Are you getting a ADN or going straight to BSN ?

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Are you getting ADN or BSN ?

If I may ask is there a particular reason why you chose that route?:up:

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I'm going for my BSN since I already have a bachelors in another field and the university here accepted my degree to meet all my core requirements. An ADN would actually take me just as long as getting my BSN.

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I will start at community college and transfer for my bsn..

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Both.

I'm in a dual degree program so, after 3 years I'll have my ADN (1 year of prereqs and 2 of nursing, like most ADN programs), and then the fourth year I'll finish up my requirements for a BSN.

I think that this is the best plan because:

1) Most ADN programs take 3 years anyway due to the prereqs.

2) I would have no motivation to go back to school if I did an ADN program. I would think that I had a degree and that would be that.

3) Many hospitals only want Bachelor's prepared nurses. Some even say that the ADN nurses must go back to school if they want to keep their job.

4) I can work and gain experience before my college graduation and have a better chance of getting a job.

5) I'm getting the whole normal college experience.

5) I want to be a nurse practitioner.

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CNA-LPN-ADN-BSN-MSN-DNP --Just Kidding!!

I am going to get my AA (Associate of Arts) degree in pre-nursing (kind of like libreal arts). Then a Upper-division BSN program, and get my RN. Then MSN to be a faily nurse practitioner. Then DNP.

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I'm going for my ASN (community college) because:

1. It's faster

2. It's cheaper

3. Hospitals around here will pay for school (BSN, MSN) once you start work as an RN.

4. Here in Gainesville, the local hospitals would rather hire a new Santa Fe grad (ADN) than a new UF grad (BSN) because we get a more practical, hands on education.

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I am doing my BSN. I have a year of pre-reqs and then 3 more years of school with actual nursing courses. I more than likely want to go on to be a NP. I'm just out of high school, after already graduating high school a year early, so it just seemed like the better choice for me.

Yea me too! After high school, I've been told that since I'm still young and energetic, I should go for the BSN. Along with that comes many opportunities like management and advancement for higher degrees and advanced studies, especially in specialized areas. That's why I decided to go for a BSN so that I can get one step closer for the CRNA. :D

Good luck with your NP goals!:up:

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BSN. I'm one of the 'stepping stone' people that is simply using nursing to get to anesthesia. I know.. bad, but I just love pharmacology and physiology.

Hahaha, yo dude that is bad, but I understand how you can't help but love those science courses:smokin:. I'm working hard to be a CRNA too, and that's why I need a BSN(I got accepted to begin spring 2010:D). I love anatomy and physiology so much as well as chemistry and to an extent, physics, so I total feel ya bro:cool:

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I will be starting a ADN program Jan2010. I am so happy to be finish with my prereqs. I choose this route because my grants covers the cost of my tuitions completely in the ADN program. The salary as RN with a ADN will be same as RN with BSN so it does not matter much to me to go directly the BSN route. In addition, it will only take me two semesters including the summer to obtain my BSN which is roughly less than it will take a new admit student enrolling into a BSN program. Secondly, as a RN (ADN) I can pay my way further or get employer incentives to obtain my BSN and/or MN ( RN-MN ) . Finally, once I start the ADN program in Jan2010 I plan on not working so, it will less time unemployed living off my savings and parent's linked checking accounts.

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

My ideal is to enter an Accelerated BSN program because it is faster than the ADN route by a full year. Eventually I will need to earn NP, so this will be one step closer a bit faster. I did apply to some MECN programs, but honestly I would rather start working faster and let the hospital or clinic pay for my masters.

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I'm starting to feel like I will take the ADN or BSN program depending entirely on who first accepts me!

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I went straight for my BSN, here are the reasons why:

1. I was straight out of high school when I started so I wasn't in a rush to work. I live from home so I don't have to pay any bills and my parents aren't rushing me out.

2. In NYC hospitals are beginning to use the "prefer BSN" phrase more and more.

3. I think one or two other people mentioned it but basically if I graduated with my ADN and became a registered nurse who made the same amount as a BSN, I wouldn't have much of an incentive to go back to school. I'd rather knock it all out at once with the exception of if I wanna get a Master's degree.

4. Once again, in NYC, the Bachelor degree programs are easier to get into than the Associate degree programs and I'd rather pay for more a guaranteed seat then to pay little to nothing to be placed in a lottery system.

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I just wanted to add to my orginal post. I too have been told to go for the BSN because of similar reasons, but I had to think longterm as for as my finances are concern. When I gradute from the ADN program I will owe zero dollars to the government because my program is not as expensive as those BSN programs. Many people in this post stated that by having a BSN will allow you to work in a specialize area and be apart of management. This may be true in many cases but by the time a new BSN grad obtain the skills & knowledge required to be a manager and/or specialize in a area of nursing, an experienced (ADN) nurse has already gained the skills needed and/or have already obtained their BSN in the process. This actually place ADN grads at a better advantage.

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