Why get my BSN?

[KatieJ91]

Hello all!

To give you some background info: I am a sophomore nursing student with an ASN graduation date of June 2013.

I am a young married student with no children and am in no rush to start a family.

I'm currently trying to convince my husband why it is important I continue on after my ASN completion and get my BSN (online). Reasons I have given are so I can eventually move off the floor if I want to into a manger position and also so I can take advantageof completing as much education as I can without children.

My husband and I have always valued a college education differently. He sees it as money and time spent unnecessarily for me to continue past my ASN. He has asked me to write my arguments out as to why I should continue, how much it will cost, and how much time it should take me (overall and weekly).

If anyone would be willing to give me some reasons why they continued or plan to continue on I would appreciate it. I would really like to make this decision together and help him understand the importance of getting it done sooner than later. Hopefully writing it down and getting unbias input will help. Thanks!

[Streamline2010]

Magnet hospitals hire all BSRN. And make current RNs get a BSRN to keep a job.

Urban areas with access to many colleges and universities have a glut of applicants and are only hiring BSRN, for the most part.

Rural areas that have trouble getting skilled employees are the ones who hire associate degree and diploma RNs. Those areas have less access to a supply of new grads, have aging populations, and probably fewer college-grads in the general population there.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

I am in a heavily populated metropolitan area in Texas. Many of the local hospital systems will not hire new RNs who do not have BSN degrees.

What if you become injured, develop a debilitating health problem, or are otherwise unable to handle the physical demands of floor nursing anymore? The BSN degree will enable you to accept a less-physical desk job away from the floor (case management, staff development, education, insurance, etc).

[WanderingSagehen]

Just got my BSN, took a whole year of all my free time (well sort of) I do like outdoor activities and managed to keep somewhat active. I will say 10 to 20 hours a week. I started out doing school 7 days a weeks and working 8 hour shifts, then I worked 12's and could only do school of days off. I don't know what doors my BSN will open but it certainly doesn't shut any and its a lot easier than an ASN!