I don't understand the diff between ADN & BSN????? Help!!!

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An ADN is a so called "two year degree". But it consists of 1 year of pre reqs and 2 years of nursing school. The BSN is 2 years of pre reqs and 2 years of nursing school? So what's the difference if they are both two years of nursing school(not including the pre requs)???? I'm Confused??:confused:

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Sorry for misspelled words...... I'm typing on my phone. Not the biggest keyboard in the world

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Specializes in Operating Room.
Are you being serious????:lol2: Sorry but any new grad (BSN or not) is basically clueless once they hit the floor running.

And the magnet status comment made almost choke on my breakfast tea.....oh pleezzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Yes, Magnet status is a marketing gimmick, nothing more.:down: So stupid that this is what hospitals focus on..

I will be starting classes online for my BSN, but only because I want to go to NP school later. Otherwise, I wouldn't bother..you don't get any more for it in my facility and there are plenty of people in management positions that have ADNs too. I also don't give a rat's hienie about what the ANA has to say about "professional" nurses.. :rolleyes: Good grief.

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Yes, Magnet status is a marketing gimmick, nothing more.:down: So stupid that this is what hospitals focus on..

I will be starting classes online for my BSN, but only because I want to go to NP school later. Otherwise, I wouldn't bother..you don't get any more for it in my facility and there are plenty of people in management positions that have ADNs too. I also don't give a rat's hienie about what the ANA has to say about "professional" nurses.. :rolleyes: Good grief.

After you complete your master's degree I would be interested to know if you feel the same disparaging way you do now about the ANA, professional standings, and educational needs.

Getting an education is much more than just getting additional letters after your name. You will find yourself gaining a deeper understanding of what professionalism is all about. Perhaps your posting here is good evidence for the argument for making the BSN minimum entry for registered nurses.

I'll say this again; until you have been through the process and become educated it is difficult to understand what you stand to gain from it.

About the magnet status: why do you feel that it is stupid?

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Specializes in Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff.

My husband holds a BSN and I hold an ADN. I wanted further my education to get my BSN, but it came down to buying a house for our growing family. I chose to stay with my ADN.

However, just because I stayed within my ADN, doesn't mean I can't educate myself further in nursing theory. I'm slowly adding to my resume and will have my RN.C by next year. After that, who knows where I will go. If I choose to go back and get my BSN, it will be for my own personal satisfaction. Where I work now, I don't need a BSN to climb the ladder. I just don't want to at this time. :D

I have seen good and bad nurses from both ADN/BSN programs, btw.

For what this is worth, I find this thread interesting. It's too bad we take the time to bash each other. Aren't we all in the same sinking ship together? Shouldn't be be bailing in unison and protecting each others back from all the Dr's and management that think nurses, no matter if they are ADN, BSN, are clueless human beings?

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I have two associates does that mean I have a BSN?:uhoh3:

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I have two associates does that mean I have a BSN?:uhoh3:

maybe 2/3 of a bsn...

more like the 'bs' part.

(playing around with you)

leslie:D

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.
I have two associates does that mean I have a BSN?:uhoh3:

No. It means you have taken a lot of courses at the Associate's level -- in 2 different disciplines. To earn a BSN you will need to take the more advanced-level nursing courses required of a bachelor's degree along with any specific miscellaneous requirements your previous 2 Associates' Degrees did not include (e.g. pehaps a statistics course).

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
No. It means you have taken a lot of courses at the Associate's level -- in 2 different disciplines. To earn a BSN you will need to take the more advanced-level nursing courses required of a bachelor's degree along with any specific miscellaneous requirements your previous 2 Associates' Degrees did not include (e.g. pehaps a statistics course).

I believe blackheartednurse's tongue was firmly in her cheek when she posted that. Pretty certain that she knows that 2 associate's degrees don't equal a bachelor's degree.

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Specializes in Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff.
No. It means you have taken a lot of courses at the Associate's level -- in 2 different disciplines. To earn a BSN you will need to take the more advanced-level nursing courses required of a bachelor's degree along with any specific miscellaneous requirements your previous 2 Associates' Degrees did not include (e.g. pehaps a statistics course).

I think she was kidding.:D

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.
I believe blackheartednurse's tongue was firmly in her cheek when she posted that. Pretty certain that she knows that 2 associate's degrees don't equal a bachelor's degree.

I know ... But some people who read this thread may have the mistaken belief that a one earns a BSN merely because of the quantity of the courses taken. A lot of people talk about how many years, how many semesters, how many courses, etc. without seeming to understand distinctions such as "upper and lower division courses," "courses in the major," etc. I felt it was necessary to not promote that misunderstanding by readers who really don't understand the significant differences between the two degrees -- people like the OP.

People who don't understand those things are likely to be attracted to this thread because of its title. Such people could be easily confused.

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The BSN is a four year degree, THREE years of nursing school. BSN degrees require more pre-reqs (i.e. in California the ASN nurse is not required to take any chemistry while the BSN nurse has to take organic and inorganic chem, statistics, and higher English courses) in addition to the courses you need for the GE portion. BSN nurses and ASN nurses take the same NCLEX. BSN nurses have community, research and leadership courses that the ASN nurse does not but these courses are not required to have a license/take the NCLEX.

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BSN degrees do not ALWAYS just have 2 years or 3 years of "nursing" school. at my school, we started clinicals and fundamental nursing class freshmen year, and i will have had clinicals all 4 years of school, as well as nursing classes all 4 years.

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