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ADN or BSN?

I live in WA and I just started my pre-nursing courses, I have read a lot of posts and articles about this but none of them fully answered my question. I want to know if there are any advantages to going straight for you BSN or if it would be better to get my ADN first and then after getting some work experience to then pursue my BSN. Also is it any harder to find work with just my ADN?

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    The advantages depend on your area and your interests. Right now, competition for jobs is tough and in many areas, a BSN may give you an advantage over an ADN as a new grad.

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    Do a search for this topic on allnurses and you will find dozens and dozens of threads asking the exact same question :) Read through, and see what you think then.

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    I find it a little odd that you have read a lot of posts and articles on this topic -- but state that no one ever answered the question. ... But ...

    The bottom line is this:

    The ADN to BSN route is cheaper, but it comes with the risk that you won't be able to get a decent job as an ADN.

    Many (most?) employers prefer to hire a BSN these days, but some employers are still hiring new grad ADN's. How hard it will be to get a job as a new grad ADN when you graduate in 2 or 3 years, no one can say for sure. No one can accurately predict what the job market will be like in your area in the future ... but the trend is for an increasing preference for BSN's.

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    Uhhh... it's hard for new BSN's too. We just hired someone here at work who had graduated in May 2009. Just sayin'.

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