Can you go straight from an RN to an MSN?

It is possible to go from R.N. to a MSN with at least an ADN or RN licensure and a bachelors degree in another field. I am not aware of any accredited MSN program that will accept a person who has was trained in an RN diploma program unless many other pre-requisites are completed.

There are not many R.N. to MSN programs and some are not accredited or NLN approved. Shop carefully.

The comment offered by "expert nurse" is a little overstated but worth reading. There are many RN's in a wide variety of areas that love the work they do; there are many who feel exactly as she does. Your husband should truly assess if this is the job for him. Maybe look at the book "Nursing,the Sacred and the Profane" and think a bit about this profession.

In recent years many people have pursued nursing because of the perception of job availability, perception of incomes that are greater than what is generally paid, a "quick way" to a professional job in the medical field. Serious consideration if it is what they want to do 40 hours per week 48-50 weeks per year is too often given short shrift.

I still deal with many nurses and nurse faculty who say classes are loaded with students who don't want to be nurses; they want to be "employed" as nurses (or anything else that would pay $50K per year). Not a good characteristic for a person who often must deal with people at their worst or most vulnerable conditions. It isn't like being a physician who spends typically only minutes with a customer. the nurse is there for the 8-12 hour shift.

It is a great field if it is what you want to do.

Best wishes to your husband. Have him shop programs carefully.

Expert Nurse, you are correct. I am not a nurse although I have had the good fortune to have worked directly with many and to be married for forty years to a PhD level nurse who has spent many years in Med/Surg, PAR, and trauma. You sound burned out and perhaps a bit like the people for whom nursing might not be a good occupational choice. It is one of the reasons I caution people about entering the field without understanding it.

Certainly, I did not suggest you were lying and pointed out that while many nurses love their profession and what they do there are many who feel like you do.

Certainly, I am familiar with the stress and often poor working circumstances. During the 60's I worked in the same major research university hospital that my wife did when she was still med/surg staff. Her evening shift assignment was 36 patients with the assistance of one LPN and a single aide. Added to that was putting up with lots of highly tempermental residents. I learned/heard a lot about stress every day!

I wish you well and hope you are able to find a good alternative field or a better situation.

Steven, you're obviously not a nurse. That is not true.

As soon as you have your RN,whether it be ADN or not, you can look up RN-MSN programs. There aren't tons of them, but enough.

However, I highly suggest that hubby research the field. I realize that a lot of people are scrambling to go into nursing right now because they think it's stable, that there are jobs, etc.

Google "No nursing jobs" or "I hate nursing" to read stories about how abusive this field is. It's the worst. Many nurses regret their decision to get into this crummy field. It is often called a noble field, but that's just a nice way of saying "We all know you work a crap job and slave around for too little pay, let's label this position "noble" "

Nursing is, by far, the most abusive, catty, miserable profession out there. I know BSN grads with 10+ years of experience. After 8 months of job searching, only two were even able to get "some" work...part-time..poor pay. It's pathetic. I could make more as a waitress.

I also know that MSN grads are NOT being hired at the pay they should be, because no one wants to hire MSN grads...they aren't really in demand and most employers are cheap and don't want to pay MSN rate. What a slap in the face...those straight out of nursing school are probably $20,000-$70,000 in debt, not to mention if they paid for graduate school and then faced with the awful reality that this field doesn't have any jobs...and the ones that are working are doing so in terrible conditions.

I don't want to be a bummer. Believe me. It's a HARD pill to swallow. I worked HARD in nursing school. There is no other program like it. You will SUFFER during nursing school. Sleep doesn't exist and you'll be a mess. It would be worth it if you were entering into something better once you graduate..but that's not at all the case.

Tell your hubby to consider OTA or PTA. It's an 18 month program and pay starts at $45,000-$50,000 and up. It's also NO where near as stressful as nursing.

Has he considered Respiratory Therapy? They make more and don't have to deal with the crap in nursing.

Good Luck

EDIT: Aj, thanks for telling her to read my great comments, but I am going to kindly disagree that they are overstated. If anything, they are understated. No offense, but you're not even in nursing so you truly wouldn't know. I think I have the qualifications to answer this question properly and I gain nothing by lying. Thanks

Having your LPN provides you you with a thanks to make money and get some medical institution experience. it is going to also tutor the Nursing college that you're severe. Nursing courses have become very aggressive, so any better leverage you get may help. attempt to keep your grades up from right here on out.

Depends on wut state ur in. But in new York you have to have you bachelors first work 2 years as a nurse then start school for you masters. My friend is doing that now he currently has his BSN and is currently in school for his masters

Interesting thread!