BSN vs ASN

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From what you have witnessed, are RN BSNs any better than RN ASNs in terms of skill, knowledge, etc?

I am a phlebotomist at my hospital and I can tell who has what degree. It's pretty sad. There are about 5 nursing schools in my town and two offer ADN and the other three are BSN. I can usually guess when I meet a new nurse. However, when you get the RN job but only have an ADN, you agree to get a BSN within 5 years or you will be terminated. The old hospital I work at will not hire ASN nurses.

From what I've seen, BSN nurses may be more pretentious but they also went to school for their degree longer and generally make more. They are usually better nurses. I would suggest getting a BSN!!

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I am a phlebotomist at my hospital and I can tell who has what degree. It's pretty sad. There are about 5 nursing schools in my town and two offer ADN and the other three are BSN. I can usually guess when I meet a new nurse. However when you get the RN job but only have an ADN, you agree to get a BSN within 5 years or you will be terminated. The old hospital I work at will not hire ASN nurses. From what I've seen, BSN nurses may be more pretentious but they also went to school for their degree longer and generally make more. They are usually better nurses. I would suggest getting a BSN!![/quote']

I would love to hear how a phlebotomist without nursing knowledge is able to discern which nurse is more knowledgable and competent than another.

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I am a phlebotomist at my hospital and I can tell who has what degree. It's pretty sad. There are about 5 nursing schools in my town and two offer ADN and the other three are BSN. I can usually guess when I meet a new nurse. However, when you get the RN job but only have an ADN, you agree to get a BSN within 5 years or you will be terminated. The old hospital I work at will not hire ASN nurses.

From what I've seen, BSN nurses may be more pretentious but they also went to school for their degree longer and generally make more. They are usually better nurses. I would suggest getting a BSN!!

So you with your nursing degree and extensive nursing experience can discern and evaluate nursing practice?

:chuckles:

OK (;

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Specializes in Med-Surg/urology.

BSN-prepared nurses are pretentious?

Yikes.

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical/Float Pool/Stepdown.

Wow...I guess ignorance is bliss...:speechless:

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Specializes in public health, women's health, reproductive health.

In some places, there is hardly any difference between the two these days. Some of the ADN programs look eerily similar to the BSN programs, with just a few classes difference in terms of nursing classes. I have a BA and I am currently getting my ADN. The difference is even smaller for me, as I have all my gen eds covered. To become a nurse, I am taking the least expensive route. I will continue on if I feel the need, but will more than likely do RN-MSN as I have little interest in doing another undergrad degree, unless it happens along the way. I don't believe BSN nurses are inherently better. Sorry. Don't think ADN nurses are inherently better either. Some nurses are really good at what they do and some aren't so good. I suppose a lot may depend on the particular program one attends. JMO, of course.

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This ship has sailed. A little rudimentary search would've given the OP poster umpteen threads where this was already discussed to infinity and beyond.

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Specializes in ER.

I will say this though the best nurses I know of are diploma and associate nurses with lots of experience. The best nurse I look up to is a diploma nurse who graduated in 1990.

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I am in a ADN program now and I plan to go straight into a ASN-MSN program because I want to be competitive. Seems like. Because of the over saturation of nurses one HAS to have a higher degree to make a decent salary

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No, they do not. It is simply that our 2 years of prerequisites are not considered part of the 2 year core nurse classes.

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One excellent advantage of taking the ADN route, then do Rn to BSN, is that in the ADN program you can become licensed as an LPN and start working and gaining experience and making money while finishing your last year of the RN program.

Listen everone. The route one chooses to use to get his/her BSN is based on multiple personal factors. For example, I was unable to do BSN from the get go due to where I live. I graduated and now only have to take 1 year of classes online at NIU to obtain my RN to BSN, a very reputable online program. Another person may take the ADN route in order to be able to become an LPN and start making money for his/her family while going to school for his/her last year of the ADN program. Also keep in mind most ADN programs consist of, on average, older adults, many of which have a Bachelor's degree in another area, making them more educated than those who went directly in the BSN program.

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