[unknown99]

Hey Guys,
Check the OP's education. This person is NOT EVEN A NURSE!!!!!
Just here to stir up trouble I guess!!!

[kmchugh]

Originally Posted by sagarcia210

Hey Guys,
Check the OP's education. This person is NOT EVEN A NURSE!!!!!
Just here to stir up trouble I guess!!!

"other." Hmmmm. I'm guessing the catch phrase of the OP's profession is "would you like fries with that?" And when she gets promoted? "Would you care to try a hot apple pie?"

KM

[gaulkari]

That tops the cake!!!!!

[newbsn]

It does make you wonder if you are getting the real thing... The accelerated BSN programs are designed for experienced ADN's and LPN's. The theory behind it is..you've already got the basics and the experience, they're just going to build on that and throw in some admin. I am currently pursuing my BSN. I decided to go this way in order to get it done all at once (3yrs). I don't knock the ADN's, they work just as hard. But, I do see the rationale behind the first post. Every other profession pays more with education. Nursing should offer an incentive seeing that everywhere you look, places are asking for nurses to get a BS and/or advanced degree. Just as he/she (sorry) said, some places, such as VA hospitals, and others ran by the federal gov. will not hire you unless you have a bachelors .

[Cherish]

NewBSN is right. So it is kinda better to get the BSN rather than the ADN if you want to pursue a more advanced nursing career. But having a BSN vs. ADN doesn't make you smarter or better, just more in line with advancing your career and not restricting your potential advancement.

[plumrn]

Well said, Cherish, and good luck on achieving your goals.

[abigailfaith]

I know that some other professions pay based on education, but when you are talking about a profession that deals with people's lives...I just think a person with an ADN who has been in the field deserves a lot more then the person who just graduated with a bachelor's. Experience is important. If I go into the hospital, I don't give a crap where you went to school or if it was four year/two year...I want you to know what the hay you are doing. I think the BSN is great to enhance your career and open up more doors, but to just graduate and think you should be paid more then the nurse with an ADN who has been in the system is kind of snobby.

[SmilingBluEyes]

Yanno, this is SUCH a tiresome, old, boring argument. No one in his/her straight mind will 'diss education and advancement, but snobbishness is NOT a sign of true education in my thinking. Education, truly well-rounded education, involves a lot more than doing time in the classrooms and putting a bunch of letters behind one's name. True education need not brag or be boastful; that is all i will say in this thread. peace out.

[fergus51]

Go Deb! I am all for compensating nurses more for more education and more for more experience, but I am not for the snobbishness that seems to come along with either one!

[nursenatalie]

Soooo...someone with a bachelors degree in Parks and Recreation (yes my brother in law has one) who goes for an accelerated BSN deserves to be paid more than the community college trained nurse? Listen, like it was said earlier...you PROVE your credentials are higher by passing a harder test and take the most difficult patients and you can HAVE more salary...you just cant justify it now. If you think it is unfair to go through all the BS to get a BSN and not be paid more then just go to a community college!