CNA to RN

[Jonathan Whatley]

I asked this question originally because TESC said that CNA would cut off my time to get a RN from them as I have a BA degree.

You know that the only way you can qualify as an RN through TESC is through a one-year program in Trenton, New Jersey, two days a week at TESC and two days a week in hospital?

Currently, their class size is limited to 30 people. I expect admissions to be highly competitive. Very specific requirements for admission include Anatomy and Physiology with Lab (8 semester hours), Microbiology with Lab, Chemistry, etc. I don't see any avenue for CNA credit to apply towards the degree, but it wouldn't hurt an application.

PA sounds attractive too, but NP would be shorter because I can do an accelerated and a 1 year online MSN. I am a physician and nurse recruiter and NPs have way more autonomy in the USA than PAs. Most states they practice on their own without supervision.

IIRC, this came up before, and no one could find a one-year online MSN in Nurse Practitioner studies, only in fields like nurse education that absolutely wouldn't meet educational requirements to become an NP. Can you identify a single one-year online MSN in NP studies?

By the way I am doing this ONLY so I can own medical corporations in CA and other corporate medicine states. I don't care about being a clinician. In CA, a RN can own 49% of a medical practice, which is the same amount as a PA and NP. Only a MD/DO, DDS, and DC can own 100% of a medical corporation in CA.

I think allnurses.com would be a great source of information with respect to your plan.