What's the point of getting a BSN?

And this statement bothers me.

Speaking as a military veteran and the child and sister of three others (with a father who flew Medevac in Korea and Vietnam) your ability to lead had nothing to do with not losing any Marines. There are thousands of brilliant military leaders who lost men AND women - my decorated father being one of them - as were Eisenhower, Schwartzkopf, Powell, Arnold, Puller, Patton, Washington, Grant, Lee, Nelson, Wellington, Wayne, Greene...and guess what? They were still exemplary leaders.

For what it's worth, and because I feel possessed to play grammar cop, the past tense, 'led', is appropriate. (And yes, I realize how pedantic and b*tchy that makes me.) But to imply that someone lost no troops because they were fantastic leaders borders on arrogance and could simply be downright erroneous: what if one lost no troops because they DIDN'T do what was supposed to be done and simply hindered the execution of the mission at hand? Eisenhower lost THOUSANDS of men during WWII, but who could possibly argue his skill in leadership?

Flame me at will, I can take it.

Now back to our regularly scheduled thread.

When I graduated from the BSN program 2 hospitals I applied for in the midwest paid $2 more if you had a BSN. One hospital only hired BSN's. Overall, nurses that have a bachelors degree should be better prepared to care for any type of patient in any setting. However, I have met some nurses that have a bachelor's degree and wonder how they graduated.

could you be more arrogant and full of yourself? that was a flat out horrible thing to say and quite frankly an insult to all us officers/leaders that have lost troops. you're making a compliment on yourself at the expense of all the troops that have lost their lives. please do not make another statement like that again. you should be quite ashamed of yourself for that.


yes, one can be prepared to lead others.