Children's Hospitals who require a BSN
Register Today!- by mackjax Jul 18, '12Are there any Children's Hospitals (freestanding pediatric centers) who require a baccalaureate degree for their nurses?
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- Jul 21, '12 by KelRN215Boston Children's does for its new grads. Most children's hospitals are in major metropolitan areas and most are teaching hospitals so I'd say it's likely that a large number of them do require or at least prefer BSN.
- Jul 21, '12 by llgI think most of them prefer BSN's -- even if they don't necessarily "require" it in all cases.
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- Jul 23, '12 by mackjaxThanks for your response- but why the adversity to Magnet status? I am a little new to it.
- Jul 27, '12 by KelRN215Quote from mackjaxMagnet is the biggest scam in nursing. I worked for the aforementioned magnet hospital for close to 5 years and in no way does it meet any of the magnet criteria.Thanks for your response- but why the adversity to Magnet status? I am a little new to it.
- Aug 2, '12 by HouTxTexas Children's (Houston) only hires BSN new grads. I was told that they are working toward all-BSN by hiring mostly BSN staff - with some exceptions for highly qualified nurses.