ADN Question

You should post this in the Florida nurses' forum

Hello! I am going into an ADN program here in Florida. I was told by a friend in Arizona that you can't get hired around her area unless you have a bachelors. I plan on getting my bachelors, but wanted to start working first. Do you think I will have difficultly getting a job here in Florida because I don't have a bachelors? Thanks in advance!

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It depends on your area. Some larger cities are looking for BSN over ADN in hospital settings. In smaller communities, the ADN can still find work.

I'm in Panama City! There are no bsn programs here.

You will probably not find a problem of BSN over ADN credentials for work, but with the downturn of Florida's economy, jobs are getting harder to find. You can always do an online search of the hospitals in your area to see what is open.

I live in Miami which I wouldn't consider a "small city" by any means, especially since when people say "Miami" it usually also encompasses all the "smaller" satellite cities that surround it. We have probably 4 major hospital systems and ADN RNs are hired here all the time, myself included. Is there pressure to pursue your BSN? Absolutely. But it is absolutely possible to gain employment with your ADN down here. Don't be surprised if certain hospital systems (especially Baptist) requires you to sign a contract which entails beginning a BSN program by a given deadline...

Hello all,

I am an ADN prepared nurse with one year of med-surg/transplant experience. I am interested in moving to Jacksonville FL. I would love to work in critical care at Shands Jax or St. Vincent's. Does anyone have any insight about the hiring process, pay, benefits, and shift differentials at these facilities? Thanks for your help.

Here in Jacksonville there are tons of nursing jobs currently available. Most job postings I've come across here stated ADN and/or BSN preferred. So, it really does depend on where you are in Florida, but you can definitely find work if not in the hospital then at other facilities.

Requirements will vary by type of facility, position applied for, specific facility or entity, and even by your own personal background, age, other education, and personal factors.

But by no means, is the ADN / AAS dead!

Good luck!