[Stacy W]

My name is Stacy and i will be graduating in May with my ADN nursing degree. I was wondering what everyone thinks about nurses with ADN degrees? Do you think they should go on? Let me know what you all think.

[TweetiePieRN]

Originally Posted by Stacy W

My name is Stacy and i will be graduating in May with my ADN nursing degree. I was wondering what everyone thinks about nurses with ADN degrees? Do you think they should go on? Let me know what you all think.

This debate has gone on soooooooo many times on allnurses. You would be better off doing a search to find a post from the past regarding ADN nurses. The topic has been beaten like a dead horse. Good luck.

[DutchgirlRN]

Sorry couldn't resist, I've been looking for an opportunity to use this dead horse !

While on the dead horse subject..... I'd like to use it for the "NCLEX- Help I think I failed", "Shut off at 265 I know I failed", "Shut off at 75 I'm convinced I failed". I don't mean to sound crass but doesn't anyone ever search the site first before getting panic stricken?

[Tweety]

I'm an ADN and for my own personal satisfaction and goals I'm going for my BSN. I think it's an individual decision whether or not ADNs should go on. I think it will also enhance my practice as a nurse since I'm getting a little burned out after 15 years, and it might give me some options beyond the bedide as I age.

I'm a fabulous nurse with an ADN and feel pretty good about it! Good luck to you in all you do.

[BETSRN]

Originally Posted by Stacy W

My name is Stacy and i will be graduating in May with my ADN nursing degree. I was wondering what everyone thinks about nurses with ADN degrees? Do you think they should go on? Let me know what you all think.

Your goals should help you with that decision. From a clinical standpoint, I think an ADN grad is far better off when starting out because they have far stronger clinical skills than their BSN counterparts. After a year, though, you cannot tell them apart. Some people have it and some don't. Your hospital will probably pay for you to continue for your BSN. Good luck.

[The Veridican]

R.N. is the only profession I know of that allows you to be considered one of the "learned professions" with only having completed an associate degree, and more often in the past, a diploma program.

People make a lot out of the BSN, but if it were the minimum entrance degree for nursing, we wouldn't have 1/2 the nurses we have. I don't think a BSN is necessary, but I do feel a nurse should have a bachelors degree in some field so they are educated enough to converse intelligently with the other members of the healthcare team (doctors, administrators, PTs, OTs, RTs, other nurses, etc.).

I am one of the rare individuals that believes a bachelors should be required before admission to nursing school, and nursing school should award a masters degree. The only problem is that no one would want to work at the bedside then.

Where I work, you don't know which nurses are ADNs or BSNs because it's not on our name badges. But in reality, as soon as you talk to someone on the floor, you can tell whether they've had two years or four years of education.

Just my two cents.

Veridican

[BETSRN]

Originally Posted by The Veridican

R.N. is the only profession I know of that allows you to be considered one of the "learned professions" with only having completed an associate degree, and more often in the past, a diploma program.

People make a lot out of the BSN, but if it were the minimum entrance degree for nursing, we wouldn't have 1/2 the nurses we have. I don't think a BSN is necessary, but I do feel a nurse should have a bachelors degree in some field so they are educated enough to converse intelligently with the other members of the healthcare team (doctors, administrators, PTs, OTs, RTs, other nurses, etc.).

I am one of the rare individuals that believes a bachelors should be required before admission to nursing school, and nursing school should award a masters degree. The only problem is that no one would want to work at the bedside then.

Where I work, you don't know which nurses are ADNs or BSNs because it's not on our name badges. But in reality, as soon as you talk to someone on the floor, you can tell whether they've had two years or four years of education.

Just my two cents.

Veridican

When you read some of the posts on these boards and look at the misspellings, the poor grammar,etc., it is scary to think that some of these people might be nurses some day.

[SmilingBluEyes]

another one who thinks all 2 year nurses sound the same....sheesh.

Someone needs to remind you all there is more than ONE way to "round" oneself or self-educate. How insulting.

[elizzy]

Originally Posted by The Veridican

R.N. is the only profession I know of that allows you to be considered one of the "learned professions" with only having completed an associate degree, and more often in the past, a diploma program.

People make a lot out of the BSN, but if it were the minimum entrance degree for nursing, we wouldn't have 1/2 the nurses we have. I don't think a BSN is necessary, but I do feel a nurse should have a bachelors degree in some field so they are educated enough to converse intelligently with the other members of the healthcare team (doctors, administrators, PTs, OTs, RTs, other nurses, etc.).

I am one of the rare individuals that believes a bachelors should be required before admission to nursing school, and nursing school should award a masters degree. The only problem is that no one would want to work at the bedside then.

Where I work, you don't know which nurses are ADNs or BSNs because it's not on our name badges. But in reality, as soon as you talk to someone on the floor, you can tell whether they've had two years or four years of education.

Just my two cents.

Veridican

Well, I have my ASN. I have actually taught residents how to insert TLC, and recently passed my CCRN. I can't tell the difference between the two just by talking with them.
It seems that based on their years of degree, 2 or 4 would offer more information to their intelligence level?
I have to disagree with that.
I think there is more to that. Age, years of clinical experience, environmental background, socioeconomic status, etc....
I know someone with two Master's degree that can't put two intelligent sentences together in a social situation, put ask her to spit out a Physics formula and your stunned.
I happen to believe that there's more clinical experience with the ASN program as opposed to a BSN. Alot of new BSN grads I work with have expressed their displeasure in the amount of theory they have had to study. They would have rather had more clinical experience. Most of them have never even inserted a foley, or seen a chest tube.

[elizzy]

Originally Posted by SmilingBluEyes

another one who thinks all 2 year nurses sound the same....sheesh.

Someone needs to remind you all there is more than ONE way to "round" oneself or self-educate. How insulting.

I have to agree with you, I'm a little offended as well.
Elizabeth RN, ASN, CCRN