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Hi! Well right now I am a vet tech, but hope to go to nursing school. So I am not exactly sure what I want to do. But I am interested in OR nursing, ER, forensics, maybe ICU or NICU. Later down the road (after many years of nursing), I would love ot get into teaching. Does that help any??
There are a few nursing schools in Albany: hudson valley community college in troy (SUNY so not badly priced), Maria in albany (expensive), Russell Sage (4 year private, expensive). I went to Columbia Greene in Hudson (SUNY 2 year, cheap!) and liked the program alot.
Alot of folks work as a PCA or tech while in school. Albany Med used to pay nursing students more $$ after they finished nursing I.
It was managable. heck, I was a single mom with two kids and we survived the expirience without too much trauma. Good luck to you!
I'm also looking to go to school in this area. In addition to the schools mentioned, there's the Samaritan/Memorial Hospital program offered through North East Health. Ellis hospital also has a program I think. So there are a bunch of options, but I'm running into a lot of rumored wait lists and competition so far...
Satori77, ADN
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Right now I live in Colorado, but I grew up in upstate NY (Saratoga Springs to be exact) and I am thinking of moving back. For anyone that works in that general area (Albany, Schenectedy, Glens Falls, etc) or went to school there, what do you think of it? I know the area very well, but are there good places to go to school and/or work? And advice would be appreciated. Thanks