is an associate's in nursing good enough?

[kevinadd1]

I just wanted to know if hospitals typically hire people with an associate's degree in nursing. I plan on getting my associate's at a community college and then once I've landed a job, I'll go for my bachelor's at another school. Anyone that has gotten an RN job with an associate's or knows someone that has please let me know, thanks.

[Meeh619]

Here in Texas some hospitals want new nurses to have their BSN. Some hospitals are giving their ADN's a choice to enroll in a BSN program & show proof within 6 months & be done with the program between 6-18mo. So it's starting to get a lil more difficult for ADN's from all the hospital HR websites that I've read. But I guess you should be fine if they offer for you to enter a BSN program.

[zoe92]

I live in an area with mostly magnet hospitals that require a BSN, although they claim to only prefer it. I know that right after they look at your degree type, they consider experience.

[Jj1223]

I live in Fayetteville area sorry guess I should have said that

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

I don't know but I hope so. My plan is get my license midway through my BSN thus I'd be ADN and if I can't work in a hospital (hoping with experience I will be able to) I will work in LTC or assisted living... Just keep applying and hopefully by the time I have by BSN be in a hospital. Experience is huge. I think of you go ADN with the intent of immediately getting BSN and you readily express that you'll be okay.

I have not heard of this as a program.....interesting.....what kind of program is this???

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

I have not heard of this as a program.....interesting.....what kind of program is this???

Yeah, I picked up on this too and was about to reply when I saw your post.

I wonder if she's mistaken? I remember some students thinking they could take the NCLEX-PN halfway through an ASN program, thinking it was some kind of equivalent. Turns out that in NY (at least at that time) one could only sit for the NCLEX-PN after three full clinical semesters....and for the ASN, that was only one semester prior to completion, hardly worth it.

Last I knew, in order to sit for the NCLEX-RN, one had to be a graduate of either an accredited ASN program, BSN program, or diploma school equivalent. In other words, completed degree (or diploma of completion when applicable) in-hand.

[BromanRN]

I live in GA and graduated from an Associate's program in May. Me and two others from my class start new-grad jobs in the ICU at the local hospital. Out of a class of about 40, maybe 10 don't have jobs yet. My brother, who also has an associates was hired into a major hospital in Atlanta a couple years back and was just recently hired on the spot in the ICU at UNC-Chapel Hill in North Carolina. Hope that helps. Good luck!