Nursing degree

[pasdechat]

I am an ex-professional ballet dancer who is making a career change....a major career change! I am a pre-nursing student going into A&P this fall. I am currently working on getting my AAS and am wondering if I should go on to get my BSN. Does the degree you have make any difference? I have heard it doesn't.....what counts as a nurse is the experience. I am also going to become a CNA while completingmy schooling to gain some experience(that's also required at the college I'm attending). I am a mom of four and going to school is tough....I also teach ballet and am very busy. If getting my BSN makes no difference in what kind of job I can get or how much money I make, then right now is not the time for me to be worrying about the extra schooling if I don't need it......maybe when the kids are all in school fulltime..........

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[Merovingienne]

This is NOT THE PLACE if you want positive info on nursing...you'd be much better served by posting at allnurses.com.

And yes, if you do decide to become a nurse and make it into a program (which, despite what you may hear at this site, is not automatic), go for the BSN.

 

[fab4fan]

I completely agree. Don't ask for advice about the nursing profession here. There are several forums at www.allnurses.com that will serve you much better.

 

[sunnyjohn]

SDN is a great forum, but for the best info on nurses and nursing info, go to www.allnurses.com

 

[pasdechat]

Sorry....I saw other posts on nursing and thought I'd post here! I figured I'd get some good advice. Thanks for the link. I will go there instead.