<p>Where could I find a list of the best nursing programs for a Bachelors? Thanks in Advance</p>
<p>eh, there is such a shortage of nurses, any school will do.</p>
<p>funny thing is that a school like UCLA, now requires nurses to take ochem. Pretty cruel if u ask me.</p>
<p>CC is fine if you want to become a nurse...</p>
<p>i'd say go to the cheapest/easiest place for nursing... its not like nurses from UCLA get paid more than nurses from Cal states.</p>
<p>Nursing education does make a difference and if you have the time and the money I would highly recommend not going the community college route and geting your Associate's degree-your career opportunities will be limited in spite of the nursing shortage. You will find RNs from top schools make more $ and are promoted more rapidly within many hospital systems. My hospital will not hire any nurse without a BSN and many now have master's degrees(it is a Harvard teaching Hospital). It depends also where you want to work. If you are looking to work at a top hospital, tertiary care affliated with a university then get the best education possible. Many of these hospitals will offer student loan forgiveness as a benefit for nurses who choose to work there</p>
<p>Schools to consider include: Case Western Reserve University, Vanderbilt, UCSF, UPenn. Georgetown. Many of the state universities have fine schools as well.</p>
<p>By the way, I have been a nurse for 21 years and yes, I took Organic Chem, Biochem, Immunology, Anatomy and physiology. Molecular/Cellular Bio even back then</p>
<p>Nurses are welleducated professionals who must take rigorous science courses in addition to nursing courses, psych etc</p>
<p>University of Pennsylvania and Emory University have excellent nursing programs. Every state school has a nursing program. It depends what you are asking for when you say the word "best". Best can be the most economical or the most academically difficult. IMO the "best" nursing schools are the one's associated with a teaching hospital.</p>
<p>Yes, seiclan, the best nursing programs are affliated with a teaching hospitals</p>
<p>I would also look for a program that gets you into the hospital doing clinical rotations early on --freshman year is not too early.</p>
<p>Incidently, I am a RN, BSN (Boston U), MSN (U Penn)</p>
<p>Me too and I love being a nurse!</p>
<p>CWRU--clinical doctorate in Nursing (ND)
Northeastern Univeristy-CAGS
Undergrad--BA Psychology and Chemistry</p>