Waiting list......

The wait is horrendous, there is no nice way of putting it!!!!! But, if going to nursing school is something that your passionate about then it's worth the wait! I'm waiting to, at my school once you finish all you have to, there is a 2-3 semester wait. This Fall will be my 2nd semester so hopefully I will start in the Spring!. As far as the teas test, my only advice would be get the Ati study guide and start studying at least a month before! Good luck!

i agree with you jennifer425rn2b. that ati study guide has some of same questions and format that will be on the teas exam. when you begin studying make sure it’s @ least a month in advance, if not longer!! literally go through each section thoroughly. do the sample test in the book, check your answers, go back...practice & re-do incorrect items. make sure you go over information daily!

those waiting lists are pointless (in my personal opinion). it seems unfair to students who really desire to be in the nursing field versus students who only want to participate in the program for the incentives!

good luck to you:yeah:

You have to consider what you want to do....

For instance, if you want to pursue a bachelors after you get your RN, your science credits may expire before you get a chance to do it! They are only good for 7 years in most cases. You wait 4 years, 2 years of nursing school...Your stuck with your associates with no ability to go higher until you retake A&P again. If you want to get your bachelors, I would explore another option....If you are ok with keep your associates, and don't want to get a bachelors...then wait on the list.

Just explore all your options. There was a waiting list at my school.....so I found one without a list, and competitive entry in the next town over!

i agree with you jennifer425rn2b. that ati study guide has some of same questions and format that will be on the teas exam. when you begin studying make sure it’s @ least a month in advance, if not longer!! literally go through each section thoroughly. do the sample test in the book, check your answers, go back...practice & re-do incorrect items. make sure you go over information daily!

those waiting lists are pointless (in my personal opinion). it seems unfair to students who really desire to be in the nursing field versus students who only want to participate in the program for the incentives!

good luck to you:yeah:

i agree, how many students are in the program for just the pay check or to change their career because they think it is recession proof? i want to work delivering babies, with children, or in the nicu, would it be best to obtain a bachelor's degree or it doesn't matter?

i'm also not sure if nursing is for me? i've been trying to figure it out for 5 years, is there any way to know? i want a career where i will always have a job and i can find one if i were to move.

Contact your local hospital(s) and see about volunteering! There is no better way to gauge whether or not your heart is in this than to do some of the grunt work for free! The perk to this is that it also ends up looking really good on your application!

I also think its completely normal to not know exactly what you want to do with your life. But once you do know, for sure, you'll really, truly know. I said I was going to be a teacher from the time I was in kindergarten. I carried that plan with me all the way into my first couple years of college. Then my Grams was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Then I had my daughter. Then I had my second daughter (and a whole lot of complications in my pregnancy). During those three life changing events, I spent a LOT of time in and out of hospitals. I met and received care from some truly incredible nurses. It's because of them that I found myself on this path, and once I set my heart on it, I knew it was the right path for me. I start my program this fall.

Why not go to a different college thats insane. You can get your masters in less time...

It costs a lot more $$ to go to a different college. There are a lot of colleges that prefer that you take the prereqs at their school, not at another school. Sometimes you get extra points toward being admitted into the program.

Is a BSN really preferred over an Associate's degree? I heard there is not much pay difference, only reason would be to become a Nurse Practitioner which requires a doctor's degree now.

I want a career where I will always have a job and I can find one if I were to move.

These days, and in this economy, I'm not so sure such a job exists.

It costs a lot more $$ to go to a different college. There are a lot of colleges that prefer that you take the prereqs at their school, not at another school. Sometimes you get extra points toward being admitted into the program.

Is a BSN really preferred over an Associate's degree? I heard there is not much pay difference, only reason would be to become a Nurse Practitioner which requires a doctor's degree now.

"Preference" doesn't equal requirement. There's a local university here that prefers you take 12 credits at their school before applying. My friend got her acceptance letter a couple weeks ago and hasn't taken anything at the school. The school I got accepted to prefers (and gives you extra points) for having taken some courses at their school. But I haven't taken anything at the school yet.

BSN vs ADN. Pay difference? Maybe not much, but there is a preference (at least where I am) to hiring someone with a BSN over an ADN.

BSN vs ADN. Pay difference? Maybe not much, but there is a preference (at least where I am) to hiring someone with a BSN over an ADN.

This is true. In my area, most hospitals have stopped hiring ADNs period, and are requiring all ADNs currently on staff to get their BSN within a certain period or face losing their jobs.

This is true. In my area, most hospitals have stopped hiring ADNs period, and are requiring all ADNs currently on staff to get their BSN within a certain period or face losing their jobs.

Around here they are hiring both ADN and BSN. Anyway, you can always move where they hire them. Most states do hire both, I think only two or three don't.

A lot of hospitals are going away from hiring ADN's, I'm in Missouri and we have a pretty good job market for nursing right now, but 3 or 4 of our major hospitals have gone away from hiring ADN's to get or maintain their Magnet Status. Some states are even harder than Missouri. I'm in an ADN program now and while I know I will have a job when I graduate (I'm an Intern and unless something crazy happens, they hire all the Interns) I am still jumping into a one year bridge program ASAP. The bridge program I am looking into doesn't care about pre req's as long as you have your license when you apply because I'm not sure if all big universities accept pre req's from smaller community colleges like I'm in now.

If you want to get an idea about the field and to find out if it's for you, get your CNA and work a little in the trenches, not exacly what all a nurse does but you can observe none the less and it sounds like you have plenty of time. Another plus, having experience as a CNA will help you when you graduate!