Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

[szccdw]

An instructor of mine (I'm in another state) stated that she recently went to a national educators conference and that they were saying that within the next several years in NY it would be mandatory to have your BSN. Does anyone know anything about this? Thanks

[HM2VikingRN, RN]

I was told that some time ago there was a push to get all RNs to have a 4-yr degree at the state legislative level. Only 2 states followed through... North Dakota is one of them were a bachelor's degree in nursing is mandatory for RN's. I believe this applied to new RN's only, while practicing A.S.N RN's were grandfathered in, but I don't know for sure.

I am not sure what other state also has this requirement. I live in Minnesota and we do not have this requirement here although some hospitals are pushing towards this on their own as the previous post states.

ND has repealed their BSN law.

[leslymill]

I do think the time will come when we will all agree we want BSNs. You can not work abroad with an ADN, most countries require a BSN even though their Nursing is not as acute. The UK will take diploma nurses, because all their aging nurses are old School Diploma Troopers. ADNs can get travel assignments on US military bases, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, but a BSN is preferred.I don't think we will get BSN accross the board till we have to improve bedside care conditions, unfortunately through strikes and unions and demanding pt/nurse ratios. When the shortage is releaved by US citizens and not greencard holders we can reformulate our education model. Until then to force BSN only rules would just exaserbate the shortage of nurses working at the bedside.(shortage)

[Agnus]

Ladies and Gentlemen, get a grip. We are in a nursing shortage. Get real.

This kind of talk has been going on for decades. When I started Nursing school for the first time in 1969 they were saying this. They were also saying that there would be no more LVN/LPNs. That was 38 years ago.

The talk has never gone away on either of these programs.

If you look at our history the idea first arose in the academic realm well over half a century that a Bachelor Degree would be the only acceptable means of entry into nursing.

Academia is not the real world.

We have a shortage and it is getting worse as nurses age. Do you really think that ADN and LPN programs are going to close in favor or the longer path of BSN? Do you really think the legislators are going to buy into the need for everyone to have a BSN and that it is critical enough to have it that they will make is a law?

[Agnus]

t I did read a study that proved the benefi9ts of hiring only B.S.N.'s.

Woody:balloons:

By scientific definition no study, no body of research ever proved anything. The closest you may come to proving something in research is to disprove something.

Non researchers tend to look as research as proof. Worse they tend to look at a single study as proof.

Unless a researcher is deliberately trying to mislead the public he will never say a study or even a group of studies prove something.

[CityKat, BSN, RN]

The nursing shortage Is real. But, what about the hospitals who are applying for magnet status? In order to do that, one of the criteria is that all of their working RN's, must hold a BSN. Or atleast this is what I've heard.

[Agnus]

The nursing shortage Is real. But, what about the hospitals who are applying for magnet status? In order to do that, one of the criteria is that all of their working RN's, must hold a BSN. Or atleast this is what I've heard.

Sorry I have worked at a Magnet hospital with no BSN after my name

[CityKat, BSN, RN]

Sorry I have worked at a Magnet hospital with no BSN after my name

That's interesting. That's not what I've been told. I've been told it's criteria for a hospital to become magnet. Hmm...

[Agnus]

That's interesting. That's not what I've been told. I've been told it's criteria for a hospital to become magnet. Hmm...

You have been somewhat misinformed. It is true BSN is a criteria. It does not require that ALL RNs in that facility have a BSN. I do not reacall the percentage of RNs that must Have a BSN it is a majority but certainly not ALL

[Lizzy6]

The nursing shortage Is real. But, what about the hospitals who are applying for magnet status? In order to do that, one of the criteria is that all of their working RN's, must hold a BSN. Or atleast this is what I've heard.

I have worked at a few facilties that ARE magnet status, and there are numerous nurses who are employees who did not have their BSN. Some of us have other bachelor degrees, but did not hold BSN. What are they going to do, other than encourage you and hopefully put forth tuition reimbursment towards your BSN.

[Mulan]

I was told about a month ago by a nurse educator (who I do respect) that the some New Jersey nursing organization has passed a law requiring all RN's to have their BSN's by a certain deadline, I think it was about 10 years from now. Now this educator wasn't drunk or anything when she said this, it was actually at an orientation for a LTC. However, I can't find one thing about this on the NJ BON site. Is she hallucinating, or is this true?

I've spent the whole day studying for my NC5 exam and I wonder if I'll be studying for many more years to come!

They've been saying that for the last 35 years, at least.

[CityKat, BSN, RN]

You have been somewhat misinformed. It is true BSN is a criteria. It does not require that ALL RNs in that facility have a BSN. I do not reacall the percentage of RNs that must Have a BSN it is a majority but certainly not ALL

I see. Thanks for the information:)

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

That's interesting. That's not what I've been told. I've been told it's criteria for a hospital to become magnet. Hmm...

That's definately not true. There might be a certain target percentage that's required, but it's definately not a requirement that their nurses have BSNs.