Thelma Said:

I was wondering if there are any colleges that offer nursing degrees online for first time students?

We Answered:

I don't know of any. I'm going to school now to get an associates in nursing. There is a lot of clinical time involved at the hospital and a few hours of lab time a week.

Once you get your associates you can get your bachelors online. I have found a few programs like Penn State.

Patsy Said:

online nursing degrees?

We Answered:

As I know, this site has top listing of such college courses online - schools.iblogger.org

Rafael Said:

Labor and Delivery Online Nursing Degrees?

We Answered:

Make sure the program is accredited by the National League of Nursing....which requires a certain amount of hours of 'lab' and practicum. So if your lecture classes are online...OK....but how are they accounting for clinical experience? Not kosher.

Maurice Said:

Are online nursing degrees frowned upon?

We Answered:

To be honest I don't even know how they even let those go. It seems ridiculous to me, I wouldn't want a nurse who obtained her degree online.

for the ones that don't require on site training, how do you get your clinical hours in. I guess I just don't understand.

I think you should go to a conventional nursing program, no it isn't flexible, yes it is an extremely rigid schedule but you can do it.

My kids are 5 and 2 and I am. It's hard and I have no clue about this fall because my schedule is about to get very extreme. But I will work it out and I'm sure you can as well. Get your pre reqs done online, because unless you have been to college already you will have a lot. and then apply for a program. you might not really see your kids for a few years but you will be doing something for their future.

EDIT: At my school for my nursing classes, I can not pick when I go, although they are during the day right now. My adviser told me that for next fall that I can clear out my entire thursday and friday because I will have no way of knowing when my clinicals will be schedule, plus I have to go to the hospital on wednesday to pull my patients files and research everything about every drug they are on and every condition they have and write 10 page care plans. Then on Monday and Wednesday I also have classes, I am not sure when else, I think my Tuesdays are free in the fall.

I took everything I could early and don't get a break until Christmas except 1 week in August. But my school gets down to it. It is a satellite school (branch off of a larger university) so I suppose they have short man's syndrome. lol.

Oh yeah definitely get your Bachelor's at the minimum, I know you are thinking I'm forty but it's not like it's that much longer.