Adn To Msn

moved this to the graduate nurse forum. hopefully someone here can help out. :)

Thank u superman:) for moving my thread 2 da right post

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Vanciala!

i know of a couple of schools that offer a RN-MSN program but they are pretty far from Boston - University of Kentucky and i think a school in northern arizona.

i have, however, spoken to a few people that have looked into these programs and their advice was to a.) get some experience under your belt before you begin. their thoughts were that a masters degree RN with actual experience may be able to bring something extra to the table than a recent new grad that began their MSN straight out of school. they also said, if you have the time it is a great way to obtain a further degree without having to take a separate BSN program.

hope this helps a little

i know of a couple of schools that offer a RN-MSN program but they are pretty far from Boston - University of Kentucky and i think a school in northern arizona.

i have, however, spoken to a few people that have looked into these programs and their advice was to a.) get some experience under your belt before you begin. their thoughts were that a masters degree RN with actual experience may be able to bring something extra to the table than a recent new grad that began their MSN straight out of school. they also said, if you have the time it is a great way to obtain a further degree without having to take a separate BSN program.

hope this helps a little

I'm not sure where you live, but I would definitely think about doing the slower bsn-msn track...you need the expeerience of seeing different patients to help you thru the programs..it will also give you some $$ to fund it! Riveir College in Nashua ,NH is awesome..very supportive faculty, individual attention and both academic and clinical advising each semester. Good Luck!!

I googled "RN to MSN" and came up with this:

http://www.google.com/search?q=RN+to+MSN&sourceid=mozilla&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Looks like a lot of info.

I'm thinking of doing the same thing--but I already have a BA and an MA in related (but nonnursing) field. If your ADN is your first degree, I'd think twice about making such a large leap. You lose something by not "walking the walk" at least once.

I also plan on getting at least a year's heavy experience (CCU/tele) before I go for the next degree.

Good luck, everybody!

I just finished a BSN in May 04 and I wish I had an ADN to MSN program nearby. However, I had 10 years of critical care experience to bring to the table. Now, I'm midway through the MSN and just really itching to get it completed. It sounds like you are probably a lot younger than me though and have some time to play with. I would get a couple of solid years of good experience before you go back to school - it also gives you a nice break. Take care.

To my knowledge, there is no such thing as an ADN to MSN program that eliminates the need for a BSN first.

There may be some that include the BSN in the course of the program but you can't get a Master's in anything without having a Bachelor's first.

That is just how the world of education works.

Mr._Bill

Click on the link in my post above.

There are a lot of distance programs that are RN to BSN and RN to MSN.....

There ARE indeed ADN to MSN options. There are just none in my area. The way it works is that you do the research and theory components of the BSN but then you transition into the MSN - unsure of the lengths of the program. Rush in Chicago as well as UIC offer these programs but I live in downstate IL.

For the life of me I can't see how the general studies core of a Bachelor's degree can be "ignored" for lack of a better word.

An ADN program is an Associate of Applied Science degree and as such ignores much of the core requirements of a Bachelor's degree. For example, government, history, philosphy, sociology, arts, p.e.'s etc. The courses in the degree are MOSTLY nursing specific with the appropriate sciences and maths.

I am very interested to see how a university can bypass those requirements and jump straight to a MSN program.

If they aren't bypassing them, but instead requiring you to complete them before being admitted, and then requiring you to complete the BSN theory courses as you state before the MSN courses start, then effectively you HAVE completed a BSN it just wasn't awarded.

Thanks in advance for the links.

Mr._Bill

Mr Bill. You are correct in essence that the BSN is not awarded so to speak. The RN to MSN programs I am aware of do this so students just "continue" through to the MSN.They are required to take plently of general ed classes on the way. I think that the route is just condensed and accelerate a bit. UCLA has or had a program like this one.

I want to add that I do not personally belive that a nurse with no experience in nursing(ADN or BSN respectively) should be in a Masters program. I think that experience is undervalued in education today. A solid nursing foundation is essential. Just my opinion .(I am an ADN who has been working 4 plus years and am in a BSN program)