01-21-2013, 03:41 PM
Remember too that with a nursing license in ANY state, you can work for the federal government as a nurse (i.e. fed prisons, the VA), evern in CA and other states that do not license Excelsior graduates.
rebel100 Wrote:OK...so your possibly restricted from two states. South Carolina isn't one of them...work in one of the other 48 states plus Guam and Puerto Rico.
I'm not at all convinced this would be the best course for the OP...but I think it opens a lot more doors than any Masters. It's also a building block approach that gives a couple of plateaus along the way about every 12-18 months where she will enjoy slightly higher pay and access to a larger colleague pool that can help her position herself for success.
Denise
MS - Management and Leadership, WGU 2022
BS - Liberal Arts - Depths in Healthcare and Psychology, Excelsior College 2014
Certificate - Workers Comp Admin, UC Davis Extension, 1995
AA - Licensed Vocational Nursing and Selected Studies, Mesa College 1989
Certificate - Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN), Mesa College 1977
Also, someday maybe a MS in Forensic Psychology, just for fun. Oh, and a BS in Animal Behavior. And, maybe when I'm 85 a PhD in something fun.
MS - Management and Leadership, WGU 2022
BS - Liberal Arts - Depths in Healthcare and Psychology, Excelsior College 2014
Certificate - Workers Comp Admin, UC Davis Extension, 1995
AA - Licensed Vocational Nursing and Selected Studies, Mesa College 1989
Certificate - Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN), Mesa College 1977
Also, someday maybe a MS in Forensic Psychology, just for fun. Oh, and a BS in Animal Behavior. And, maybe when I'm 85 a PhD in something fun.
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