Seven years ago (crap has it really been that long?) when I graduated from nursing school I had vowed I was going to go on to finish my bachelors degree immediately. Of course life got in the way. Working full time and finding an affordable option played a part. Also it just didn't seem that fun or necessary and I never did go back. Now here I am seven years later and it's starting to look more necessary although still doesn't really look all that fun. Honestly I can't say I have a huge desire for higher education. It won't make a large difference in my level of of pay (if any difference at all) and I truly have no desire to go into management. I'm one of those people who is a really good worker bee. I'm great at going to work, doing my job etc. I have no desire to be in charge in any way, shape, sort or form. However there is an ongoing push for RN's to have a bachelors degree and some of the hospitals I've been looking at for possible future employment strongly prefer or almost require it. Where I'm at now, it's fine. Not a big deal. However I'm not sure this is where I'll be 10 years from now. I like Fresno but I really want to live somewhere closer to the coast. At least one of the hospitals I'm interested in possibly wants that BSN. So I started thinking about the future a bit.
For the next 3 years I plan to stay put here for sure. It's affordable here and I like my job. I've got 3 more years of payments on my bankruptcy. Once that's finished though I will have more money and more options. In other words I can decide to live elsewhere even if it is more expensive as I won't have as much money going into bills. My thoughts are that if I can manage to finish my bachelors degree in the next 3 years as well, then when I start looking else where for employment I will have that little extra that makes me an even better choice. So I started looking around this weekend. Not being someone who just sits and contemplates for too long I'm jumping right in. This morning I've applied to a school and sent a request for my transcripts to be sent. It feels like a really big step. It also feels like being done with that is so far away but I know the time will pass quickly and while I'm working on paying stuff off and waiting until I can really jump into my plan B why not work to make myself a better nurse in the process. So, wish me luck on going back to school. At least this time I can do it in my jammies as it's online!
For the next 3 years I plan to stay put here for sure. It's affordable here and I like my job. I've got 3 more years of payments on my bankruptcy. Once that's finished though I will have more money and more options. In other words I can decide to live elsewhere even if it is more expensive as I won't have as much money going into bills. My thoughts are that if I can manage to finish my bachelors degree in the next 3 years as well, then when I start looking else where for employment I will have that little extra that makes me an even better choice. So I started looking around this weekend. Not being someone who just sits and contemplates for too long I'm jumping right in. This morning I've applied to a school and sent a request for my transcripts to be sent. It feels like a really big step. It also feels like being done with that is so far away but I know the time will pass quickly and while I'm working on paying stuff off and waiting until I can really jump into my plan B why not work to make myself a better nurse in the process. So, wish me luck on going back to school. At least this time I can do it in my jammies as it's online!
