-I'm starting my nursing pre- reqs at a tech and community college in Aug. My plan was to graduate as a LPN then take the ADN program to become a RN with a associates degree. That's the highest you can go in this college. It seemed like a good career choice. But then I looked at my towns hospital website and the VA center. Most of the RN positions say they would prefer if you have a bachelors masters. Now I'm worried having an associates degree won't be enough. My boyfriend thinks maybe it would be a better idea to just stop at LPN. My idea is to get my RN associates, start working at a smaller facility while take online classes to get my BSN. Do you think that would be hard? I wanted to start a family but if I can't find a stable job, I just can't. It's just so frustrating.
On top of this, the hospital I wanted to work at says you need at least two years experience for a lot of positions. Also the shifts are 12 hours. Would I be able to raise a family working 12 hour shifts? Are hospitals usually more...flexible than this? I thought I was on the road to a career I could enjoy and feel stable. I thought nursing was one of the most stable careers. But now I'm not so sure. Can anyone give me advice? Thanks.Hello,
First, you are doing great so don't be discouraged. My wife is an RN (with a BSN), and she was stressed out so often during her nursing school journey, as are you right now. So just keep in mind that you will make it, so hang in there.
It would be best to go stright for an ADN if you can, because you can work immediately making RN pay. My wife got a job right out of nursing school (no experience or connections either). She has now worked at this hospital for over 2 years.
YES--you can create a family working 12 hours. In fact, I would recommend 12 hours. My wife works part time right now, and is making awesome money just gone 2 days a week. She works weekends, so that means monday through friday she is off, and works 2 12's together. It is awesome and almost feels like she is unemployed! So imagine working 12 hours for 2 days (3 tops), and having all those other days off to do whatever.
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Best of luck to you. You will get there before you know it!Hi, don't stop at LPN they do very little, are the first ones fired and get paid crap. Its a great way t oget started though while earning a two or four year degree. I have a two year RN degree I got a job right out of school and had several offers. I am now working on a BSN and may even become a physicians assistant which is only about a year more school.
Yes the hours are long, my unit switched to almost all 12 hour shifts and yes they are long and hard but doable. You do work less days and have more time off though. I have children and while on days i work I do not see them a lot I get several days to spend with them. It is doable and the pay is decent. : ) Go for it.
if you have more questions or need some encouragement email me at cassidyhunter1@yahoo.com
My grandmother,mother and sister were all nurses. My sister committed suicide. Both mothers had til-death-do-them-part marriages. Living in California,we have licensed vocational nurse(LVN-junior college),registered nurse(BSN-Bachelor of the Science of Nursing-university degree) and MSN(Master of the Science of Nursing-university degree). Most nurses leave the profession within one year due to schedules,bastard bosses and patients,death,disease,blood,incontinenc鈥?and morale. School is a very rigorous,science regimen with engineers,mathematicians,computer scientists,physicists,et.al. You'll need to volunteer somewhere to get references. Going to a better school,you can get a two year internship,then apply for some jobs. Doctors are pricks. They all think,they are emperor,and should be treated accordingly. They have no problem monetizing your altruism,as do the hospitals. Get good advice at school. Ask a lot of stupid questions,until you remember the questions,you really want answers to. Check the net for general preparations. If anything goes wrong,your sitting there with your pubes in your hand. MSN:$70,000,RN:$60,000,LVN:$50,000/yr ~boyfriend/husband~?
I'm going to be completely honest with you. I used to be a nursing assistant (health care assistant) and while doing that job i gained a lot of respect for the hard work that nurses do but i also thought they were very stupid. These jobs they had were so demanding, often they would leave an hour late even after doing a twelve hour shift because they had to finish the paperwork they didn't get to do through their shift, they even only took one half hour break in the whole shift.
It might be different where you go though. Also the nurses are required to do night shifts, which are also 12 hours, usually 3-4 in a row once a month.
I have heard that there are some nurses with a term time only position, meaning they would only work when their children were at school (9am-3pm, mon-fri and have kids holidays off).
Student nurses are given help getting a position after they qualify by their university, though usually somewhere you have done a placement will offer you a position if they are happy with your work ethic).
I reccomend calling the college and asking how far you can get with an associates degree though from what i have seen all registered nurses in hospitals go through a three year course in university.
It is a hard job and there is a lot of dedication, time and money you need to put in along this road to get to the end and you need to be sure this is really what you want.
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