Degree required...

[wshortie]

I would like to know if a person needs Bachelor's degree in order to work at any university hospitals. Please let me know! Thanks.

[Epona]

Hi. I do not know about university hospitals specifically, but I can tell you from the recent job descriptions I have read, MOST of them say BSN preferred and some do say BSN required. These are not 'high level' RN jobs either. Most are basic RN positions. It appears more and more facilities are wanting the BSN, and I have heard to move up into management, etc. the BSN is really required. I know that did not answer your question directly, but that gives you an idea of what I have experienced concerning the degree.

Take care!

[elkpark]

That depends entirely on the individual hospital. There are some (that have been discussed on this board) that choose to only hire BSN-prepared RNs, but there's no official rule about it. Plenty of others will consider anyone with a license, whatever the background.

[nrsang97, BSN, RN]

I do know that to work at the University of Michigan you do not need to be a BSN. I know a few that work there with their ADN/ASN. I don't however know if that is the case everywhere.

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

My first job was at Duke University Medical Center and I had an ADN

[*ac*]

Not required at the university hospital I work in. Is required to move up the clinical ladder.

[Katie82, RN]

The original mindset (by the NLN) that would like to see the BSN as benchmark for nursing is that while a BSN does not necessariliy make you a better nurse, a 4-year degree makes you more of a professional. I worked for Johns Hopkins with an ADN. I now have an undergrad in Healthcare Admin and a MBA in Heathcare Mgt, and have not had any trouble substituting these degrees when needed. Curriculum-wise, there is not that much difference between ADN and BSN programs when it comes to nursing content. Both prepare us to take the same NCLEX (with similar rates of passing) and both lack enough clinical time to prepare us for our first job. But the 4-yr degree is the minimal benchmark for "professional" status today.