Anyone have a Bachelor of Arts in Nursing?

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How is it working out for you?

I found out about a bachelor of art in nursing on one of the threads and am just curious because I didn't know they existed,but obviously they do.

there are BA pre-reg degrees in the UK but there are also BN/BNurs and BSc pre-reg degrees and at least one Uni did it's 'top up ' from DipHE / advanced Dip HE to a BMedSci

the relevance i nthe case of the UK is not significant as initially whether you have DipHE / advanced DipHE or A Bachelor's is irrelevant and CPD, Speciality specific and having Mentorship/SLIP is more relevant by the time having a a Degree is more important

Wow,the uk system is confusing.

The reason I asked because it seems the Ban has easier classes than the Bsn and also it seems cheaper.

I wonder why hospitals and other places that only want bsn's indicate that they are looking for nurses with "bsn or Ban degrees?

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I compared my program to that of a friends, who is in a BSN program in another state. Our curriculum is nearly identical, but i do my clinicals in hospitals and her clinicals consist of cna duties in a ltc facility.

I'm gonna venture a guess and say that the vast majority of people don't realize that BANs exist, and that is why they're not specified in job postings.

Jeez, I hope this isn't yet another source of tension between healthcare professionals. CNA-nurse, LPN-RN, nurse-doctor, (feel free to chime in), now BSN-BAN? I'm working hard for my degree and extremely proud of what I'll be doing, I certainly hope I won't be thought of as less of a nurse because my degree required fine arts (etc) in addition to the usual science requirements.

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I compared my program to that of a friends, who is in a BSN program in another state. Our curriculum is nearly identical, but i do my clinicals in hospitals and her clinicals consist of cna duties in a ltc facility.

I'm gonna venture a guess and say that the vast majority of people don't realize that BANs exist, and that is why they're not specified in job postings.

Jeez, I hope this isn't yet another source of tension between healthcare professionals. CNA-nurse, LPN-RN, nurse-doctor, (feel free to chime in), now BSN-BAN? I'm working hard for my degree and extremely proud of what I'll be doing, I certainly hope I won't be thought of as less of a nurse because my degree required fine arts (etc) in addition to the usual science requirements.

I was curiuos on a job posting I saw on a website and decided to call. I asked the recruiter if a ban could apply for the position since the job ad said "bsn only" and she said no,Ban programs are not accredited by the NLN..

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My program is accredited and has a great reputation...

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They are both baccalaureate degrees in nursing, and the difference is primarily predicated by the institution - many liberal arts colleges give only bachelor of arts degrees, as mine did. The course work is the same, including the sciences. I received my BAN in 1972, and have enjoyed all the professional benefits of my four year degree. The only issue I have had is the assumption by many that the BSN is the only 4 year nursing degree. For that reason, I have made a point to use baccalaureate rather than BAN/BSN when referencing them.

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