Associate Degree RN as Nurse Manager

[BizzieRN]

recently my work promoted an associate rn to nurse manager. i am a bsn nurse and very angry with this decision. not only did i never get offered the position, but the adn has been an rn for less than 5 months. there are also two other nurse's that are bsns (there are only three bsn nurses in my facility) and never offered the position. what a slap in the face i'm considering putting in my resignation over this. all the bsn nurses are charge nurses and we have discussed among the three of us about "looking for better opportunities" what's the point of having a bsn if i can't grow after being with this company for over a year?

[queenjean]

Why don't you discuss this with management? Perhaps there was a reason why she was chosen. Did the rest of you apply for the position or express any interest in it? Does she have managerial experience from a previous career? Until you ask, you won't find out if there is a good reason or not. I'd gather a little reliable information before you quit your job or stewed and simmered over something that maybe isn't worth it.

[llg, PhD, RN]

I agree with queenjean. There is probably a lot more to this situation than is stated in the OP. Without that information, no one can know whether or not the administration's decision was reasonable or not.

[Farmer Jane]

Sounds like a degree wasn't the real issue here.