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I am in the same spot as you I am in my last pre req class and I am going into an Accelerated BSN program. Everyone I talk to in the hospital says BSN because all hospitals are looking for BSN's rather than RN's. You'll have a higher pay gap and you can even look at the jpb postings, there are more postings for BSN's.
Accelerated programs usually take 12-18 months, though when I was looking at programs I came across one "accelerated" BSN that was really only an evenings-and-weekends program.
There's usually not a pay gap between BSN new-grads and ADN new grads on any particular unit, since a new grad is a new grad. It's just that the better positions are generally BSN-only, which brings the averages up. Plus, you'll need at least a BSN if you plan to be upwardly mobile, and if you're young-ish, you might as well get that out of the way now.
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Hi, I just want to for anyone who is currently a nurse. I am on my last semester doing my pre req to apply to nursing programs, I wanted to know what would you recommend as far as doing the RN program first or going straight to BSN and why? I am kind of up in the air on what to do. And if you are located in the south florida area what schools would you recommend