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I will be starting an RN program at a hospital in January. I have a B.S. in Health Eduacation and Sociology (double major). I taught health and sex ed in middle schooland high school for a few years and was Coordinator of Volunteers for a Hospice for a year and a half. The reasons that I chose the particular program that I am going into are that first and foremost they have an excellent reputation (the school and the medical center) and they offer a part time 3 year program that would allow me to go to school in the evenings and every other weekend (I have small children). They also offer a program in which staff members from VCU come down one weekend a month to teach a RN to BSN program.

My question is- Would my previous education and experience as a health teacher hold any significance in the possibility of me getting an administrative position in the future or would I definitley have to pursue a BSN?

I am definitley willing to do so, but I was just curious as to anyone's experience with this.

Thanks,

Kim

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I will be starting an RN program at a hospital in January. I have a B.S. in Health Eduacation and Sociology (double major). I taught health and sex ed in middle schooland high school for a few years and was Coordinator of Volunteers for a Hospice for a year and a half. The reasons that I chose the particular program that I am going into are that first and foremost they have an excellent reputation (the school and the medical center) and they offer a part time 3 year program that would allow me to go to school in the evenings and every other weekend (I have small children). They also offer a program in which staff members from VCU come down one weekend a month to teach a RN to BSN program. 

My question is- Would my previous education and experience as a health teacher hold any significance in the possibility of me getting an administrative position in the future or would I definitley have to pursue a BSN?

I am definitley willing to do so, but I was just curious as to anyone's experience with this.

Thanks,

Kim

yes, it definitely will. I am familiar with your program there and it is very good. You will do just fine. Good luck to you, heather/

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Hi-

I will be starting an RN program at a hospital in January. I have a B.S. in Health Eduacation and Sociology (double major). I taught health and sex ed in middle schooland high school for a few years and was Coordinator of Volunteers for a Hospice for a year and a half. The reasons that I chose the particular program that I am going into are that first and foremost they have an excellent reputation (the school and the medical center) and they offer a part time 3 year program that would allow me to go to school in the evenings and every other weekend (I have small children). They also offer a program in which staff members from VCU come down one weekend a month to teach a RN to BSN program. 

My question is- Would my previous education and experience as a health teacher hold any significance in the possibility of me getting an administrative position in the future or would I definitley have to pursue a BSN?

I am definitley willing to do so, but I was just curious as to anyone's experience with this.

Thanks,

Kim

yes, it definitely will. I am familiar with your program there and it is very good. You will do just fine. Good luck to you, heather/

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Hi-

I will be starting an RN program at a hospital in January. I have a B.S. in Health Eduacation and Sociology (double major). I taught health and sex ed in middle schooland high school for a few years and was Coordinator of Volunteers for a Hospice for a year and a half. The reasons that I chose the particular program that I am going into are that first and foremost they have an excellent reputation (the school and the medical center) and they offer a part time 3 year program that would allow me to go to school in the evenings and every other weekend (I have small children). They also offer a program in which staff members from VCU come down one weekend a month to teach a RN to BSN program.

My question is- Would my previous education and experience as a health teacher hold any significance in the possibility of me getting an administrative position in the future or would I definitley have to pursue a BSN?

I am definitley willing to do so, but I was just curious as to anyone's experience with this.

Thanks,

Kim

Usually, for an administrative position in nursing you must have a Bachelor's and a Masters ONE OF WHICH must be in nursing. At least that's the way it is around here in the Northeast.

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