How Much Does Medical School/nursing School Cost

How much does nursing school cost?

Some state schools can be inexpensive. Some state schools give free tuition if you stay in state for a number of years. Some hospitals will pay for your tuition if you sign on for a number of years. Some allow a certain number of credits to be taken as part of a benefits package even if you go to a private college. There are even highly selective schools that will do this and they are not necessarily part of big University systems in the US. There is no standard answer to this. RN.s have a number of choices for school from 2–6 yrs and BS to BSN degrees. There may be special loan rates for nurses depending on where they live. Pick some area nursing schools and compare their tuitions and incentives. Keep in mind that you want an accredited school with a high percentage of grads that pass the board’s test.

Is nursing a major in medical school? I know that med school requires 4-year BA. Is nursing school the same as med school?

I will attempt with my busy schedule to answer one questin a day as there aer many. Medical school and nursing school are two separate entities. A nurse can go to a school of nursing and have some college credits and still be eligable to sit for State Nursing Boards which gives them a liscense to call themselves an RN-or Registered Nurse. Medical school is a 4 year graduate degree in medicine and if you complete the program, you can sit for the State Medical Boards, and if you pass, can use the title MD-Medical Doctor, or DO-Doctor of osteopathy who trains in Osteopathic programs. Remember that many postgraduate programs can have doctorate programs, and they are also referred to as "Doctor" but in many specialties and subjects. I have a Master's degree in nursing-2 years of post college study. If I wanted to--I could apply to be a Doctor of Nursing-all are called mainly PHD or DNP-Doctor of Nursing Practice. I choose to stay close to patient care, but could go back, take a few more courses and be called an Advanced Practice Nures APN. To answer your question, nurses can legally practice after passing Boards probably faster than MD's or DO's, but The Doctors make a lot more money--and they deserve it-to specialize in a medical area is 2-5 more years of working in a hospital learning the trade. That said--I work awlful hard, and with nursing that used to be female dominated--we never got paid what we are worth-and probably never will. The two most personal things that count to a nurse is their schedule, and their paycheck-as this runs their life. Doctors save lives--and so do I working along side them--what makes me so less of a professional that there is such a great disparity in salaries? My mother offered to send me to medical school when I was a nurse of 10 years--I turned her down--I told her I was the most important to the patient--I was the nurse! 36 years and many grey hairs later, I sit and type this to you--choose your path either way--but choose well--it is not an easy road.   It just happens to have been my vocation, and I am at peace with it. If you will excuse me--I have to go to work--Good Luck

I got into a nursing school in Mexico, should I go? Would I be able to revalidate in the States?

Read this first (this applies to you if you want to work in California as a registered nurse.) http://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/educat...I wouldn't encourage anyone to go to a medical school outside the United States because the chance of them getting into the residency program is pretty slim – and I would have to say the same thing about nursing school because many of them are not accredited (please see the link above) and you will have wasted a lot of money and time that you could have spent in the US instead.There are plenty of nursing schools in the United States. The private ones cost more, but you may not have to wait (on a waiting list) at all.

Why do people reject medical school for nursing school?

The answer is usually multifactorial. I think there are two reasons most commonly responsible for deterring someone from medical school. These are lack of self confidence and the massive time investment. Money can be borrowed and the work can be done, but if YOU don't think you can do it, it's probably not happening. Most physicians come out of medical school with a home mortgage worth of debt, so you obviously don't need a lot of money up front for school. In my late teens/early twenties there I had no idea that I was capable of becoming proficient in advanced chemistries and maths, and ruled out the idea of medical school. Now I find these concepts and disciplines intriguing and even read articles on my own time. If I had invested my time differently in undergraduate years, I would probably succeed. I'm capable of learning these advanced concepts. I had to learn a lot of them in graduate school and study them for my national boards to become certified to practice anesthesia. MANY people are very capable, 10x more capable than I am, but lack of self-confidence becomes a limiting factor.