Nursing Degree In Texas
Q: I would contack UC Dominquez hills. I understand they have a BSN completion
program. They have recently joined with MEU (Mind Education University) and
will be offering the BSN program over the TV. The cost is up there. I can't lo
locate the 800 number at the moment, but will look it up and get it to you.
A:If your wife has any prior health care experience, she might want to
do what I did: get a degree from the Regent's External Degree Program
in New York. They administer exams that determine knowledge and
proficiency. They don't care how you get those skills: I went in
with experience mostly in outpatient settings as a medical assistant,
and a lay health worker (did a whole hodgepodge of stuff that nurse
practitioners do today) in a community clinic. I don't know that
I would tell a person without any prior medical experience to go
this route, though.
The action by the Florida State Board is most unfortunate because the
Regents College nursing program offers a wonderful opportunity for
working adults to pursue a college degree. In addition to being
accredited by the NLN, the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools,
and the New York State Education Department, research done on the over
14,000 Regents College graduates indicates that their pass rate on NCLEX
is higher than the national average and that clinical supervisors and
graduate faculty rate their ability highly. The Florida State Board has
been unable to produce evidence that Regents College graduates are
involved in a disproportionate number of disciplinary actions. Regents
College has filed an injunction against the Board of Nursing and is
hopeful that the decision of the Board will be reversed. The 1,000
Regents College graduates and 800 Regents College students in the
state of Florida are also working very hard at overturning the Board's
decision.
I'm 39 and decided to return to school (University of Texas at Austin) a couple
of years ago. I have a B.
A: (Spanish). The Univ. of TX offers an alternate entry master's degree for persons who have a nonnursing bachelor's degree. You obtain a master's in nursing when you finish, but basically you take the same courses as the undergraduates. Either way, you get the same training, and credit in undergraduate science courses (nonnursing courses) is required just like the undergraduates. The University of Texas will not accept any credits for science courses you may have taken over 10 years ago (I got my B.
A: in 1976). I was working full time when I began taking one or two courses at a time in order to chip away at the 30 hours of science courses (chemistry, anatomy, physiology, microbiology, pharmacology, etc.) I need in order to apply for nursing school (I'm applying for the fall 1995). I have dropped down to working 25 hours per week in order to take at least two courses each semester. Now I am faced with fellow nursing majors telling me it's practically impossible to work (even part time) and attend nursing school. I believe it would be impossible to work full time, because of the amount of clinical work where you are required to be in training for several hours on certain days. It would be impossible to work an 8-5 job Monday through Friday.