Adn's Who Don't Care

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hello all,

i would like to know if there are any adn's out there who have no desire to get there bsn's. not because of laziness or not wanting knowledge or anything else negative, but just don't want to or feel its necessary because they don't want to be an admin or charge anything. or maybe you have other reasons. i feel there is so much pressure...rn to bsn..rn to bsn. geez adn's are just as effective or maybe sometimes more than a bsn. sure they get paid a little more but over 12 months the extra dollars don't seem worth it.

so...am i alone in thinking this.

i don't mean to offend the bsn's or anyone else. just curious.

Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
Amen. There's not enough money or prestige that would make me carry a beeper and be oncall 24/7 like my manager and the directors. Nope!

I would have crushed my beeper the moment they bugged me during my private time. I couldn't be bothered, either!

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.
FWIW, my career is living proof that you don't have to have a BSN to be in management. I've been a charge nurse, resident care manager, ADON, and now DON, all without benefit of the "extra" years of schooling. I plan to stay with my current job for as long as they'll have me, so there's no compelling reason to go to the expense of obtaining a BSN; but if I were ever to go back for more education, I'd go straight for a master's so I could teach nursing.:nurse:

There is such a shortage of instructors for nursing schools in Massachusetts that the board decided to 'relax the rules' for teaching. Now if you have a BSN and a master's prepared nurse is your mentor, you can teach in an associate's program.

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hello all,

i would like to know if there are any adn's out there who have no desire to get there bsn's. not because of laziness or not wanting knowledge or anything else negative, but just don't want to or feel its necessary because they don't want to be an admin or charge anything. or maybe you have other reasons. i feel there is so much pressure...rn to bsn..rn to bsn. geez adn's are just as effective or maybe sometimes more than a bsn. sure they get paid a little more but over 12 months the extra dollars don't seem worth it.

so...am i alone in thinking this.

i don't mean to offend the bsn's or anyone else. just curious.

glad i actually looked - the title was misleading lol. of course we care but i dont want to get anything higher as i am happy where i am - higher degree would mean more responsibilty management wise and i just dont wanna go there. it would take time away from my residents even more than it is now. i have no desire to work administratively so there really is no reason to get a bsn - and not to ofeend anyone - but from the nurses i know around here the extra they get for a bsn isnt that much so it isnt worth it.

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I am getting my BSN, but please do not shut me out. I just want to say that I am impressed with every ones replays. Every ones honest and not having to say thatthey are not going back because they can not afford it or yada yada ya...you all know why you do not want to go back and state in firmly, all sounding satisfied about their decisions. Its just moving thats all. Not enough to change my mind about mine, but enough to want the same enthusiasm for what I am doing. Thanks

if i could afford it i WOULD go back to school but for psycology or labtech - i was encouraged by both my psyc and science instructors to quit nursing and change to "thier " job of choice for me. i enjoy where i am but would love having another or even both to fall back on or to do something different. think psyc would be my first choice :)

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lets see we get $5 extra a week for a BSN and $10/week for a MSN. yep all our nurses are racing to get thier degrees NOTTTT I got mine only because in Ottawa Canada at the time I could not get a job without a degree. Here in the boston city hospitals it is like that now.

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If I were to go back to school, it would not be for a BSN.

Our clinical ladder rewards a Bachelor's degree, not necessarily a BSN.

How about making yourself more marketable and get an advanced degree in something else (computer science, criminology, heck even forestry).

Check into it and see if, for that extra pay, the degree MUST be in nursing!

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Specializes in L&D.
I want my BSN but it really has nothing to do with nursing. I want a four year degree because a lot of different jobs require A four year degree, and an RN to BSN degree is going to be about 34 hours shorter than entering a new field. Having a BS is a personal goal for me, not professional.

I think that's a really big reason I wanted my BS too. I already had an AS, my goal was to get the BS. It was a goal I was reaching for and was very happy and proud of myself that I finally achieved that goal.

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I also do not want my BSN. I will be perfectly happy with my ADN degree. I like many others do not wish to pursue my CRNA or other fields and honestly don't want to pay back the students loans. My CC is "cheap" and I'll be in debt enough by the time I am through here!

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I got my BSN by going back to school straight out of my ADN program in 1987 and finished in 1990, taking one class at a time. I am now taking one class at a time for my MSN. I think that there are some really great and really medicore nursing programs out there of all types. I don't think across the board the BSN beats the ADN or diploma, despite what the folks at the U of MD told me way back when! Now I am doing the job of clinical educator for my unit. Some of my best "educators" on staff are ADN's. It is not that they have no desire to learn. It may just be that they want more clinically based continuing ed. type activities rather than a formal degree. That is great. They are wonderful nurses. I wish there was a way for them to get credit for a degree from this type of education if they decide they want a degree in the future. I don't think you can find a smarter group of professionals who don't have a lot of advanced degrees,than you can in nursing. The knowledge base is very broad and ever chaging. I guess my point is, not wanting another degree, is not synonymous w/ not wanting to learn or expand one's horizons.

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Hi,

It's an individual choice to get an ADN or BSN. I got a BSN because I wanted to have a 4 year college degree,plain & simple. I'm happy I did because now I can quickly get the h**L out this crazy profession before it drives me nuts. (Law school Fall 07)

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Hi,

It's an individual choice to get an ADN or BSN. I got a BSN because I wanted to have a 4 year college degree,plain & simple. I'm happy I did because now I can quickly get the h**L out this crazy profession before it drives me nuts. (Law school Fall 07)

Check carefully...I've heard many lawyers describe their profession as the tops in drudgery!

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I will be doing an associates program. I will most likely go back for a bachelor's but not because I want to be a nurse manager. My plan is to go to law school and I've learned that while you can have a bachelor's in anything (be it fashion design or landscaping) law schools are giving more attention to those that who are a nurse or a doctor.

I think most people's goals are simply to be a nurse. You are an RN if you have an associates or a bachelors, so some think why bother. They achieved their career goal. Plus, in my area, RN's are paid the same whether they are diploma, associate, or bachelor's.

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