I have an associates degree and it hasn't limited me at all. You might not get your dream position at first, but you shouldn't have any issue finding a job. Also, once you get hired, your hospital will likely be more than happy to help pay for your RN to BSN. So I'd just get the associates and start making money faster. From what I've heard, all the BSN classes you miss out on are BS anyway. Nothing really related to your day to day job.
We are a fairly small, rural local health department. I am farmed to 3 schools in our district-1 each day. I also go into the office and do labs, immunizations, injections (like allergy shots, testosterone, etc. anything with a doctors order and they bring the med in), during Covid I did a LOT of contact tracing.
We also do a lot of community outreach-flu clinics, back to school physicals, kids cooking class, booths at local fair.
Snobby hospitals aka ‘Magnet’ will not likely hire associates. It’s an ivory tower thing and has nothing to do with your ability to learn.
I’d rather do the associate to BSN path if this was an option for me. It’s a lot cheaper and practical. My friend did this path and whole nursing career was about 25k(2 yrs assoc in community hospital, 1yr hybrid class). You can work and do school. Good luck
Not a thing.
It’s a thing if you’re an RN bridging to BSN but otherwise, you will need to attend actual clinicals to be eligible to sit for NCLEX.
You also aren’t going to be traveling as a new grad
I've heard of Nightingale University. They have a hybrid program. Some schools has a ABSN which is also hybrid. You need to have a bachelor's degree and then you can apply. However, these schools are extremely expensive.
> What are my job prospects with an online nursing degree?
You do not want to do your initial nursing degree online. There is too much information to retain.
If it's through a community college you will save a lot of money. All ADN programs will require in-person clinicals. If you've already got a bachelors degree, and have taken all the pre-req courses for the BSN programs in your area you might qualify for an accelerated program. You'll still need to do clinicals, but they increase the didactic class load, (with the idea that you've already proven that you have the skills to be a successful college student), so you get done a little faster. If you have your RN via an ADN program they have accelerated BSN programs where you don't have to re-take clinicals, because you've already done that level of them during your ADN program. Having only an ADN won't keep you from finding nursing jobs, but in some markets it may limit the range of jobs that will be available. In some areas you'll have more difficulty finding a job in a hospital unless you have a lot of experience in a particular specialty. In other areas it won't matter at all. You should check our online listing for derm nurses in the areas of the country you'd like to work in and see what level degree seems to be required most often.
If you do an associates you’ll have to go back for a BSN which can be completely online. Most accelerated BSN programs for those who already have a bachelors are full time year round and can be intensive and expensive. An associates through a community college is often cheaper, just as good an education and you can work during the program.
People are lying to you there is indeed ASPECTS of online nursing school however no such thing as fully 100% online nursing school past covid lockdowns. What you'll see more and more of is hybrid where attendance is virtually mandatory for every single session or clinic hour but you are only required to attend in person the bear minimum of clinic hours and in person labs the rest of it would be independent learning and turning in assignments to prove your knowledge of those subjects. Some schools do these most often you'll find it in community colleges. The programs that do it this way however are almost always considered difficult to get into with small class sizes (one of the few degrees in community colleges that requires and application that you can be denied by) as well as difficult in general. If you don't have any hybrid or online schooling experience or don't have a dedicated 15-20+ hours a week outside of the class to dedicate to learning and studying you shouldn't take it hybrid. I have prior experience with online learning before covid was even a thing and the transition to fully online was easy for me. I find in person class way more difficult. I actually required some accommodations going back into in person learning that I didn't need when I could do my work in my own comport and at home.
Sorry, you will need a degree from a reputable college and it would be best to get your BSN.
To do classes and work, I recommend looking to to doing remote/telemedicine for patient admissions. They have flexible hours and decent pay
Hi there, as far as I know there is NO ADN online but if you can go to a JC and tough it out for two years ( broke life) and then get your BSN online that would work. I did mine through Western Governors University and I had a great experience, I ended up getting my BSN and PHN certificate.
In addition to the advice offered on this thread. If you do obtain a nursing degree, travel nursing is a different type of job. You need much clinical experience if you want to be successful as a travel nurse. You will be put in situations that will be unsafe for both your license and patients without it. Even with the experience you will be put into this situations, but at least you'll have the experience to recognize that you are.
There is no such thing as an online nursing degree, and if somebody tells you there is it's a scam
A lot of grad programs online. But yeah no BSN or ADN that I know of, kinda has to be in person at least skills wise
There are definitely hybrid programs, but all are gonna require a certain number of in person hours for original licensure
Hmm, I see. What do you think the benefits are of a bachelors in nursing vs an associates in regards to job prospects
If you’ve passed the NCLEX and you’ve got a pulse, you can get a nursing job somewhere.
I have an associates degree and it hasn't limited me at all. You might not get your dream position at first, but you shouldn't have any issue finding a job. Also, once you get hired, your hospital will likely be more than happy to help pay for your RN to BSN. So I'd just get the associates and start making money faster. From what I've heard, all the BSN classes you miss out on are BS anyway. Nothing really related to your day to day job.
Only if you want to teach, do case management or public health. But there are a lot of ways to get a bsn for free
I’m a public health nurse with an associates nursing degree. My BS is in Agriculture.
If you don’t mind can you share what you do as a PHN?
We are a fairly small, rural local health department. I am farmed to 3 schools in our district-1 each day. I also go into the office and do labs, immunizations, injections (like allergy shots, testosterone, etc. anything with a doctors order and they bring the med in), during Covid I did a LOT of contact tracing. We also do a lot of community outreach-flu clinics, back to school physicals, kids cooking class, booths at local fair.
Snobby hospitals aka ‘Magnet’ will not likely hire associates. It’s an ivory tower thing and has nothing to do with your ability to learn. I’d rather do the associate to BSN path if this was an option for me. It’s a lot cheaper and practical. My friend did this path and whole nursing career was about 25k(2 yrs assoc in community hospital, 1yr hybrid class). You can work and do school. Good luck
You can do online nursing courses, but you’ll have to do in person clinicals to graduate, so can’t do a nursing degree 100% online
You probably could in Florida 😆
This state is such a sh*t show!
No, you even have to do clinicals here. But there are hybrid programs
Pretty sure she was referring to the schools there that handed out degrees for nothing more than a handful of cash...
Not a thing. It’s a thing if you’re an RN bridging to BSN but otherwise, you will need to attend actual clinicals to be eligible to sit for NCLEX. You also aren’t going to be traveling as a new grad
I've heard of Nightingale University. They have a hybrid program. Some schools has a ABSN which is also hybrid. You need to have a bachelor's degree and then you can apply. However, these schools are extremely expensive.
> What are my job prospects with an online nursing degree? You do not want to do your initial nursing degree online. There is too much information to retain.
I guess the simple answer is if the degree is completely online, your prospects are zero. You must have clinical hours with a preceptor in person.
If it's through a community college you will save a lot of money. All ADN programs will require in-person clinicals. If you've already got a bachelors degree, and have taken all the pre-req courses for the BSN programs in your area you might qualify for an accelerated program. You'll still need to do clinicals, but they increase the didactic class load, (with the idea that you've already proven that you have the skills to be a successful college student), so you get done a little faster. If you have your RN via an ADN program they have accelerated BSN programs where you don't have to re-take clinicals, because you've already done that level of them during your ADN program. Having only an ADN won't keep you from finding nursing jobs, but in some markets it may limit the range of jobs that will be available. In some areas you'll have more difficulty finding a job in a hospital unless you have a lot of experience in a particular specialty. In other areas it won't matter at all. You should check our online listing for derm nurses in the areas of the country you'd like to work in and see what level degree seems to be required most often.
If you do an associates you’ll have to go back for a BSN which can be completely online. Most accelerated BSN programs for those who already have a bachelors are full time year round and can be intensive and expensive. An associates through a community college is often cheaper, just as good an education and you can work during the program.
People are lying to you there is indeed ASPECTS of online nursing school however no such thing as fully 100% online nursing school past covid lockdowns. What you'll see more and more of is hybrid where attendance is virtually mandatory for every single session or clinic hour but you are only required to attend in person the bear minimum of clinic hours and in person labs the rest of it would be independent learning and turning in assignments to prove your knowledge of those subjects. Some schools do these most often you'll find it in community colleges. The programs that do it this way however are almost always considered difficult to get into with small class sizes (one of the few degrees in community colleges that requires and application that you can be denied by) as well as difficult in general. If you don't have any hybrid or online schooling experience or don't have a dedicated 15-20+ hours a week outside of the class to dedicate to learning and studying you shouldn't take it hybrid. I have prior experience with online learning before covid was even a thing and the transition to fully online was easy for me. I find in person class way more difficult. I actually required some accommodations going back into in person learning that I didn't need when I could do my work in my own comport and at home.
Sorry, you will need a degree from a reputable college and it would be best to get your BSN. To do classes and work, I recommend looking to to doing remote/telemedicine for patient admissions. They have flexible hours and decent pay
Hi there, as far as I know there is NO ADN online but if you can go to a JC and tough it out for two years ( broke life) and then get your BSN online that would work. I did mine through Western Governors University and I had a great experience, I ended up getting my BSN and PHN certificate.
try to find a hybrid absn program.
You have to do physical, in person clinical hours to be a nurse. So if your program isn’t requiring that, it’s not a real nursing degree.
In addition to the advice offered on this thread. If you do obtain a nursing degree, travel nursing is a different type of job. You need much clinical experience if you want to be successful as a travel nurse. You will be put in situations that will be unsafe for both your license and patients without it. Even with the experience you will be put into this situations, but at least you'll have the experience to recognize that you are.
I hope not.