BSN degree. What is the best certification to get once you have obtained a BSN degree?

[jsaupitty]

I am in process of completing my BSN and I was wondering what would be the best certification to get once I obtain my BSN Degree?

[verene, MSN]

I would think which specialty certification to get would depend upon which specialty you want to work in - is this what you are asking?

[CelticGoddess, BSN, RN]

If you are looking at certs for specialties, you need to have experience in those specialties before you can get the cert.

[nutella, MSN, RN]

I am in process of completing my BSN and I was wondering what would be the best certification to get once I obtain my BSN Degree?

The way it usually works is that you pick your job and once you have worked there for a while see how and if you can get specialty certified. I am a certified hospice and palliative nurse.

In addition there are also "other" certifications that are not specialty certifications like "iv certified" and such.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

I have a specialty certification in rehabilitation nursing (CRRN) that I obtained a little over a year ago. However, I had many years of experience as a rehab nurse at the time I became certified in that specialty.

Now that I'm a case manager, I'll obtain certification as a CCM (certified case mgr). But before that happens, I must accrue two years of verifiable CM experience.

In other words, you can only obtain specialty certifications if you have legitimate experience in those specialties. Good luck to you.

[Penelope_Pitstop, BSN, RN]

Focus on completing your degree, then focus on passing NCLEX, then focus on getting a job, THEN focus on orientation...

eventually you'll want certifications.

Good on you for thinking ahead. But don't worry about all that right now!

[NICUmiiki, DNP, NP]

Maybe BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP if you work with babies... I've never paid for these though. My employers always pay for them after I was already working.