In response to Associate degree vs BSN clinical competence... A new grad is a new grad.. An associate is no more clinically experienced than a BSN... However, Anyone can teach a person the technical aspects of nursing but do u know WHY u do what u do???? That's the difference between the ADN and BSN...just graduating from nursing school... BSn programs spend a lot of time on patho and rationals behind interventions...So in my opinion rite out of school ADNs may be able to put in IVs better but, are u prepared in making sound logical judments when it comes to a patient who lookes clinically fine but is slowly crashing and the only sign is a decreasing sats that is maintained when oxygen is placed on.... This is just my opinion and is what I see on our floor... Also thru conversation with what the differences are...