Get the Bsn or leave nursing?

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Does it make sense to stay a nurse if there is a predicted glut in 2025?

We already know plenty of people are trying to become nurses.

I see on Allnurses where many do not think these people cannot handle the schoolwork,

but i know for a fact that many of them are actually succeeding.

I would say 90% of the people i know who wanted to become nurses in the last 5 years have succeeded.

I will only be 43 in 2025. I have been a nurse since 2004,and have never really worked outside of nursing(besides being a Cna)

I will also have 21 years in nursing if i stay in 2025.

Of course,i can get a Bsn to stay competitive,but i do wonder if that will be enough.

It might get so competitive that employers might ask for something else or they might have even more stringent requirements(such as 1 year med surg experience) that i do not have.

How much more schooling after RN to get BSN?

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I'm calling BS. The only reason there will be a glut is because employers want your blood with long hours (who came up with the 12 hr shift anyway? If it was nurses they were management because they always side with their boss, not you), and anything they can TAKE from you. Remember, nursing management is your enemy, just like HR. They'd take your first born if they could. Am I a bitter cynic? Damn right I am. After 35 years of hell,I'm done with it. I've grown to hate it. If you're in it because of salary addiction,get out... Now! If you are even questioning if it's the right thing for you, you need to get out. Based on my experience I would never encourage anyone to become a nurse.

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Specializes in ICU, PACU.

"NP's are the future. Consider doing that, especially if the country continues to progress toward socialist medicine."

Being from Canada, I can say there is nothing Socialist about healthcare in the US at this time. It never will, as long as insurance companies are involved.

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Not likely you will find many NPs at the bedside.

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Specializes in Med-surg, acute rehab, cardiac, oncology, dialysis.
Just get the BSN, it ain't that hard or expensive. Then it's not a factor. I plan on working til I drop dead.

Uh, yeah, it IS that expensive, if you're working crazy hours and/or in an area where there is no physical nursing school campus. One of the on-line outfits charges about $2500 per class. I started taking the BSN classes and after $10,000 I decided to call it quits, especially after three attempts at trying to pass stats at the local community college didn't work out for me. So don't assume that it's that easy or expensive for everyone.

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Specializes in Med-surg, acute rehab, cardiac, oncology, dialysis.

Socialist medicine is good, to a point. The problem is where people have to wait for long periods of time for routine surgeries. Or when the "system" decides that when you're over a certain age, procedures and medications aren't going to be part of your treatment regimen because it's felt that in your age group, it's not sufficiently life-prolonging for the investment the "system" has made. However, socialist medicine is still better than the godawful patchwork that exists now.

My beloved wound up declaring bankruptcy (#1 reason for bankruptcies, BTW, is related to medical bills) because of a series of events starting with an MI, prolonged hospital stays, etc. that lasted for a couple years, including extended unemployment. If this country had had socialized medicine, he wouldn't have had to do bankruptcy.

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Specializes in CVOR, CVICU/CTICU, CCRN-CMC-CSC.

I also do not want to spend $$$ getting a Bsn,and still be out of a job.

How about getting your facility to pay for the degree? Get the BSN, keep making money, and continue moving up the chain with more certs/creds/degrees as desired - just my two cents.

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Specializes in CVOR, CVICU/CTICU, CCRN-CMC-CSC.
How much more schooling after RN to get BSN?

1-5 years for an RN-BSN bridge depending on the school and how quickly you want to knock it out. If you have no kids, one job, and no other obligations, 1 year as a full time student should get you there. If you need to pace yourself, most schools I've looked at will allow up to 5 years.

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How about getting your facility to pay for the degree? Get the BSN, keep making money, and continue moving up the chain with more certs/creds/degrees as desired - just my two cents.

My job does not pay ANYTHING toward a higher degree.

$0.

If they did,this would not even be an issue for me.

I would have to get another job to cover expenses for the Bsn program.

I guess i could kiss the great skin around my eyes goodbye and say hello to dark circles and eye hollows!

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On the contrary, I think socialist medicine is a great thing!!! I hope and pray for such a modality in America.

Are you going to pay for it? Or just have the do called rich pay more?

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.
Are you going to pay for it? Or just have the do called rich pay more?

We are all already paying for it. Where do you think the health insurance premiums go? Where do you think tax money goes? It goes to paying for health care, either through the private insurance company or through federal and state programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. And if you read the reports, you will find that the government does it with a heck of a lot less overhead than the private companies.

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Specializes in Occupational Health/Legal Nurse Consulting.

LOL @ this....

Basic economics my friend. Let me lay this out for you here...

We pay insurance premiums for health insurance. In socialist medicine, we do the same but instead of lining the pockets of private companies, the money gets fed into the healthcare system directly, and profits are pooled back into the same system, hence, lower cost on healthcare. Stop listening to Mitt Romney and do some research. By all means, if you feel that there should be suit and tie gate keepers to your healthcare access, support the current system. Healthcare is a basic human right. It shouldn't be one of the largest money making industries in the country.

Are you going to pay for it? Or just have the do called rich pay more?
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