Norma Said:

I need advice from kind people who have nursing careers.?

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Nursing school is going to be difficult with 2 small children while in an RN program. There are surely some facilities in your area that need LVNs. Look in your area classifieds for job listings. A good choice for many LVNs with small children is working in a physician's office. You may make less, but the schedule is usually Monday through Friday days so daycare is easier.

National salary surveys show the average LVN salary is $35,141.

However in San Bernadino, CA the average salary is $42,388.

Only you can decide what best suits the needs of your family. If you need to work, get the LVN and start working. Then you can get an LVN to RN or an LVN to BSN completion program when you are ready. You may want to consider the long term cost of the loans, and whether there are any significant tax benefits in deducting the student loan interest with your projected future salary.

I do know that while we really appreciate that fact that we have my wife's salary as a BSN now, we would have preferred to not have loan payments if we could have avoided them. Luckily, I was able to get all my education without any loans.

Johnnie Said:

Career advice - Nursing, UK. All answers appreciated?

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make sure you go into private nursing. it's better money.

Naomi Said:

Career in nursing advice please ?

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Hi I am a Registered General Nurse and qualified in 1991.
I think you might find that when you qualify as a Nurse whether you have a degree or not you will still be a junior staff nurse when you qualify.

If I was you I would think about why you want a degree in nursing, you will find that nursing is still predominantly a vocational career and you will gain the vast majority of your expertise in the years to come once you have qualified.
Equally as a nurse manager, it is imperative that you hold the knowledge base in order for you to delegate appropriatly

Nellie Said:

Careers Advice in Nursing?

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the ucas website is good.
you can also look for uni rankings
but in reality you have to choose first the location in the UK you want to study than see the unis there. Once that is done your daughter should check out their program. THAT is the most important thing. It doesnt matter what some org says, because not all unis will be the best FOR your daughter.
It is like going to Oxford because of the name but you hate studying Law!

Tracy Said:

I need career advice on nursing?

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For most nursing degrees now, you get a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing, so you need all the Gen Ed courses that you listed, and then you take mostly nursing courses the last 2-3 years of your degree. That being said, it sounds like you may not be in the US, so my info may not be all applicable for you!
I would do an intro to Biology, Chemistry, Statistics, Sociology... any or all of these will help even if they aren't officially required for your degree.
If you have a specific university in mind, go to their website and look at/ request the pre-reqs and application process for their nursing program. Many have a limited number of students they take each year, so you might have to wait. But if you have taken all that they are expecting AND THEN SOME, you will look better than the rest of the applicants!
My advice, as a nurse of 9 years, is to not only look at the requirements for the degree, but also look at the actual job. I don't know your background, but consider job shadowing a nurse, working as an assistant at a hospital, nursing home, medical office. Even being a transporter at a hospital or working as food service and delivering the trays can open your eyes to some of the real work that nurses do.
Best wishes to you, nursing is a great career and we need many qualified and dedicated nurses!

Tiffany Said:

Advice on career in nursing or social work?

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From your background I think you will find that it will be easier to go for a Master's in social work rather than doing the course work in Nursing. Social Work relys on a liberal arts base (so your BA will qualify you) where as a Nursing degree is based on a medical perspective and my guess is you would have many more courses to do. Also in Nursing you will end up with either an RN or BSN and this still puts you lower on the "food chain" than an MSW. The MSW also opens more doors in terms of the variety of things you can do with it. DA