Masters in Healthcare Admin or certificate?? Any ideas or suggestions??

[rebel100]

I understand your concerns about choosing the LPN path...but consider that you can likely find a program at a vo-tech that's easier to enter than an RN program....and you can use Excelsior's LPN to RN bridge to get the RN. I suspect that if you get a little lucky with timing you can have the RN credential via this route in <2 years.

Just throwing that out there as an alternative to the traditional RN route.

You could then jump to the Western Governors for an MSN which you could complete in 12-18 months. 3-4 years out your pay is around 50K and your applying for the nurse manager jobs that will be considerably more lucrative.

Despite the rumors of plenty of nurses, this route is perhaps the most certain I know of (is there any certainty left?) that can lead to this kind of pay.

Of course, it's a tough road full of what if's. But it would provide the flexibility to still work while going to school...and the long term benefits are awesome.