BSN needed to work in Texas?

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So I've heard this God awfull rumor that you absolutelly NEED, and HAVE to have your BSN to work in the state of Texas. I'd never heard of this before, and frankly sounds kinda silly, but hey, it might be true.

So I'm asking any Texas RN's ... is this true? Do you guys all have your BSN? :nurse:

Specializes in Med Surge, Tele, Oncology, Wound Care.

I worked in Texas for 3 years and that is BS.

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Specializes in ICU, PICC Nurse, Nursing Supervisor.

i want to add that i have a bsn however some of the best nurses i have ever worked with are lvn's and associate degree nurses. i did it merely for graduate study and i was very comfortable at the associate level. there are just not enough bsn prepared nurses to go around and cover all the hospitals ,community centers and other places that rn's work. its just like the rumor that lvn's are being eliminated ....just not true....

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The Methodist hospital system in Houston only hires BSN nurses now.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Is it true that in Texas, 75% of the nurses are men?
This is not true in Texas, or in any state for that matter. Nursing is a profession that is still very much dominated by females.
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Specializes in Med/Surg, LTAC, Critical Care.
This is not true in Texas, or in any state for that matter. Nursing is a profession that is still very much dominated by females.

You have no idea how many times I get griped at for leaving the toilet seat up or lowering the thermostat...I'm starting to do it just to annoy them and entertain me :D

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You have no idea how many times I get griped at for leaving the toilet seat up or lowering the thermostat...I'm starting to do it just to annoy them and entertain me :D

You need to start griping at them for leaving the seat down....................

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Is it true that in Texas, 75% of the nurses are men?

if it is i'm defintely changing my major!!! LMAO

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Specializes in ER, GI.

lmao!!!

yes, haven't you heard? it is a goal to get rid of all male nurses here in california by 2012! lol..... point taken!

okay guys, make yourselves useful and tell me.... what are the best places to work in dallas that are not hospitals. well, maybe a hospital, but what i'm really looking for is a m-f job. dallas is huge!... and i wouldn't know where to start looking, i'm sure they have to have a lot of surgery centers, and/or gi labs, so .... help me out... guys! ;)

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Specializes in MICU/SICU/CVICU.
The Methodist hospital system in Houston only hires BSN nurses now.

Actually, only Methodist in The Medical Center requires a BSN; all the other locations will accept ADN. However, Methodist is notorious for almost always choosing BSN over ADN applicants, regardless (frequently) of qualifications. It's just their thing.

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Specializes in floor to ICU.
The Methodist hospital system in Houston only hires BSN nurses now.

Not true at least outside the Med Center. They advertise "bsn preferred"

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Specializes in NICU Level III.
Not true at least outside the Med Center. They advertise "bsn preferred"

I'm in the Med Center and not at Methodist and we are now BSN only.

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So I've heard this God awfull rumor that you absolutelly NEED, and HAVE to have your BSN to work in the state of Texas. I'd never heard of this before, and frankly sounds kinda silly, but hey, it might be true.

So I'm asking any Texas RN's ... is this true? Do you guys all have your BSN? :nurse:

Half the RN's in Texas have an Associates per the TBON. This is a continuation of a pipe dream that started in 1964 with certain aspects of Texas nursing politics trying to "phase out" ADN's. For god's sakes we still have LVN's at major Houston hospitals.

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