Is bsn over adn worth paying twice as much for?

[northmississippi]

I have a shot at getting in BSN school as well as ADN when i finish up prenursing...either way, its two years of study and there will me a few more classes in the bsn program. If i can get in, I think bsn would be better even if it cost alot more. Lucky for me, both schools are in state and adn school is 30 min drive,, and bsn school is an hour and 15 min drive.

[justashooter]

A study done by Linda Aiken in 2003 shows that that nurses holding a BSN or higher have improved nurse-patient outcomes. For every 10% increase in BSN nurses, there was a 4% decrease in patient mortality in surgical patients.

there is a difference between correlation and causation.

[caliotter3]

Oh, one thing i wanted to add,, I also have a bachelors in business (finance, insurance, and accounting). Would that have anything to do with chosing to get adn over bsn?

thanks.

Use your previous BA degree to give you credits to transfer into a BSN program. I saved a lot of time and money doing this. You also should consider Accelerated BSN programs, although be careful there. Many people have reported they needed to transfer into a traditional program because they could not keep up with the fast pace of an accelerated program.