Is This True!!!!!!!!

[doggybour]

Hi nurses,

i keep hearing rumors that the ASN degree is going to be abolished or cancelled. how true is this and if its true whats going to happen to schools accredited by NLN with the associates degree.

[queenjean]

And before they abolished the BSN as the entry into practice because "now they did not have enough nurses", how much effort did they put into encouraging nurses who have left nursing to come back to work.

Are all the retired and nonpracticing nurses BSNs then?

In my state there are more ASN/ADN programs than BSNs. If they abolished the ASN, they wouldn't have nearly enough nurses, and they are already struggling to fill positions, particularly in rural areas.

So no, it's not true, no one is even getting rid of LPNs (the lowest on the proverbial totem pole), much less ASNs. Don't fret.

[allaboutthefamily]

In my opinion I do not think it will ever happen, and it would be a shame if it did. There have been several states that have tried to initialize such legislation, but it usually does not pass. Even in the states that have passed such measures it does not work out.

1) The logistics of implementing is a beast.

2) Travelling nurses from other states with ADNs are not regulated by this legislation for the most part.

3) (most importantly) With the emergance of "telephone triage" and the like it is impossible to ensure that people from said state are not recieving care from ADN educated nurses.

4) ADN provide competent healthcare just like BSN nurses, so why change?

The reasons for requiring all nurses to have BSN degrees are decent, they want a national standard to bring us in line with other health care professionals, among other reasons. And, ill probably get slaughtered for this, I personally dont think a staff nurse needs more education than a ADN to function properly. I would not be opposed to requiring a BSN or MSN to practice as a nurse but given the current nursing shortage it wouldnt make much sense.