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Once upon a time there was a student who wanted to advance her nursing career. She enrolled in an associate degree program and was well on her way to her degree.<\/p>\n

But her dream wasn\u2019t as simple as wanting a job and applying for it. Without her bachelor\u2019s degree and more work experience, almost every employer she talked to turned her away.<\/p>\n

Sound familiar?<\/p>\n

This is the story of Crystal Crafton, and it\u2019s the story of many nurses pursuing their associate degree in nursing. But for Crafton, the story doesn\u2019t end in rejection or frustration.<\/p>\n

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Crystal Crafton graduated the RN-BS program in May 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While working on her associate degree, a friend told her about Boise State\u2019s RN-BS in Nursing program. Crafton could work on both her associate and bachelor\u2019s degrees at the same time, and a year after she finished the first degree, she would have her second. It could save her time and money.<\/p>\n

Crafton and some of her other friends thought this sounded like a good idea. They compared the pro\u2019s and con\u2019s of Boise State\u2019s program to other similar programs, and evaluated the cost, flexibility and time commitment. And what did they find?<\/p>\n

\u201cIt fit all the criteria; it was super flexible and the price was slightly better,\u201d Crafton said.<\/p>\n

So the second semester into her associate degree, she started pursuing her bachelor\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Initially she was hesitant because online programs often have a bad reputation for allowing students to \u201cjust do what they have to do to get by,\u201d Crafton said. \u201cThe thing that pleasantly surprised me was that a lot of these nurses were in the same position that I was, and they really wanted to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n

This wasn\u2019t Crafton\u2019s first time taking online courses. Crafton earned her MBA from an online program in 2012, but five years passed between finishing that program and beginning her nursing degrees. During that time, she felt that she somewhat lost her written communication abilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing back in the online program where there was a lot of reading and a lot of writing, I felt like I was able to get those skills back pretty quickly, and then build on what I had done in my master\u2019s program,\u201d Crafton said.<\/p>\n

But beginning the program in the spring of 2020 was not quite smooth sailing. The pandemic changed the entire world\u2019s reality and classes were a considerable time commitment.<\/p>\n

On top of balancing full-time employment and two young children at home, Crafton worked hard to stay organized and prioritize her studies. One of the most important things she learned early on was to rely on her academic advisor, Maura Rasmussen.<\/p>\n

Crafton never had to worry about what class she should take next or if she would graduate on time. Rasmussen reassured her that she had everything planned out and would take care of all the details.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew she had me on track and it was going to work out,\u201d Crafton said. \u201cAnd I graduated when she said I would.\u201d<\/p>\n

After two and a half years of readings, discussion boards, projects and papers, Crafton is now a registered nurse with both her associate and bachelor\u2019s degrees in nursing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like everything’s finally coming together,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s been so much work and it feels like it\u2019s paying off pretty quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shortly after graduating in May 2022, Crafton updated her r\u00e9sum\u00e9 and applied for her dream job at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California. Three days later, she got the call: she would soon be advancing her career as a medical-surgical staff nurse. Crafton could not be more excited to begin.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was not even considered for lots of jobs that I wanted before I got my bachelor’s,\u201d she said. \u201cI think a huge impact was being able to put BSN on my r\u00e9sum\u00e9.\u201d<\/p>\n

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