bsn vs adn

[proudmommy]

Is the BSN degree really that much better than ada?

[iPink, BSN, RN]

I wouldn't say the BSN is better than the ADN. There are brilliant nurses who've obtained just their ADNs.

I'm going for the BSN then the MSN because I want to be an NP. An ADN just keeps you from managerial or other higher positions that may require at least a BSN.

Now, because the economy is the way it is, some hospitals are posting "BSN preferred or required". However, that doesn't mean ADNs will be obsolete. Once the economy bounces back, these hospitals will be begging for any RN regardless of degrees they hold.

[PacoUSA, BSN, RN]

Once the economy bounces back, these hospitals will be begging for any RN regardless of degrees they hold.

I am certainly not alone in hoping that this day will come very soon ...

[Selene006, BSN, LPN]

The BSN nurse isn't better than the ADN nurse. Unfortunately, almost every hospital nearby is demanding that educational quality.

[Kaychell]

I have a BS in Business and a Masters in Education and I made the decision of going for my ADN. I decided on the ADN route because two of the best and brightest nurses I've met were ADN grads. They are both DON's, one for a nursing home, one for a home health care agency. Where I live, they go off of experience instead of degree for promotions. I felt like the ADN program where I live was more hands on and offered more clinical time than the BSN program.

[rcfj2290, BSN]

The BSN is more for those that want to move up to managerial positions the ADN is more hands on. I also heard that your pay is capped at a certain point when you have your ADN but don't take my word for it, it was just something I heard from someone that was in a BSN program and we were comparing the BSN and the ADN programs in our area.