AA in Nursing Online?

[LaterBloomer]

Something to consider is if you want to be a nurse because you want a job, or because you want to be a nurse. Recently, I heard a radio article about the nursing field. Newer graduates were having a harder time finding jobs. Why? Well, all of the more experienced (usually female) nurses who had left the field when the economy was doing well, were coming back into nursing 'cause spouses had lost jobs, their retirement accounts weren't doing well, whatever. When a nurse was to be hired, they were hiring nurses with experience, rather than nurses fresh out of school. (I suspect also paying the nurses MUCH less than they were earning when they previously left the field.) If you're looking for a job, as opposed to really wanting to be a nurse, please see if this article was accurate. Getiton1 sounds very knowledgeable. My sisters are nurses, so lots of what is posted sounds about right. Also, have our heard of the NCLEX? My understanding is that nurses who have real clinical experience do better on it than those with less clinical experience.

Whatever you do, I wish you well. And while I tend to rain on parades, I'm really just trying to provide an alternative position that you might want to consider.