Adn Vs Bsn

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  1. Adn OR Bsn?

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Hi Y'all,

I am currently in my last semester for my first degree (elementary education) and while there are certain aspects I love about teaching... I do not feel as though I could make a career out of it. I have always wanted to be a nurse and I'm now feeling a bit dumb for spending the last 5 years pursuing an education degree. Anyways, after I graduate I plan to apply to various nursing schools in the Houston area! There are a lot of great options and I'm having a hard time determining whether to apply to adn programs or a bsn programs. I like the adn programs because they are offered at nearby community colleges and affordable. However, I have all my pre-reqs for bsn.... Are adn nurses considering desirable in the Houston area?? Has anyone had a similar situation?

Thanks:)

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.

Research job postings in your area. If they state BSN required or preferred, you have your answer.

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Can anyone tell me which program they personally prefer? And why?

Thanks

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Specializes in Critical Care and ED.

Get a BSN wherever possible. Much more opportunities in the future and will probably work out less expensive if you factor in time spent. It really is a better job market out there for BSNs and there are many hospitals in major metropolitan areas that won't consider ADNs and will choose BSNs over others. When there is such a glut of nursing graduates hitting the job queues you need an edge.

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I agree with Rocknurse regarding the BSN.

As you will already have a bachelor's in another field, have you considered an Accelerated BSN program?

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What I don't understand is why get a BSN when you can just bridge from ADN to MSN?

I'm in a BSN program..I don't regret it.. but sometimes I wonder if the other way would have been faster so why waste this time but I get a lot out of my 4 year school anyway.

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Can anyone tell me which program they personally prefer? And why?

Thanks

I really think it depends on the individual. I'm in an ADN program, and I made the choice because of time and cost. It's the quickest route to being an RN, and my school has a bridge program with a couple of universities so I can finish up my BSN once I'm done with my ADN. On the other hand, if this was a few years ago I probably would have chose a traditional 4 year BSN program. I have to get my BSN because where I live you pretty much need it.

Have you looked into any Accelerated BSN programs?

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Specializes in Critical Care and ED.
What I don't understand is why get a BSN when you can just bridge from ADN to MSN?

I'm in a BSN program..I don't regret it.. but sometimes I wonder if the other way would have been faster so why waste this time but I get a lot out of my 4 year school anyway.

I graduated from my BSN in 2011 after being a diploma nurse for 100 years. My hospital offered a cohort with a good university in my state and it was a lot cheaper than other schools, plus they allowed us time to take some classes actually in the hospital so we didn't have to travel anywhere. Within a month of graduating I had a new job, my current one, that I would not have been able to get without a BSN. Now I'm in school doing my MSN. I would have had to stay working where I was while trying to complete school had I not broken it up into BSN and MSN. The quicker you get to BSN the quicker you can get a better job.

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Thank y'all so much for your help! I personally do lean towards bsn programs and there are two in Houston that I have dreamed of getting into for years (UTHSC! and TWU). It's just whether I could ever afford it! I have looked into accelerated programs as well, but from what I have seen so far there does not seem to be any offered nearby. But I will keep researching:)

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Specializes in Public Health, Women's Health.

Get your ADN and then do an RN to BSN online bridge. My BSN has not given me anything... Except being proud I got it! Where I have worked a majority of the nurses have associates. I'm biased anyways because I got my ADN in 2012 and my BSN in 2013 and worked while doing so.

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U of H has an accelerated 12 month nursing program. I start UT Arlington's online BSN program on the 25th. The program is 15 months and labs/clinical are done in Houston.

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