ADN --> BSN...? + trauma nursing

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Hello everyone!!

I have a question about ADN and BSN programs. Let's say I got my ADN and I want to get my BSN, does this mean that I have to take 2 more years of the nursing program, or do I just take classes needed to get my BSN.

Also...

I was thinking of becoming a trauma nurse, what are the steps needed to become a trauma nurse AND if you are already one, what have been your experiences and what to expect in that setting.

Hope to hear from you soon!! (:

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

NO the RN BSN programs vary but are usually about 12 months.

Being a trauma nurse usually requires that you get some floor experience, preferably on a telemetry unit. Some facilities offer a residency program in the ED. You then go and get a job in the Ed and begin your training. Level 1 trauma centers will offer the

most" trauma...but all ED's see trauma. Then you begin ti take your triage and trauma specialty certification.

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Thank you! I can't tell you how relieved I am to hear that I won't have to go through another nursing program. Not because I didn't want to have to do the studying, I just feel like I've been in school forever and I want to get on the field already! Also, the trauma nursing reply was helpful! ^_^

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Specializes in ER.

I would begin planning out which RN to BSN programs you would want and then take some undergrad classes to fulfill any extra general education credits you may need (aka BS classes). My RN to BSN school has it set up where you need so many other classes like art history that you may not have gotten in your undergrad. By doing that, my RN to BSN program was only 9 months to completion assuming I pass all of the classes.

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So you got your associate's first and then proceeded to get your bachelor's degree?

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