Lpn? Rn? Bsn? Help me out here ;)

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Howdeehoo people. My first post at this forum after lurking here for a while, so im thinking a little introduction probably is needed: Male nursing student, half-way in a 3-year bachelor of nursing in Norway (which automatically leads to an official nursing license).

What I was wondering about is the different nursing degrees you people are talking about. Would anybody care to give me a crash course in how long the studies take for each type of education, what type of job one gets when finished and the duties one has when employed?

Thanks in advance,

J.

Specializes in Critical Care, Cardiothoracics, VADs.

I have a three year degree from Australia and am licensed as a professional registered nurse here. My course (uni) was called "Bachelor of Nursing".

I also have a one year postgraduate diploma (uni + hospital) in critical care nursing.

I know I'd have to ask each individual school, but do you think I would be able to get direct entry into a MSN course in the US, or would have to make up units since I did a 3 yr degree instead of 4?

Thanks.

I too would highly recommend BSN, but it depends on where you will work. ADN are RNs and can work in hospitals and it takes a little less time. the last year for me will be mostly theory. All my clinical skills will be gleaned from the first two years. The trend is indeed toward BSNs for many states and there are definetely more opportunities and higher pay differential, but in the near future, anyone who is an RN will be able to get hired as long as they pass boards and have clinical skills. I would just skip LPN. LPN are considered less and less in many places. Though they have many of the same understanding of skills as RNs, they cannot perform many of them and are not often considered when discussing patient ratios. If you are gonna spend the time on school, at least do RN.

Just my two cents.

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