For those of you into computer science and technology...

[bjcheung77]

I'll most likely be doing a nurse informatics degree concurrently with the IT degree. I work as an RN now, but I'm a still on the fence about my choices. Informatics and IT? Nurse Practitioner? or MD/DO? I'm not sold that Nurse Practicioner or MD is a good financial move, but I also need to keep in mind that personal satisfaction is part of ROI... it's not all about money.

I'm not scared of math at all. In fact I enjoy it. As far as computer science, I would stay within nursing informatics as to avoid a drop in pay. The bachelors degree would just be a personal satisfaction type of thing that MIGHT also look good to an employer, which would be the hospital system I work with now. I work within the largest hospital system in the state, so it's unlikely that I would leave.

BSIT is not a foundational degree compared to the others, each degree they have is geared towards a certain specialty/type of concentration.  They pretty much may have some courses that are the same, but the concentration or specialty courses are what separates them.  I would recommend a Bachelors in something else, then get a Masters in Health or Nursing Infomatics.

Just wondering, since you're a RN, do you already have a Bachelors of Nursing? Do you have any other credentials?  If you're going the Big 3 route or the WGU & other competency based degree providers, you should get all your transferable credits done before enrolling in them, especially since Sophia.org has FREE courses going on.

If you're an RN, this Masters program might be a good program: https://www.wgu.edu/online-nursing-healt...ogram.html#
If you already have a BSN, then this program is a good choice too:  https://www.wgu.edu/online-nursing-healt...ogram.html