNP, RN · Jul 29, 2017

I'm confused. You were asking about the pre-licensure program in another post. Are you an RN? If not, the RN-to-MSN is not a program you can enroll in.

JD2RN · Jul 29, 2017

I'm confused. You were asking about the pre-licensure program in another post. Are you an RN? If not, the RN-to-MSN is not a program you can enroll in.

Hi! I am a lawyer pursuing a second career in nursing. I am applying to BSN and ADN programs in San Diego this fall (hence my question about the pre-licensure program), but am looking into RN to BSN and MSN programs in the event that I do not get straight into a BSN program. Because I already have an ugrad degree, I wondered if it would be better to pursue a RN to MSN program vs. an RN to BSN, in the event that I end up going the community college route. Clear as mud?

meanmaryjean, DNP, RN · Jul 30, 2017

OP: If you are not an RN you cannot use it as part of your username per TOS.

JD2RN · Jul 30, 2017

OP: If you are not an RN you cannot use it as part of your username per TOS.

Uhhhh, ok.

So how am I allowed to concisely write 'from law to nursing' as a username?

Do you know how to change one's username?

Tacomaboy3 · Aug 1, 2017

OP: If you are not an RN you cannot use it as part of your username per TOS.

Actually, it doesn't say this explicitly; on the contrary, the ToS #8 is pretty ambiguous. It says you aren't allowed to use a title you haven't earned - the OP hasn't falsely claimed she's an RN, even in her username.

Tacomaboy3 · Aug 1, 2017

Uhhhh, ok.

My thought, too.

abixxy, MSN, RN · Aug 6, 2017

I'll tell you my story and you can draw your own decisions. I have an undergraduate degree in Pre-Physician Assistant studies. It's a bachelor of science in health science. I decided to go the accelerated ADN route as it was cheaper and quicker than a BSN program. I do not technically have a BSN degree. I did the RN to MSN bridge at WGU and after I was accepted into the program it took me 15.5 months to finish. It was the most cost effective route and I have no debt!