ADN or BSN?

[Kimberly6891]

i am currently going to occ for my adn. i'm still doing the pre-req's but, my question is this....

i have heard alot with regard to adn and bsn. i know i can get my adn and then get a job (sometimes it can get difficult in this market, i'm aware of that), or i can just go for my bsn. i guess i'm torn.

==>is it faster to get your adn, get a job and then go back for you bsn

-or-

==>would it be faster/easier to just go for the bsn right away?

==> do bsn's make more money?

i'm 42 and have a steady job that pays pretty well. i don't want to spend the rest of my days in college and i know that i am not a spring chicken any more...lol. i would be in the position in about a year, (if i went the adn route) to quit my job and just use the money from my student loans/saved money, to get through the actual nursing program/clinicals, etc. if i went to bsn route, i would have longer to save money....

any advise that anyone can give me would be great!! :):):)

[greatlakes]

Sounds like you guys are insecure with your two year degrees and assumptions. Detroit Mercy is known for taking U of M scraps. Two different worlds.

-Mr.BSN

What an obnoxious post -- and disingenuous, too. We all know that while an ADN is technically a two year degree, MOST schools require a year's worth of prerequisites before admitting you. All the community colleges in my area require over 70 credits for graduation from an associate's degree nursing program, which is more than half the credits one would need to graduate from a four year university.

After that you can opt for one of the dozens and dozens online, one year ADN-to-BSN programs out there.

[mischababy]

I understand this thread is old, however im hoping someone on here can answer my random questions. How do you obtain a bsn as a transfer from a CC? Is entering an ADN program the only way? Is ADN an actual program (meaning wait lists etc) or is it just sets of classes?

[futurenursejuanny87]

I agree with you! I have a bachelor's degree already, but I simply had a change of heart about my first career choice. It was cheaper and the best decision for me. I didn't want to rush into a program that I had to pay $30,000 a year for...again. lol

[Keeka_Prenurse13]

If an ADN was the "same level of education" then they would call it a BSN. A two year degree is the same as a four year degree???right...... This is the attitude of nurses who typically believe they know more than the residents. The fact is most of ADN's know what to do but don't know why they do it. The Residents understand this far better. I can't speak for anyone's work ethic, but a two year degree is exactly that a two year technical degree, for people who just want a paycheck. It isn't the same at all. The teaching staff isn't the same. The students aren't the same. The pre-req's aren't the same. Heck! the nursing classes aren't the same. Why would you sell yourself short to a second best education? To achieve only the mininum? This is what I asked myself when I walked out of WCCD's info meeting. An education is an investment not something to look for a "discount" in. This is your career we're talking about not a sale at K-Mart. You get what you pay for. If I was patient I would want someone with a four year nursing degree, not a community college student. No offense.

Mkay, and you would say the same thing to a person who really wanted to be a nurse but couldn't afford to go BSN right away? Seriously. No one ever wants to think of the reasons why certain people go for certain things. You have your opinion and that's fine but for a "nurse that is a BSN" which I am guessing you are by your comments... I have to say it sounds as if you seriously have a lack of understanding...