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Hey guys,

I'm sure this question has been asked hundreds of times, but what is the best route to be an RN? I already have a BS in sociology. The AS is quicker and if I want, I can get my masters at NYU later on with a AS in nursing and a BS in any other field. What's the general opinion?

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I hear a lot of horror stories about people not getting into these programs. With the shortage and all, is this true?

If you already have a baccalaureate degree, I doubt that you will have any trouble being admitted to any of the schools.

St Vincent's requires that you maintain a 70 average. Many more applicants are accepted than those who graduate, for a variety of reasons. Some drop out voluntarily, others can't keep up with the demands of the accelerated courses.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Good Luck !

:balloons: :Melody: :coollook:

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If you already have a baccalaureate degree, I doubt that you will have any trouble being admitted to any of the schools.

St Vincent's requires that you maintain a 70 average. Many more applicants are accepted than those who graduate, for a variety of reasons. Some drop out voluntarily, others can't keep up with the demands of the accelerated courses.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Good Luck !

:balloons: :Melody: :coollook:

Thanks for the info. So I guess there really isn't any real benefit in going to, say, NYU for $60,000 vs. another school. An RN is an RN and you will be hired regardless of WHERE you get your degree, but rather on you as an individual.

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Thanks for the info. So I guess there really isn't any real benefit in going to, say, NYU for $60,000 vs. another school. An RN is an RN and you will be hired regardless of WHERE you get your degree, but rather on you as an individual.

Exactly correct. The hospitals only want to see your RN/LPN license. They don't look to see what school you came from.

When recruiting for Nurse Manager/Supervisor, a person with a baccalaureate degree would be given preference over a person with an associate degree.

Colleges are charging over $700 per credit, multiply that by 60 or 120. Unless you are independently wealthy, you would be paying some bank for many. many years.

St. Vincent School has a good pass record for taking State Boards on the first try.

Sincerely,

Rock :balloons:

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Thanks for all you info, I appreciate it. Can I ask where you went to school?

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Thanks for all you info, I appreciate it. Can I ask where you went to school?

If you mean Rock, following is my c.v.:

Central School for LPN, Roosevelt Island, Now defunct

College of Staten Island, Associate in Arts

Albany State, Associate in Science, Nursing

College of Staten Island, Baccalaureate, Psychology/Sociology

St John's University, Master of Science, Education

Think St. Vincent School, Staten Island, Graduates have a good pass

rate on State Boards on the first try. Albany rates schools on the percentage of graduates passing State Boards on the first try.

St. Vincent offers an Associate degree in Nursing.

Rock

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TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, ASN (associate degree in nursing), BSN (baccalaureate degree in nursing), MSN (master of scicence, nursing)

There is a school in Manhattan, and one in NJ, that will allow you to take a one year accelerated course for LPN, work as a licensed nurse, and return after six (6) months experience to take the second year of training for RN.

If interested, I will supply you with the information.

Rock

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Rock, Where in Manhattan is this school that you speak of? I live in Manhattan and I and have a BA in Teacher of Speech and Hearing Handicap I would LOVE to find out more about this school. Thanx.

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personally i don't think there is any "best" route.. it depends on you, where you are in your life, what you can afford to sacrifice to go to school, etc.. I mean, will you able to work and go to school, are you able to go full time or part time only, how soon do you want to finish, how much $$ to you want to spend to get your degree, etc. In the end, you sit for the same boards and have the same RN license as any other...the thing to do is look further down the line and investigate what and where you want to be in the next 5-7 years, and determine what kind of credenitals you will need to accomplish that. then you can decide which route will be best for you--some are ok being an RN-AD and that's it-- if you want to get into nrsg management, you'll most likely need a more advanced degree, at least a BS of some kind...and for higher administrative stuff, you'll need the MSN.. there are programs now, with the nursing shortage, where you can even go straight from ADN RN to MSN, but lots of fine lines to read... just eval your goals and then decide.. Oh---and one final word--- an accelerated BSN program for someone who has a BS already but no prior nursing experience might be tough not only in school, but once you get out, you may wish you had much more time devoted to developing clinical skills-- it's been not only my observation but the consensus of many nurse managers and faculty members, etc that ADN trained nurses often have more intensive time devoted to clinical skills whereas BSN trained nurses have more time devoted to developing the management/organizational/etc side of nursing (don't beat me up guys--just my opinion and observation)

I totally agree with you! I've been trying to explain that to so many of my family members who THINK that just because you already have a BA/BS in another area you only should continue your studies from that level on. I felt that way in the beginning when I really thought about becoming an NP and thinking that going through an accelerated program since I have a family. Then I realized, wait, how is that going to benefit my career, patients and myself $$$ wise if I have no clue what I am doing clinically when all I have is a title and nothing to show for. Thanks for your clean cut advise. I will be paying more attention to ADN programs during my search.

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Rock, Where in Manhattan is this school that you speak of? I live in Manhattan and I and have a BA in Teacher of Speech and Hearing Handicap I would LOVE to find out more about this school. Thanx.

It is called the Helene Fuld School of Nursing. It's at 119th Street.

I will get you an exact address and phone number, but I need to get

off the Internet in order to do that.

Helene Fuld offers an Associate Degree at the end of the second phase of

your studies.

Rock

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Rock, Where in Manhattan is this school that you speak of? I live in Manhattan and I and have a BA in Teacher of Speech and Hearing Handicap I would LOVE to find out more about this school. Thanx.

Hi Fivestar:

Following is the information you requested:

Helene Fuld School of Nursing

26 East 120th Street

New York NY 10035-2737

(212) 423-1000

Helene Fuld School of Nursing

Cheeseman Road

Blackwood NJ 08012

(856) 374-0100

Good Luck !!

Rock :balloons: :nurse:

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If you mean Rock, following is my c.v.:

Central School for LPN, Roosevelt Island, Now defunct

College of Staten Island, Associate in Arts

Albany State, Associate in Science, Nursing

College of Staten Island, Baccalaureate, Psychology/Sociology

St John's University, Master of Science, Education

Think St. Vincent School, Staten Island, Graduates have a good pass

rate on State Boards on the first try. Albany rates schools on the percentage of graduates passing State Boards on the first try.

St. Vincent offers an Associate degree in Nursing.

Rock

That's a lot of degrees! Masters in education? You were a teacher as well?

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Hi Fivestar:

Following is the information you requested:

Helene Fuld School of Nursing

26 East 120th Street

New York NY 10035-2737

(212) 423-1000

Helene Fuld School of Nursing

Cheeseman Road

Blackwood NJ 08012

(856) 374-0100

Good Luck !!

Rock :balloons: :nurse:

Thanks for the information.

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Hey guys,

I'm sure this question has been asked hundreds of times, but what is the best route to be an RN? I already have a BS in sociology. The AS is quicker and if I want, I can get my masters at NYU later on with a AS in nursing and a BS in any other field. What's the general opinion?

Well, I'm not sure what it's like in other areas of the country but, you may want to check waiting lists because ...

In my area, every school has a waiting list. Basically people apply to lots of schools and go with any program that will take them, BSN or ADN, because it's so hard to get into any program at all.

These days, there may not be much of a choice. Just FYI.

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