A BSN or just a Bachelor of Nursing degree for becoming a CRNA?

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Hey

I'm currently applying for a Bachelor of Nursing program and soon after that(after getting RN license and 1 year experience in ICU) I plan to start my CRNA program.

And yes, I have read all the requirements for becoming a CRNA, but I am still confused as to will I be able to start my CRNA studies with completing my Bachelor of Nursing or do I need to do Bachelor of Science in Nursing?

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The program you are applying to is almost certainly a BSN. I don't think there is such a thing as a Bachelor's of Arts in Nursing.

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I believe as an undergrad there you either get a BA (Bachelor of Arts), or BS (Bachelor of Science). Nursing is a BS degree. You get a BSN degree, which stands for Bachelor of Science in Nursing. I don't think there is a BN degree, or Bachelor of Nursing. If you were getting your Associate's degree there is are a whole other mess of degrees. I got an AAS for my Associates in Nursing (Associates in Applied Science). You will be going for a Bachelor in Nursing, not a Bachelor of Nursing.

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If there is a Bachelor in Nursing, I would not do it. All the schools I plan on applying to, look at gpa and specifically the sciences gpa. It seems like lots of attention is payed to sciences. So definetly, go for the BSN.

And I have to agree with others, I have never heard of a BN.

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There is a BN degree, usually that's from Australia. BScN is for the UK as I've noticed.

The norm in the US is a BSN, although we do offer BANs as well.

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Specializes in OR, CV ICU, IMCU.

I agree with the previous post. All BS programs for nursing are in Science, so they are all BSN and that is all you need to go to CRNA school.:)

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