ADN to BSN compared to ADN to MSN program

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Hi I finished an ADN RN program few months ago and plan to take the boards in a week. I wanted to know if going through one of those adn straight to msn programs which is 1-2 yrs instead of doing the adn to bsn to msn program would be the same? I wanted to know if magnet hospitals would hire someone with just an adn to msn program degree compared to another candidate who went though bsn then msn programs? If someone who has gone through one or the other please leave your input for me. I plan to continue education in a year after I work for awhile as a RN when I pass my boards.

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Honestly it is totally up to you. What are your long term goals? Most hospitals require for bedside nurses to have a BSN. If your goals go beyond bedside nursing ( education,management,NP,CRNA) then you will need a MSN. It doesnt matter which route you take . ADN to bsn to msn or adn to msn. It all leads to the same place.

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Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

you need a goal. Why do you want the MSN in the first place?

The best source for most of your answers is the institution from which you intend to get your degree. What do they require and what is just a recommendation?

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Specializes in Family Practice, Mental Health.

My answer; it is not "just" an ADN to MSN degree.

Once you have your RN, should you go on for your BSN, you open up options that are (in a general sense) not available to an ASN/ADN.

Once you have your RN, should you go on for your MSN, you open up options that are (in a general sense) not available to an BSN.

A Magnet hospital prefers at "minimum", a BSN degree.

Most hospitals in my area won't even forward your resume unless you have "at least" a BSN degree.

A Masters degree in Nursing opens up many more doors. Including those C-suite jobs in a Magnet facility.

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I do appreciate the 3 of you for taking a few minutes of your time to answer my post.

My goal would be to get a MSN to be in management or continue to become a nurse prac and not be a bedside nurse for my whole healthcare career. I am asking the difference between ADN-BSN-MSN to ADN straight to MSN is to clarify if these big hospitals would still view me as a great candidate for a position (of course having years of experience as a nurse down the road) compared to candidates with BSN to MSN degree.

If there is no consequence in skipping straight to a MSN program then I would not mind working at a Sutter facility etc for a few years while I go through an ADN to MSN program. Saves time and gets me to my goal faster in a sense.

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