Hiring Trends

[janice M]

I would like to know if anyone has any Published information stating that most Magnet hospitals are hiring BSN nurses not ADN nurses.I would like to obtain this information to prove that I may need to go back to school for job security , for a divorce mediation.

I am not getting active help from my employer HR dept, prob because they are concerned about handing anything to me in print for legal reasons. I understand so I am trying to research articles that can possibly gain me some proof that to secure my present job or be employed at another facility I will need to go to school online.

[Nonyvole, BSN, RN]

Have you tried looking at the ANCC website, since they're the ones that confer magnet status? Really, when it comes to education, all they require is that managers have at least a BSN. Nothing said about floor/staff nurses.

Your hospital's HR department may not have anything relating to education requirements in regards to ADN vs. BSN vs. diploma, which is why they seem reticent. Because at its guts, an RN is an RN. The NCLEX and state BONs don't differentiate between degree levels when granting nursing licenses.

Any hospital that is requiring all its nurses to have a BSN should also be making allowances for the fact that they'd need to provide that education for the current employees. There are also many, many good hospitals out there who don't require a BSN. (I did look at one facility that I know has magnet status. They do want new hires to have their BSN, but for internal candidates they just want them to have worked there for a year.)

Sorry, you may be out of luck on this front.

[llg, PhD, RN]

The Institute of Medicine published a report recommending that 80% of RN's should have at least a BSN by 2020. You can probably download a copy of that report for free from their website. Also, a lot of major nursing organizations have endorsed that recommendation -- so you might want to look at some of their websites to see if they make a statement (such as the ANA).

Also, both the federal government and state governments sometimes publish workforce surveys, etc. showing trends in educational level. As they are government documents, they might hold weight in court.