Should I work for a year first or take additional chemistry

jemommyRN · May 8, 2007

I'm still in nursing school, so take this with a grain of salt, but won't you forget your nursing skills if you take another year or so to complete other schooling. I think if you have the job in the ICU already and you are looking into CRNA, start the ICU and take the classes at a later time (maybe summer) or when you can. Are all of those classes required or do you just want to take them to help you with school?

japaho41 · May 8, 2007

Same type of questions as previous posts. If you are not required to take something don't waste your money. I think that Organic and Biochem are courses that I would consider prior to applying to school. Your first priority must be to get your experience don't hold off on that unless you have a semesters worth of classes to take and I still would probably say experience first. Look at the online options to pickup those other courses, it will give you a little more flexibility.

jls485 · May 8, 2007

I'm not expert or nothing, but I think taking the ICU job would make much much more sense. I would take physics last if you really want to... But getting the work experience is more important. Plus those classes you mentioned, i don't think they're required, so why not just get the experience first. Like you said, if you apply enough school, you'll get in; so go for the experience IMO

bucknangler · May 11, 2007

I just graduated by BSN program and got hired into the ICU. My nursing GPA is 3.0 and cumulative is 3.1. I think if I apply to enough schools I'll get in. Should I just take the ICU job and finish up the remaining classes and quite my job after 1-2 years working in the ICU. I am not the type who can work and go to school at the same time. Or should I not work and just continue with school and finished chemistry II, orgo, biochem, bio 2, physics I & II. My jobs makes me work crappy shifts so I can't work and take chem at the same time. I need advice.

Man, by the time you finish taking Chem I and II, Organic, Biochem, Bio 2, and Physics I and II....YOU CAN APPLY TO MED SCHOOL! Just make "A's"! Or, if you make so-so grades, there is always Osteopathic Medicine. The average Cum GPA for their schools are usually a 3.3!