Do BSN's provide higher care than ADN's?

[texasmedicrnj]

yes or no

[llg, PhD, RN]

If you do a search of this site, you will find many threads on this topic -- some of which have turned into bitter fights. My suggestion is that you review some of those threads to read the various points raised.

If you are really trying to take a survey ... perhaps you should set it up using the survey function within this site. That way, people could answer anonymously without having to get into an argument one way or the other.

[nursesail]

No they do not. Same care.

[Woodenpug, BSN]

As a BSN, i try to provide care at the level of the patient. Hadn't really considered giving higher care. So I guess no.

[Woodenpug, BSN]

I apologize in advance.

Since we recently passed a medical marajauna law in MI, perhaps we all can provide higher care.

[blondegenes]

Not in Missouri or Kansas,,ADNs and BSNs give the same level of care and have the same job expectations.

Just stating a fact here,,my ADN program required many more clinical hours than a BSN.

Reps to both!

[VivaLasViejas, ASN, RN]

I apologize in advance.

Since we recently passed a medical marajauna law in MI, perhaps we all can provide higher care.

*snort*

[ms_orion]

I apologize in advance.

Since we recently passed a medical marajauna law in MI, perhaps we all can provide higher care.

:)...got it!

[joseash]

Don't think it has anything to do with the degree. It really has to do with the individual nurse.

[kgmiller1]

I don't think the degree always matters. It is the kind of nurse you are...I have seen good nurses having different degrees. Sometimes I do think that the school you attended may make a difference in how skilled you are and if you have a solid knowledge base.

[mama_d, BSN, RN]

I would have to say that in my area, the ADNs are usually better prepared initially to give care than the BSNs are. I'd like to stress the "in my area" part, b/c all the BSNs come from the same school in general...which requires far less clinical/contact hours than any of the local ADN programs do. So I don't think that I can make a generalized opinion given the lack of school diversity of the BSNs I've worked with. Also, in general on my floor the ADN new grads are ready to come out of orientation anywhere from three to five weeks earlier than the BSN new grads.

Once you get about six to twelve months out of hire, I think we all provide about the same care and it's down to individual differences, not degree differences.

[Woodenpug, BSN]

This subject is a dead horse.

Most everyone, even those of us with BSN's agree that the difference between good nursing care and poor nursing care has nothing to do with the degree the nurse holds.

Some of us feel that the profession would be more respected by the public if entry level was at the BSN.

Again, most feel that if entry level at the BSN was a minimum requirement, then the nursing shortage would amplify.

Bet you do not see another serious post that says anything new from the above.