Q&A: Are online nursing degrees frowned upon?
Question by khyoung69: Are on-line nursing degrees frowned upon?
Like a excellent majority of the world, I’m contemplating going back for a nursing degree. I’m 40 with 2 small children (5 and 3) and could like to be flexible. Are online nursing courses frowned upon? There are obviously some that require onsite training but for the ones that don’t, is that the highest approach? Are there any reputable online programs that are accredited?
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Answer by SUSAN M
I might not say frowned upon so to speak. Unless your a paramedic or LPN I would not go to RN school online. There is, in my opinion, NO WAY they are as good as going to regular school. You dont get the chance to practice your skills as much and I am not sure how they do clinical time, which is invalualble in nursing school. You also dont have the interaction with instructors and staff like in a typical school. whilst I taught LPN school my scholars always have been asking questions about ” what if ……..” Occasionally they would stump me and I would have to go look up the answer.
If your seriously considering nursing school, take your prereqs online to help you out now. Once you get those performed your children will be a little older and maybe in school and you could go to class during the day. When I taught at the LPN school and many of my students were single moms with small kids, one of students had a baby in the middle of the semester. It is hard for them to balance work, school and family but can be done. I just think you would be higher off in a conventional program.
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