bachelors or masters?

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Do you need a masters degree to become an oncology nurse or can you just have your bachlors? I am thinking of going into nursing school and would like to go into oncology, but this is a second career for me so I will only be getting my bachelor's degree probably. I was reading an article that said you need your masters.

Thanks!!

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My friend graduated last year with his bachelor's here in Texas, and he's an oncology RN in Oklahoma now.

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I hear on the East coast most people have a bachelor's degree, but here on the West coast it's about 50/50 ADN and BSN. We all make the same and have the same opportunity for all jobs (except for public nursing and some school nursing jobs require a BSN). An oncology nurse job is easy to get as long as they want to train you.

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Our facility (in the Northwest) hires ADN RN's to work oncology as well as BSN's. As the above post, there is no difference in pay scale for ADN or BSN.

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