I have a BS in Business, should I go for BSN or ADN?

[prairiegirl]

I had started nursing school in a BSN program several years ago...got pregnant, quit, now 2 kids later I'd like to go back next year and finish. Instead of nursing school, I finished a BS degree in business management. I have the choice of going to get a BSN or an ADN in nursing. Would it matter since I already have a BS in another field? The BSN program is 1 hour away, and the ADN program is 15 minutes away. But I know that the instructors at the BSN program are more student friendly than at the ADN program. I know people who went to both.

Any opinions? Also, how hard is it to do nursing school with kids at home? By next fall they'll be 4 and 2.

[mom and nurse]

I was accepted into an ADN and BSN program. I chose the BSN because i already had a Bachelor's degree in another field. I don't regret getting the BSN. It helped when I decided to go back to school for a masters degree.

Mom and Nurse CRNP :)

[uscstu4lfe]

go for whichever is the fastest. the adn will be MUCH cheaper. if you plan on being a floor nurse for the rest of your career and OK with that, i would stick with the ADN. if you want to go onto graduate school for something nursing related or possibly work in nurse management and so on, then BSN is your choice. but really, getting your ADN costs next to nothing. can't complain about that!

[nerdtonurse?, BSN, RN]

No idea if this will work for you geographically, but....

My plan:

1)get an LPN, if I like it (I did and I do), then:

2)get an ADN RN (in progress) then

3) because I have degrees in other fields, I am eligible for a non-BSN MSN track. I will essentially take a couple of 400 level courses, start the master's level classes and spit out the other end as a nurse practitioner in 2 years.

Total time, 5 years. Total time to do BSN then MSN, 6 years.

Plus, I'm getting OJT as an LPN in a telemetry/ICU stepdown (until I get my RN, and am granted the ability to sign certain paperwork and pronounce death with another RN -- and literally, that's all that separates me from my RN sisters at my facility). So, I'll come out the other end with a nurse prac's license, and 5 years critical/acute care experience as a nurse.

[Ru004]

I also have a Bachelors in another field but I decided on a program that combines a Diploma and Associates through a hospital. This route was much, much cheaper ( 2year program) and will give alot more clinical time than a Accelerated BSN. You can always get a job and have them pay for your BSN. The bridge programs for Associates to BSN do not take long at all especially if you alrdeady have credits from your Bachelors.

Secondly, there are programs that are RN/MSN that are for nurses that don't have a BSN. In these programs you take a 3 or 4 classes that bridge you over and basically give your BSN.