Degree vs Diploma?

Hello,

I feel like there is a real unfortunate separation that exists these days between diploma and BSN nurses. I have been a nurse for 14 years and worked in critical care, home care, psychiatry, med surg, gyn. My experience even as a supervisor exists. I have a diploma. I don't feel that it is fair that my experience is not as valuble as having to have a Bachelors. I meet new graduates that seem to believe that they have a higher and more valuble level of knowlege. To me it seems sad and I speak for all nurses with diploma programs, who have worked so hard in a clinical setting for so many years and have not been given the opportunity as others with Bachelors. It is unfortunate because of the amount of hands on knowlege,contribution, and experience we have that is worth more than any Bachelors. I don't feel like spending $30,000, and two more year to obtain a Bachelors, which would be nothing more than a "REFRESHER" for me.

OK, so maybe I will end of having to do this because I won't have any choice if I need to meet the "standard level of acceptable education" required for me to obtain the jobs I want ie. management. In fact I would rather take an administrative, or leadership course or management course because I know at least I'd learn something new.

So I've said what i like to say. Peace to all!

It seems that they had abolished the diploma program from my town a few years ago, and only have BSN. This is fine except for the fact that nurses who had graduated prior from diploma were never grandfathered or given financial aid to complete to move on to a bachelors.