associates or bsn?

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I am attending TCC's nursing program to become an RN. Is there a big pay difference if you have a BSN or just an associates? I have a bachelors in SOCIOLOGY from UT Austin. If i go back for my bachelors, i have to go to austin because i have too many hours to transfer to any other university. (I am living in Fort worth now).....

Long story short..... any RNs with their associates out there in dfw? how much did you make your first year out of school?

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Specializes in Oncology.

I have several friends who are RNs, some with their ADN and some with their BSN. They have all said that there is not much of a pay difference, if any, between a Graduate Nurse (GN) with an ADN vs. a GN with a BSN.

By the way, how do you like the program? I hope to be starting this time next year.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Long story short..... any RNs with their associates out there in dfw? how much did you make your first year out of school?
A new grad RN in the DFW area will earn between $21.50 and $25 hourly at most of the major hospitals around here, regardless of the degree earned (ADN or BSN).
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I am attending TCC's nursing program to become an RN. Is there a big pay difference if you have a BSN or just an associates? I have a bachelors in SOCIOLOGY from UT Austin. If i go back for my bachelors, i have to go to austin because i have too many hours to transfer to any other university. (I am living in Fort worth now).....

Long story short..... any RNs with their associates out there in dfw? how much did you make your first year out of school?

How many hours do you have? I'm applying for the TCU Accelerated program and I think I'll have in excess of 160 hours by the time I enter (hopefully) this May. Just asking because I have a BS in Biology from UT Austin and am taking the pre-reqs at TCC... Have you looked into any of the second degree programs? I know TWU and Baylor have them as well and I think UTA might have one, too.

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Texas Tech has a fast paced BSN program for people who already have a degree. It's one year and have sites in Lubbock and Austin.

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I don't know that the pay difference is all that much, but it seems like it is easier for a BSN to find a job vs an ADN...at least that is what I am being told by nurses in the field.

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It makes it a lot easier for nurses with a BSN to advance, career wise!

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It isn't so much about the pay as about you opportunites. The BSN will afford you much more in the way of advancement and job choice. Many hospitals are trying to staff up to only having RN with BSN and so they will definitely hire a BSN nurse before and ASN nurse if all other things are equal

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Specializes in Transplant, LVAD, cardiac.

I have a BS in sociology too! Those do NOT come in handy in the real world! :lol2:

I am applying to TWU as a post-bac student, and they only look at the prerequisite courses for post-bac (thank goodness!). I haven't heard anything about having too many hours, and soci was my fifth major, so I have lots of hours. Try looking into second-degree BSN programs. They take just about as much time as an ADN. I've heard the pay isn't all that different, but it's much easier to get a job with a BSN.

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I wanted to apply for that post bac program at TWU too but they have a 5 year science rule... and my classes are about 8 years old :( So my choices are super small. I applied at Brookhaven and Midwestern. I don't think I am going to get into Brookhaven though - but I hope to.

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