Clarify Differences between Nursing Positions

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Could you please clarify:

1. The job description difference between a 2 year RN vs. 4 year RN?

2. Is the curriculum different for a 2 yr vs 4 yr?

3. Is it true that BSN nurses delegate to 2 yr RNs and can are more qualified to do certain things than 2 yr RNs?

4. Why is there a hype to earn 4 yr vs 2 yr other than potential of graduate degree? Is it really necessary?

5. When staffing, what is ratio of BSN to 2 yr RNs to LPNs?

6. Why would a place prefer 4 yr vs 2 yr nurses?

Thanks!

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Sounds like homework. What do you think?

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Specializes in ER/Tele, Med-Surg, Faculty, Urgent Care.

You can do a search on all these topics and you will find all these questions have been asked and answered. This is your fist post, you just joined. The previous poster (PP) is letting you know that we do not do your homework for you.

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My husband and I have done a bit of research and are getting confused with the various answers we have seen and heard from friends and family. I thought it would be a good idea to ask you all on here to finalize what really are the answers truly. So not homework but our questions. I will look into the other posts on here.

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Glad my questions sound like they were written as homework. As a college graduate already, I would hope so.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

In my 10+ years of working as a nurse, it has been my experience that newly graduated nurses of all degree levels (ASN, BSN, entry level MSN) have the same job descriptions. A new BSN or MSN would not delegate to a new ASN. After all, they're all new and inexperienced.

The variables are time, experience, and personality. As an experienced RN house supervisor with education at the ASN degree level, I delegated to floor nurses with BSN degrees. I had the skill set and personality to be in charge, whereas many of my colleagues with BSNs did not.

However, for the most part, nurses with BSNs and MSNs are the ones typically found in upper management, although there are probably 100,000 exceptions across the country. For instance, I know of many ASN-degree nurses who are directors of nursing, nurse managers and unit managers.

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