I am a NEW nurse. Graduated in may 05. Sorry to sound cranky, but bedside nursing is not for me.
LEGAL NURSING IS FOR ME.
Where do I begin to get this ball rolling guys?? It's sort of overwhelming. I have a LT goal to become a Nurse-Atty. I want experience in my job now that will help me to reach that goal someday, and maybe help me thru law school.
Since I am a new RN with *only* an ADN, I think that the odds of any Atty or any company hiring me as a legal RN are NOT in my favor. I don't want to waste the time and money getting these letters behind my name and not getting any work. Soooo, I'm thinking that maybe I should become a paralegal, and then get the LRN...and then I may stand a chance. Also, I think that becoming a paralegal will help me with my LT goal in becoming a RN-Atty, don't you agree?
BTW, I live in a small city, approx 3 hours away from Chicago. I am not sure how demanding jobs will be in this area. I have never heard of any Legal RN around here which is why I am thinking of just becoming a paralegal. I'm sure jobs are plentiful for Legal RN's in Chicago, but I want to stay where I'm at.
One more sort of off-topic Q. I have just started reading about law schools online. What is a JRB?
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I -- My suggestion: get your BSN, then ponder what you really wanna do.
If you decide to go the law route, the BS will be totally accepable.
BUt if you decide, you don't wanna hack the rigor of law school, you'll still have a very viable credential behind your name.
Good luck!
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I tend to agree with this, ilovebuster. The degree will open doors for you in many ways. If you choose to work in nursing, BSN is a good choice to continue your education. And, BSN is a degree with which you can use to get into law school. Kind of kill two birds with one stone, so to speak.
I think, if you truly desire to be attorney you should do it and skip paralegal and/or LNC all together. IMHO............that's exactly what I would do. Again, IMHO.
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I tend to agree with this, ilovebuster. The degree will open doors for you in many ways. If you choose to work in nursing, BSN is a good choice to continue your education. And, BSN is a degree with which you can use to get into law school. Kind of kill two birds with one stone, so to speak.
I think, if you truly desire to be attorney you should do it and skip paralegal and/or LNC all together. IMHO............that's exactly what I would do. Again, IMHO.
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