Question:
I noticed that the University of Phoenix is offering a
BSN online. I'm often wary of online education, as some
people don't fully acknowledge. Then again, Phoenix
is a major, accredited school, unlike some of those for-profit
online institutions. Also, my ultimate goal is to get
into nurse anesthesia, as quickly and cheaply as possible.
Answer:
There is no easy route to getting a nursing degree. There
are several hundred hours of clinical experience (lab
time) involved. I believe that the Phoenix BSN program
is for people who already have an RN license from a two
or three year program and who do not need clinical experience,
or who can arrange it on their own. Contact them for exact
details. Since you are not already employed in nursing,
I would advise against it.
With your degree in EE/CS I think that you would find
undergraduate nursing courses to be excessively elementary
and slow paced for you. I suggest that you apply to a
graduate program instead. Note that CRNA requires a master's
degree anyway. This school http://www.nursing.yale.edu/index.php
is close to where you live and has excellent master's
and doctorate of nursing programs.
