BSN duties?

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I have this crazy question...what are the duties of a BSN compared to a regular nurse with an associate degree? Are there any specific differences (besides the abcheloer degree)?

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Nev

I live in a large medical community and I have heard many times from nurses and doctors that they prefer to work with and hire the nurses coming from our C.C. as ADN's then the nurses with BSN's from the local university. Apparently we our lucky to have a strong ADN program and the RN's coming out of it are well prepared.

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well one of the main reasons why I'm planning to get a BSN is because I want to enter medical school in the future. I hope I'm goin on the right track!

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BSN is not necessarily the right route to MD.

Nursing and medicine are entirely different entities with entirely differing philosophies and focus of care.

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I have been a nurse for 10 years and when I went there was no choice for me. A single mother of three and I needed something close to home. I went the ADN route and until now have never wished I went BSN. Now, however I am interested in nursing infomatics and can't find a program out there that doesn't require a BSN in nursing first or concurrently. If it wasn't for that, I would still be happy with what I have.

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When I graduated with my BSN I was still a staffnurse/charge nurse on the night shift. No change in responsibilities at all.

As soon as I got my interim permit and began RN orientation after years as an LVN at the same hospital it WAS different. Then again when licensed as an RN. BIG difference in legal responsibilities.

Our contract does include $100.00 per month differential for a BSN.

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well one of the main reasons why I'm planning to get a BSN is because I want to enter medical school in the future. I hope I'm goin on the right track!

If you want to get experience from both sides...yes it's the best way to go. I myself feel a doctor with a nsg degree before a medical degree makes the bedside manner much more desireable. Personally speaking.

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About 20 years ago an ICU RN showed me admission criteria for various medical schools. many allowed a BSN with a GPA a full 0.5 lower than any other major.

He was told at UCLA that nurses make some of the best medical students and physiciand.

That nurse is now an orthopedic surgeon.

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my personal opinion though, is that the old diploma programs were the best rn training programs! all diploma rns i have worked with were awesome.

thank you :rolleyes: ---from a senior-level diploma nursing student....loving it! :)

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I live in a large medical community and I have heard many times from nurses and doctors that they prefer to work with and hire the nurses coming from our C.C. as ADN's then the nurses with BSN's from the local university. Apparently we our lucky to have a strong ADN program and the RN's coming out of it are well prepared.

sigh...lets not start this one again... :uhoh3:

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Hello,

I don't think getting a higher degree is wasting of time. It really depends on what your long term goals are. Obviously, there is a big difference in knowledge between an ADN, BSN, MSN, and PhD. The NCLEX test an individuals 'MINIMUM" qualifications to become an RN, so it shouldn't be a basis to determine which degree is better.

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I do not believe getting higher education is a "waste of time" for anyone. You need to define your goals and base the decision on which programs to pursue from those goals. I would recommend BSN for anyone entering RN practice. Are they "better"? No. Not at all. But having a BSN may open doors for you that you are not aware of yet. And, going back to school to further education later is NOT easy, esp when you are working and trying to feed a family, pay a mortgage, bills, etc, (in other words-----live life, as it gets in the way sometimes).

I went for an ADN because the nearest BSN program was 90mi away one-way. Raising a toddler and dealing with a military spouse who was away much of the time made it impossible for me to attend that BSN program. I am pleased with my ADN background and education, but now am faced with the decision about whether I want to continue in an RN-BSN program. The one I tried was less than scintillating and very critical of ADN programs and NURSES, so I quit it. I felt I was being "indoctrinated" and was repeating a LOT of the same things I already learned in ADN school and as an experienced nurse. UGH it got old and was expensive.

Each has to decide what is best for HIS or HER own goals and dreams. Let's don't turn this into yet another BSN versus ADN versus Diploma thread. We have tons of those already.

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I think what the OP is asking is if there is a different standard of care expected from BSN nurses rather than the ADN nurses. For instance, the standard of care for a nurse certified in his or her specialty is higher than the nurse who is not.

oh. guess not. if you want to be a doc... you'll need a bach degree, but you'd be better prepped with one in biology or chemistry. why don't you try www.studentdoctor.com

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