Poll for RN's: Do you have an ADN or BSN?

[Ekklesia]

note: this thread is not intended for a discussion concerning the pros and cons of the 2 year degree vs. the 4 year degree. this has been/is being discussed at length in several other threads (and on several other websites).

i am simply curious to find out what per cent of registered nurses have obtained a diploma, an associates degree, or a bachelors in nursing.

heck, you don't even have to reply, just vote :)

thanks!!

[Ekklesia]

I'm currently an ADN in an ADN to BSN program. That might have been an option too.

I thought about that, and MSN also, but I wanted to keep it simple.

This poll is an extension of conversations that I've had with fellow nursing students. Most want to stop at Associates degree, I and a small handful of others are taking BSN pre-reqs as we go through the ADN program. When I graduate with my ADN, I'll only have a few advanced nursing courses (hopefully just one semester's worth of classes) to complete to obtain my BSN.

Also, I work as a tech at a hospital and most of the RN's have an ADN, so I was just curious as to the education level of other RN's, and I thought that a poll right here at allnurses.com would be interesting.

[HillaryC, RN, CRNA]

I thought about that, and MSN also, but I wanted to keep it simple.

It's getting increasingly complicated, now that Master's programs as entry to RN practice are becoming more common :chuckle

[Q.]

BSN completing my MSN.

[Ekklesia]

Thanks for the votes everyone!

In my (very limited) experience so far (in nursing school, working as a tech), 3out of 15 RNs have a BSN (20%).

I was wondering what that per cent might look like here at the allnurses.com community.

[mm nurse]

I think it might be interesting to see who of the BSN nurses started out as ADN or diploma nurses. I have been a nurse for 20 years as an ADN but just finished my BSN last year.

[Guest717236]

Diploma RN

BS in Business Management

LOL-Would have had a BSN, but after taking 2 years of

pre nursing after the business degree

the Dean of Nursing threw me out of her office

when I told her I wanted to help develop computer

programs for nurses in addition to working in nursing.

This was in 1979 long before laptops,pcs or internet.

My business professors were right! They would roar

with laughter about nurse managers and informatics if they

saw that now.

They couldn't get to square one with the Dean of Nursing

either!!!

[Hospice4me]

My husband and I are both ADN's. My husband is a consultant for VA nursing homes and I am a Regional Hospice Administrator.......I have to say that, although, I will pursue a BSN or some additional degree in the future............an ADN has been quite good to me. Hope all others have been blessed with such luck in their nursing careers!!

[rninme]

Diploma RN and very, very proud of it.:balloons:

Me too!! Currently completing classes for my BSN:mad:

[Ekklesia]

Bump to top.

Any other votes?

[suzy253, RN]

Diploma RN and very, very proud of it.:balloons:

Ditto

[RN4NICU, LPN, LVN]

BSN completing my MSN

[Bluehair]

I'm enrolling in a BSN program.