[Tweety]

Originally Posted by nurse2be2007

I just wish the debate would end and we can all be supportive of what the other chooses to do. Why do we have to judge another for their choices. Gosh how boring would this world be if we all did the same thing.

I wish it would be that way too. I actually didn't know there was a debate until I came here either.

Good luck to you in all you do.

[r_janice]

Originally Posted by Momto3andNurse2B

Yes, let's.

And, I think that was part of the whole point the OP was trying to make (Please, correct me if I'm wrong, okie2!). No one should be criticized for their decision. Right or wrong, I know that many feel the entry requirements should be changed, and maybe eventually they will be. But, for now, no one is more of a nurse...or less, because of their degree. I just want to be a really good one, as I know we all do.

Richele

[oldnurse newnurse]

Here where I live at some jobs there badges do state their degree. But I also agree with you I am graduating in Dec. '05 and I don't care what the degree says I want a good seasoned nurse to precept me, degree doesn't matter.

[HeartsOpenWide]

What I have heard around the grapevine, and from different people that do not even know eachother is that the local hospitals rather higher a ASN graduate from the CC than a BSN graduate at the University colleges because the CC is more hands.

[nursinguy]

Originally Posted by susanrdh

Hi Melissa,

Wherever your CC is I am shocked they charge so little for each credit! Paying $75 for a 3 credit course is unheard of! Where are you from? Here in Connecticut all of the CC & public universities have increased fees for the fall. If you want to obtain a BSN say from Southern CT State Univ. you will pay $6000 per yr. not including fees & books. What you are paying online is probably very similiar to what SCSU charges to attend regular classes which is really a fair amt. considering what the private Univ. charge. But I know going back to college in today's world has gotten to be a burden financially for many and there is so much debt from borrowing it is amazing. I know that when I start the actual Nursing courses at St. Vincent's I'll be paying upwards of $430 or so per credit But what can you do? I look so forward to helping people attain a healthier lifestyle that the $$$ I'll be paying for my education will be well worth it in the end

I wish everyone the best in their futures!

Susan

Sacramento Ca, its $ 26.00 a credit!

[Fun2Care]

Originally Posted by nursinguy

Sacramento Ca, its $ 26.00 a credit!

Mine just went up to $66/credit for out-of-county.

(It's now at $36/credit for in-county, and $106 with a $200 minimum for out of state/country.)

I like the DCCCD though. They offer open-enrollment, fast-tracks, online and offine, and hopefully will be hiring more nursing instructors with the increased tuition! Ok, dare to dream.....

[gauge14iv]

One more reason I can't wait to teach a clinical section...

The question also is how many can they afford to hire and then - how many can they actually find?

[ZASHAGALKA]

Originally Posted by Tweety

We have issues, we discuss them if they are important to us. We ventilate. I am bothered that because of this nursing seems overly negative and full of nothing but bickering to those who visit this site, but that's the way it is I guess.

Yes, but this is a key reason why this board is so important. It gives many of us an anon outlet to vent.

If you go to any other professional site, MD or otherwise, you'd see the same venting, albeit about different issues.

Anybody that takes a cross-section of this site will find lots of venting. But there is more to it than that. We also support each other.

This is a great site.

~faith,
Timothy.

[icugirl33]

Originally Posted by HeartsOpenWide

What I have heard around the grapevine, and from different people that do not even know eachother is that the local hospitals rather higher a ASN graduate from the CC than a BSN graduate at the University colleges because the CC is more hands.

That's what I have read and been told. However, I went to turn in my transfer form to try to get into a specialty unit(ICU). The second question out of the Nsg manager's mouth was "where did I go to school?" The reason she ask is because I have only been a nurse for 6 months and the position requires a couple of years experience. She accepted my form because I have a BSN which will make up for the experience. So hey, regardless of what people want to believe, higher education helps you move ahead a lot quicker.

[Fun2Care]

Congrats on landing the position.

A BSN helped in your case, however one could argue that a BSN from "XYZ University" could really be awful, and a ADN from "ZYX Community College" in the same city may have a better reputation.

So, in some instances it matters what degree, in others, it matters about the reputation of the nursing program.

I believe the hospitals in the community know which programs are turning out really good nurses over all, and which aren't....ADN or BSN alike.

Even still, my plan is to get my ADN and then my BSN. (In the Spring '06 semester, I'll be taking 2 of my last 4 core classes for my RN-BSN bridge, and hopefully have the other 2 finished before I start my ADN program.)

So, if education makes a better nurse, I'll have 4 years of NURSING CLASSES when I'm finished! (2 years of ADN nursing classes and 2 years of BSN nursing classes!)

Seems to me, that everyone should have to go the ADN, then RN-BSN route.

Originally Posted by icugirl33

That's what I have read and been told. However, I went to turn in my transfer form to try to get into a specialty unit(ICU). The second question out of the Nsg manager's mouth was "where did I go to school?" The reason she ask is because I have only been a nurse for 6 months and the position requires a couple of years experience. She accepted my form because I have a BSN which will make up for the experience. So hey, regardless of what people want to believe, higher education helps you move ahead a lot quicker.