[crunchymomx3]

IMO it's better to go for the ASN first, get a job, and have them pay for you to get your BSN. That's what most of my peers are doing. I'm graduating in May with an ASN and my total cost for school including rerequsites was under $20,000. I'll get my BSN paid for by the hospital I'm working for.

[classicdame]

The "clinical emphasis" is mandated by the state and there is very little difference in what each school does. Differences always come down to the instructor and the student. If you can afford it, the BSN is the better route in my opinion as you will get it all done at once. Some people never return for that second degree and that could affect your finances in the future.

[ann945n]

I am an ADN and am now working on my BSN. My BSN is taking 4 FULL semesters of work, thats 2 years. And it is costing me 9,000 in tuition alone. I would go straight for the BSN as doing the bridge after your ADN will take just as long and be about the same amount in the end. EIther way you put in nearly the same time and money. Plus a BSN is really what is perferred everywhere. Not that ADN have ANY trouble at all, its just nice to have that BSN in my opinion. My vote is BSN, youll be happy when its done.
(also if you bridge you will most likely be working full time and wont do school full time so add a year or so on to that 2 year time line for the bridge. You're in student mode now, go for it)

[wlb06]

From a person in a similar situation, I can tell you that I have decided to go with the ADN route. I have a BS already and I think saving the money will make a major difference. I also plan on getting my RN - BSN while working as an RN within 2 years of my ADN graduation. I think overall this will work out fine and save money. Also, you usually cant just jump into a nursing management position anyway so getting that experience will be mandatory while working on the BSN.

GL,

WLB

[czyja]

Originally Posted by wlb06

From a person in a similar situation, I can tell you that I have decided to go with the ADN route. I have a BS already and I think saving the money will make a major difference. I also plan on getting my RN - BSN while working as an RN within 2 years of my ADN graduation.

You will also find that there are MSN programs will accept you with a non-nursing BS or BA coupled with an ADN. These programs (many at top tier universities) suggest an MSN pretty much obviates the need for a BSN. Good luck!

[txmomof2]

I'm almost 40, returning to school to become a nurse and am currently enrolled in a ASN,RN program... What other classes would I need to take to acquire a BSN,RN instead? I'm thinking about "long term" (...management might be a point of interest one day) but, in terms of money and opportunity is there a huge difference between ASN,RN and BSN,RN?

[alpha_dog]

Hello,
I just got accepted into an "ONLINE" LVN-BSN Program at Chico State University. What do you guys think?

[alpha_dog]

Hello,
I'm an LVN who just started working. I got accepted into an "Online" LVN-BSN Program at Chico State University and start in Fall 2008. I'm leaning towards it. I've applied to other lvn-rn programs in the area that are not online and those programs are associate degree programs but if I got into a BSN program...I thought to myself...why not?? A friend of mine who graduated with me from the LVN program also got accepted so we'll have eachother for support and have eachother as study buddies. What do you guys think of an "online" lvn-bsn program???

[czyja]

Originally Posted by txmomof2

I'm almost 40, returning to school to become a nurse and am currently enrolled in a ASN,RN program... What other classes would I need to take to acquire a BSN,RN instead? I'm thinking about "long term" (...management might be a point of interest one day) but, in terms of money and opportunity is there a huge difference between ASN,RN and BSN,RN?

txmomof2-
Congrats on going back to school. I am almost 43 and I have been at it the last 5 years - just got my BS in cell bio and now I am on to a masters entry program.

If your interested in management you will prolly need a BSN at a minimum. There are a number of ADN to BSN or ADN to MSN programs around. All have different requirements. You may want to go online and check the nursing programs in your area and see what they offer. In my neck of the woods there a quite a few options, all of them slightly different.