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If I wanted to become a labor and delivery nurse, would it be better for me to get an associates or bachelors degree in nursing? What would the pay difference be between the two?

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Specializes in Wound Care, LTC, Sub-Acute, Vents.

Nowadays, "everybody" is asking for BSN so get your BSN and get it over with. I don't have mine and been procrastinating for the past 2 years, unfortunately :banghead:.

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Specializes in Emergency Department.

If you have a choice and the funds, I'd say go with a Bachelor's. It does you no good to get too far into debt that it crushes you. Student debt isn't dischargeable in bankruptcy.

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Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
If I wanted to become a labor and delivery nurse, would it be better for me to get an associates or bachelors degree in nursing? What would the pay difference be between the two?

*** Recently many hospitals have prefered to hire new grads with a BSN over associates degree RNs. Since you are interested in a very in demand area of nursing I would go with the BSN from the start. No to only slight difference in pay between them.

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are hospitals hiring those who are pursuing an RN to BSN???

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Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
are hospitals hiring those who are pursuing an RN to BSN???

*** The preference for BSN grads is both very local and very recent. A great many hospitals hire both without discrimination. A very few actually prefer ADNs over BSN for certain positions.

However the general trend is twords a preference for BSN grads. An ADN is an ADN until she earns that BSN. Some hositals may take the in progress RN to BSN into account and some won't. It just depends.

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Not for nothing but can someone please do a "FAQ" section on this "BSN" vs "ADN" question? *LOL*

Just saying! ;)

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