Friday, March 4, 2011

Accelerated Nursing Degree Programs : Acquire A Degree In Nursing In 1 Year (No Joke)

By Deborah Riley


Accelerated nursing programs are now being offered that enable students to complete their BSN in 12 to 15 months. Pushed by the current nursing shortage colleges and universities are now putting students through accelerated programs that build on their previous experiences and knowledge to get them to the point where they are fully qualified nurses.

When you already hold a bachelors degree, you can round out your education with core nursing classes and bridging coursework and finish a Bachelors of Science in Nursing in just 12 months potentially. Alternatively, with a bachelors already, you can quickly begin and finish a masters or PhD level degree as well.

In 2009, a nursing degree was the fourth most in demand, which means this is a profession on the rise. A career in this field offers many benefits, including great growth potential, amazing intrinsic rewards, high salaries and a diverse collection of specific jobs and places of employment as well.

An accelerated BSN program works by speeding up everything involved with the schooling process. It will be a short but intense trip, with more classes in less time. Your curriculum will be much more condensed, with little to no time off in between class sessions, as opposed to entire summers and winters off with a traditional semester system. But when you take advantage of this properly, you can finish up your entire degree in as little as a year, maybe 15 months at the most. You just have to really be ready to go all out and dive in with your full energy and commitment so that you can handle these rigorous challenges.

There are some Prerequisites necessary for entry into the course. These differ slightly from school to school so check that you qualify before you enroll. When selecting a course you should ensure it has the biology, anatomy, physiology and pharmacology subjects necessary to become a qualified nurse.

A fast track BSN like this will be a rigorous challenge, but it provides many great benefits. Imagine embarking on an entirely new career in just a year's time. This is a growth field, and there is a huge range of job and career options available. Nurses are in extreme demand right now, and you'll enjoy a rewarding career that will always be in need due to its nature. With an accelerated BSN you'll be on your way in no time at all to a better and brighter future in a career that you really love.




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