ADN or BSN. Please help!!!!

[Haleys0920]

ADN program I could apply this fall and be done by 2019. With a BSN I'd have 1 1/2 years left of gen eds with more debt. But will a hospital hire? Especially since I have my foot in the door?

Hi! I'm 24 and I'm having difficulty deciding what to do. I'm almost done with my gen eds at my community college for their ADN program (I only have a semester left)but I've had a lot people say I should just go straight for my BSN instead, which Im planning on getting anyway. My concern is if I go for my ADN, in 2 years when I graduate would I be able to find a job? I currently work in a hospital as a transporter, would this help me get a job there after school? Even with an ADN? It would just be more convenient to get a ADN now and do my BSN online later. And I'm so close to being able to get into a nursing program but is it even worth it? Please help I'm so lost on which route to take!!!

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

My concern is if I go for my ADN, in 2 years when I graduate would I be able to find a job?

This depends on your local employment market...if you reside in an area where the hospitals prefer to hire new grad RNs with BSN degrees, you might not be able to obtain a hospital position.

However, new grad ADN nurses are very employable in home health, hospice, clinics, nursing homes, psych, jails, prisons, physical rehabilitation, and other specialties. In addition, some of these non-hospital nursing jobs pay more than entry-level hospital positions.

[Haleys0920]

Thank you for responding!!! :)

[Alexis17512]

I graduated from an ADN program. I had had no problems getting a job and all my classmates were employed shortly after graduation. After getting your ADN you can do the rest of your degree (BSN) through an online program while working which is what I did. Worked for me. Also, a lot of my classmates who worked for hospitals in school were hired on by the hospital after graduation. Nursing is a versitile career. You won't have a problem getting a job if your motivated

[Haleys0920]

Thank you! This helps!! :)

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

This depends on your local employment market...if you reside in an area where the hospitals prefer to hire new grad RNs with BSN degrees, you might not be able to obtain a hospital position.

However, new grad ADN nurses are very employable in home health, hospice, clinics, nursing homes, psych, jails, prisons, physical rehabilitation, and other specialties. In addition, some of these non-hospital nursing jobs pay more than entry-level hospital positions.

This.

Most of your general eds can transfer into a BSN program; in reality, once pre-reqs are done, the nursing component of your education is about the same time-total 4-4.5 years...you either come out with a BSN or ADN-it will be up to you.

[windsurfer8, BSN, RN]

Talk with the hospital where you want to work and see if they are hiring new grad ADN nurses. Freaking out isn't going to help.

You are going to get limited info here because all hospitals are different.

No one here can say whether you will or will not "get a job" when you graduate. There are about a zillion variables. Even with a BSN no one can guarantee you will "get a job".

Talk with the hospital. Remember there are no guarantees in life. Personally I think the BSN is worth it if you can financially do it. BSN also opens doors for grad school if you want that.

Good luck.

[Newbiee RN,BSN]

If you find a floor you are interested in. Talk to the nurse managers and express interest. Most hospitals do the majority of their hiring internally. Honestly you could go either route. See if you can get a job as a nurse tech/aide until you finish school. You will be better off obtaining a RN position if you transition from that role. You should go the ADN route if you want to start working sooner, if not, BSN route. You will need it eventually. The hospital system I work for here in Ohio gives all ADN nurses 5 years to go back for their BSN as a condition of employment.