Hostpitals no longer hiring for ADN?

[sauce'dough]

I received a call today from Arizona College to learn more about their nursing program. I only have 12 general education credits and am enrolled in a MA program from Pima that will have no transferable credits. The lady on the phone jumped right into earning a BSN claiming they do not have a wait list, it is a 3 year program and you will start from the bottom gen ed and end with BSN courses. She stated they are doing this because in 2020 hospitals and other facilities will no longer hire RN's with an associates?! Is this true!? The program she offered seemed amazing but the catch was it was $80,000.00 for the BSN. She said thats how much other BSN programs are...

I am not sure if I am doing this right but my plan was to earn my MA, gain experience in the medical field while earning my gen ed/ pre nursing classes (paying myself so I wont have so a lot of loans), applying for LPN or RN programs and then essentially work my way up to a MSN. Am I missing something? I was hoping once I obtain my RN or LPN I could begin practicing as a Nurse but she made it seem like all hope was gone for RNs/LPNs... My boyfriend claimed that she was just a school representative and that they get aid off of signing people up for school so some information may have been stretched or misleading but now I'm worried.

Does anyone have any insight on this? Will facilities really stop hiring for RN's with Associates and LPN's?

[barrelchic]

They have been saying all bsn since the 70s And if they want that they need to stop funding adn programs, because in California I pretty sure they are pumping out way more adns than bsn's.

[JackDawson23]

" The program she offered seemed amazing but the catch was it was $80,000.00 for the BSN. She said thats how much other BSN programs are..."

PFFFF...80K for a BSN. People who pay that deserve to be in debt.

[emergenceRN17, ASN, BSN, RN]

I am in MA and will be graduating with my ASN next week. I have already applied to 4 RN-BSN programs. I am happy to do it this way as it seems the most economical for me. $11k for ASN and around $15k for BSN. Still less than a traditional BSN. Good luck í ½í¸

[K9lover, ASN, RN]

I know a couple area hospitals in which I once worked (which) now require a BSN but it is not a legal mandate nor is it going to be in 2020. They are attempted to get you to spend a small fortune for a BSN, I had an opportunity to get one and did not. If I were younger and really loved hospital nursing I would consider it, I would be more likely to complete my ADS to be a certified alcohol/drug counselor although it is less pay, at least I have most of that 2 year program completed.

[kai_altair]

$80,000 is crazy expensive!!! My school is at one of the higher ends of the spectrum, at $60,000, but I have a scholarship so the actual cost is way lower. It's also at a private Christian college, so I would factor the location into there as well. I wouldn't even consider going to a school for that price. I think the average price for a BSN program is somewhere along $40,000 or so

[princesax11]

That's not necessarily true and depends entirely on what area of the country you will be practicing. I am an ASN nurse and got a job in a hospital the month after passing the NCLEX. Since I am in my mid-20s I decided to do the BSN right away, but more so because I want to go to graduate school in the future. I would not recommend that much debt for the BSN.

[WCSU1987]

That's my game plan. An RN is an RN. Sure job market may be tough for a non BSN in my area, but there are places that would hire nurses with an Associates degree. It cost at most $8 to $10 thousand dollars to do an Associates where BSN starts at $24K to $30K.

[NotAllWhoWandeRN, ASN, RN]

I guesstimate under $10g paid for my ASN, and it won't be more than $12 (3 semesters and rounding up) for the RN to BSN program I'm about to start without WGU.

I live in a major city in the Midwest and have never had difficulty finding acute care work, but the major hospital systems require you to complete your BSN within x years of hire, and I want to move away in a year or so without fear that my degree will hold me back.

I HIGHLY recommend the ASN then bridge based on my experience, but know what your own prospects are before making the decision.

[vitiana]

HopefulRN'17 Please where did you go for your ASN ? I live in MA too

[Niandra]

I'm facing a similar issue while looking for accelerated BSN programs -- $80k+ just doesn't add up. At the same time, I already have a BA in another field and the ADN to BSN bridge doesn't seem cost effective for me in terms of how much time it would take and the job market. Some of the state accelerated schools like UMass Amherst are relatively affordable for accelerated BSN programs that are about the same cost as ADN and bridge BSN programs, but a shorter time period.

That said, it depends on where you live to a degree. The rural psychiatric hospital I worked at hires ADNs. It's not work many are willing to do. My friend has an ADN made close to $78K during her first year of being a nurse. The night nurse, also an ADN prepared nurse, made close to $100k. It's rough though.

I think you'd be SOL with an ADN in major cities like Boston where there is already a glut of BSN prepared nurses and hospitals have accordingly included this in job requirements. Many nurses I worked with back in my CNA days in that area had to either pursue a BSN or struggle to find jobs, even with experience.