Go straight to BSN or do ADN now and BSN later?

[Lbug09]

hi all...

i am new here. what do you think - better to go straight for the bsn or just do the associates for now and get the bsn later? let me note that i plan on going part-time as i have a full-time job in another field. i know the pay doesn't vary too much, but what about job opportunities? i'm hearing hospitals are favoring bsns. any insight would be great!

[roma4204, BSN, RN]

MelMarie - why are you taking so many credits a semester?! is it not a second degree program? If mine was two years long and year round I think I would have like 4-5 credits a semester lol. I was just curious about other types of accelerated programs. Mine goes summer fall spring summer.

[melmarie23, MSN, RN]

MelMarie - why are you taking so many credits a semester?! is it not a second degree program? If mine was two years long and year round I think I would have like 4-5 credits a semester lol. I was just curious about other types of accelerated programs. Mine goes summer fall spring summer.

yeah, its a direct entry, 2nd degree program. Its front loaded though so we can sit for the NCLEX next June. They want us to work part time (i.e. get "experience") as we finish up our last 8 credits (2 next summer, 6 next fall).

Its friggen intense, thats for sure!

[melmarie23, MSN, RN]

here is the layout of our program:

Direct Entry Master's in Nursing Program

Two-year Accelerated Curriculum

Spring 1

Nurs 806 Clinical Inquiry, 4 cr

Nurs 807 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology, 4 cr

Nurs 813 Health Assessment and Clinical Nursing, 5 cr (90 clinical hours)

Nurs 825 Collaborative Care I: Care of Older Adult, 3 cr

Nurs 900 Discipline of Nursing, 3 cr

Summer 1

Nurs 826 Caring for People with Severe & Persistent Mental Illness, 4 cr (90 clinical hours)

Nurs 827 Collaborative Care II: Managing Acute & Complex Care of Individuals 6 cr (180 clinical hours)

Nurs 901 Nursing & Change in Health Services, 3 cr

Fall 1

Nurs 828 Public Health Nursing, 5 cr (90 clinical hours)

Nurs 829A Collaborative Care III: Childbearing Families (Pediatrics), 2 cr

Nurs 829B Collaborative Care III: Childrearing Families (Maternity/OB), 2 cr

Nurs 829C Collaborative Care III: Clinical, 2 cr (135 clinical hours)

Nurs 905 Research, 3 cr

Nurs 908 Clinical Application of Human Physiology, 3 cr

Spring 2

Nurs 925 Health Care Systems & Leadership, 3 cr

Nurs 951 Clinical Epidemiology and Decision Analysis, 3 cr

Nurs 952 Clinical Nursing Leadership I (immersion experience), 10 cr (400 clinical hours)

Eligible for NCLEX-RN

Summer 2

Nurs 953 Promoting Quality Management, 2 cr

Fall 2

Nurs 954 Clinical Nursing Leadership II (practicum) 3 cr (135 clinical hours)

Nurs 956 Capstone Project Seminar, 3 cr

Total Credit Hours: 73

[TaraRae123]

Reach for the starts! :) Get the highest level of education you can as long as you have the money, are happy, and loved ones are happy. :)

[waterfall09]

I totally agree!!!!:) Higher the degree, the more marketable...