Looking at nursing schools in the area

[desflood]

Galen gets mixed reviews. I know a few people who have been there and love it, but it's not an accredited school. Anybody here had any personal experience with it?

[mavs>spurs]

nurses are usually sluts so you'll be great for the job. you get to check weiners for a living and sleep around the office :tu

[man on wire]

nurses are usually sluts so you'll be great for the job. you get to check weiners for a living and sleep around the office :tu

So you like being a nurse?

[mavs>spurs]

lol mouse

you're 55 give up the comedy shit you suck and get a real job

[AmericanPsycho]

A frend of mine dd his nursing school at SAC.

[IWantsACuatro]

I have mad respect for nurses. They do all the dirty work, and (for the most part) enjoy their job.

[mavs>spurs]

They do all the dirty work, and (for the most part) enjoy their job.


:eyebrows that they do

[mrsmaalox]

Do you have any previous college under your belt? If so, you might consider a university BSN program and take advantage of (and take credit for) work you've already done. I don't know much about the actual ADN schools and programs, but I know plenty about the "hierarchy" within the profession, and while the ADN gets you out and working faster, the ANA considers the BSN the minimum entry into professional practice; I guess it all depends on what you want to do in your career.

[Reck]

I have mad respect for nurses. They do all the dirty work, and (for the most part) enjoy their job.

Did you learned that from watching Nurse Jackie? :lol

[desflood]

Don't have any college. I hear UTHSCSA, Baptist and SAC all have good programs, but I'd really rather get to work faster, then maybe go back for an actual degree later. The husband retires in a couple of years and we're moving to rural MI, so I need a job I can do anywhere.

Also, for what it's worth, my slut days are far behind me :nope

[Reck]

Also, for what it's worth, my slut days are far behind me :nope

rofl

I didn't expect that kind of response. :lol

[mrsmaalox]

Don't have any college. I hear UTHSCSA, Baptist and SAC all have good programs, but I'd really rather get to work faster, then maybe go back for an actual degree later. The husband retires in a couple of years and we're moving to rural MI, so I need a job I can do anywhere.

Also, for what it's worth, my slut days are far behind me :nope

With time being of the essence for you, I think you should definitely avoid a non-accredited program. The State Board here in Texas, will allow graduates from non-accredited programs to sit for the NCLEX, as long the program is approved by them; but their approval is given on a semester by semester basis, and it sure would be a drag, and waste of time/money to have your program lose it's approval before you are finished.

Licensure is pretty much reciprocal between the states (with the exception of just a couple), so make sure Michigan will honor a Texas license, and check their policy on non-accredited programs just in case they don't. And keep in mind that while everything may be fine between the 2 states as far as accreditation and licensure, individual employers are pretty scrutinous and many do overlook licensed graduates from non-accredited programs for reasons of their own liability. If you are going to relocate to a rural area that may have a limited amount of employers to apply to, it would be important to make sure that you are as hirable as possible.

And from one rehabilitated slut to another, I wish you the best :lol

[desflood]

Thank you maalox :lol

You've pretty much confirmed exactly what I was thinking. I know I'll have to get a degree to make a decent career out of it, I'm even already registered at UTSA to begin the prerequisites, but at 34 I HATE the thought of school. Hell, if college was even remotely interesting I would have just gone right out of HS like everybody else.

[desflood]

wait, you're 34 and your husband is retiring in a couple of years?

Should have been more specific :lol

He's eligible for military retirement in two years - he'll have been in the AF for 20. He wants to take a couple of years off before finding a civilian job, which we'll be able to afford if I have a nursing degree. He is a bit older than I, but not that much.