Education Advice

[The Drunk Girl]

I currently switched my major over from the Bachelor's of Nursing to the Associate's program. It looks pretty good for me to start in the program this coming spring semester, but I have a problem: A majority of the pre-reqs for the BSN program (the 1st-3rd semesters) are dispersed throughout the ADN program.

http://www.adn.eku.edu/curriculum.php
http://www.bsn-gn.eku.edu/includes/docs/bsn/BSNcurriculum.pdf


Since I have all but one (Microbiology) of these pre-reqs out of the way, all I have left are the nursing courses, and I can't double up on my nursing courses while in the program. Here are my choices: I can either pick another major to go along with nursing (evidently you can't have a minor when getting an associate's degree) such as Sociology or a foreign language or take bunny classes to ease up on my load with nursing school.

I am having to use student loans to go through school, which is why I am not sure if I particularly want to "waste" my money on bullshit classes that won't benefit me in the long run. On the other hand, I hear that nursing school is a bitch and consumes your life.

I will be meeting with my new advisor in the next week or two and would really like to have a firm idea of which direction to tell them I am going in. So if anyone has any thoughts, ideas, or suggestions on what they might do; or if there are any ideas on other classes to take that might be beneficial in the long run without having to have another major would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks! :)

[Lily]

I can tell you from personal experience that the nursing program is a bitch and will consume your life. In addition to the classroom time and the clinicals, be prepared to spend much time preparing for end of term ancillary testing not directly related to your courses but a requirement for moving on to the next level in your program. Also, you'll be spending time in the clinical lab practicing the skills you will need to demonstrate before your instructors in order to pass your courses. Moreover, there is a LOT of reading before each class and this stuff isn't easy. I still don't fully understand how the renal system works. Oh, and if you aren't competent in math, especially algebraic equations, you'll have a problem. You may need to spend time in the tutoring center or with a private tutor for that one.

My advice is this: anything you can do to avoid taking extraneous classes during your nursing program, do it.

Good luck! We certainly need new nurses, especially in the fields of critical care, emergency medicine and geriatrics.

[Donkey]

What about Spanish?

I know that there is a demand for bilingual healthcare providers, and I can guarantee that that demand will only grow.

[The Drunk Guy]

What about Spanish?

I know that there is a demand for bilingual healthcare providers, and I can guarantee that that demand will only grow.
Is that a personal guarantee, as in you will pay for those classes if you're wrong? :eek: