What colleges offer good nursing bachelor programs?
April 25, 2010 by
Filed under online nursing degree
I’m a freshman in my second semester and I’m worried that I won’t get into the nursing program at my college. Are there any schools you recommend have great nursing programs with BSN.
As a RN of 35 years, I am a diploma RN. The present day BSN programs focus on getting you to pass your boards and does not prepare you for life as an RN.
More important than worrying if you are going to be accepted into your college program, what is your college NCLEX pass rate? I find that many programs, even the high paid private colleges, have poor pass rates. many do little to nothing to support those that struggle to pass the NCLEX once they have passed you through their program and have taken your money.
My suggestion to you. is do not sweat the small stuff. If you do not get accepted into your program, consider taking a community college program that has a good reputation. Get your associates degree, then go onto to get your BSN.
This will give you the ability to have your future employer pay for your future education.
If you are hell bent on getting your BSN right away, check out the pass/fail rates of NCLEX at the colleges in your area.
If you work in health care, ask the nurses where the best programs are. Interview the nurse managers and ask where do they see the best new grads gradate from and is there any program that they would recommend.
Nurses are very opinionated and will be very open about this subject.
i would also recommend that you start checking out Magnet Status facilities. These hospitals promote nursing and your experience in these types of facilities will be unlike any other hospital experience.
Check out if there are internships available at these hospitals. This is where you may want to pursue working as a CNA to get experience and have an “in” at the facility level.
Nursing is a very tough field. I have a son that after the military went onto attending community college for the first 2 years ( to save money) and then transferred to a private college for his last 2 years.
He graduated last May and is presently working full time in SICU in the largest teaching hospital in the country. He is working to start his master in anesthesiology.
Good luck in your future as an RN. Be smart and do your homework. Actually, when it all comes down to it, no one care where you graduate from, they just care that you passed your boards. You want a program that gives you the practical clinical experience and the knowledge to feel confident to practice nursing once you graduate.