Is Doing Rn to BSN degree online a good idea!!

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I am so badly stuck at one point and honestly need a genuine advice. I want to be a nurse. I have done degree in Biomedical sciences, which allows me to take accelerated Bsn course. But the course fee is too much that I can not afford it. So I am planning to do Adn first from local county college(which is cheaper to do). This will make me RN. And then do Rn to Bsn online program. The only point of going online progam is, it would be cheaper and top of that I can work full time and earn my tuition fee.

Now one thing which is bothering me is how worth is online bsn degree compared to normal college bsn degree. I dont want to spend all that time and money on Online program and later find out that hospital are not treating me same as college Bsn holders.

Please someone advice me what I am doing is a right decision. Please tell me if I do online BSN I WOULD BE GETTING SAME JOB SCOPE AS OTHERS.

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I would love to know as well. This is my plan of action starting in January!

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I do not know how it will be seen in the future per se but IMO it shouldn't be seen

the same or equal to a college BSN.

This is from my personal experience. I seen RN from the floor to management DON who have gotten degrees complete online and are back stabbers, have no love for coworkers or people. A course there may be no connection to online learning but to me

completing an online degree isolates you as oppose to interacting with others in a college setting .

I know first hand how hard it is to complete a BSN while working a full time job in an acute care setting. I had the option to either complete my BSN online or on campus and I choose the college setting since it provides a learning environment that foster group interactions . I hope the future is a hybrid education requiring on campus and online this to be is the best of both worlds.

I have some hybrid courses but they are very limited . I wish half of nursing courses where hybrid as oppose to a few limited options.

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Because college is the only way for group interaction? Sorry, but I disagree. If you already have your RN, you've already done most of the hands on part of nursing. RN-BSN is generally more leadership skills and whatnot. So yeah, it would be better in an ideal world to go the classroom direction. But if you don't it doesn't mean your social skills in the work place are going to be horrible. That is up to you as a person, not where you got your education.

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My experience is the online programs are not really respected my major hospitals or employers. At least not here in my state of California. You need to be sure this program is accredited by your BON. I am working full time at a major county hospital as an LVN and working toward my ADN. Yes it is difficult but I have no choice if I want to be an RN. It is your choice but choose wisely.

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My diploma and transcripts show a degree from a state university. They do not indicate whether my classes were on line or on campus.Aadditionally, all the university programs in my area have at least a portion of their content on line. I think it depends upon the school. If you go to a diploma mill, that degree may be looked down upon. If you go to a respected school that offers on line classes, I do not feel there is any disrespect involved. I live in a state that is primarily rural, so I am sure that affects the acceptance of such degree programs. Most of my Administrators have obtained their masters degrees from state university programs that were primarily on line. Most of our NPs have degrees in which the didactic portions were on line. That's how it is in a rural state.

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ManyThanks to all of You. It gave me quite a clear picture of what to do. Thanx

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For adult learners, online is the way to go. I'm in a rn-bsn program online. Only need 8 nursing classes to complete the degree. I have no desire to drive to a school and sit in class. I much prefer to learn on my own and the discussion boards are all the interaction I want (or need) with my classmates.

As for that comment correlating online classes to poor behavior, really? Nice sweeping generalization Let's see some evidence on that theory.

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An example of a class that I'll need for my RN-to-BSN program: statistics.

Hardly a "must touch" class, know what I mean? Online Statistics vs Classroom Statistics makes no difference whatsoever. The subject matter is cut-and-dried, no emotions, not touchy-feely anything.

That people would consider me less of a nurse or a person in general because I took online statistics instead of in-class statistics is preposterous.

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