Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

Keepstanding, ASN, RN · Mar 28, 2008

Sounds like a silly rumor to me. I would not take too much stock in that. :nono:

Multicollinearity, BSN, RN · Mar 28, 2008

Silly rumor...not a chance.

Virgo_RN, BSN, RN · Mar 28, 2008

I have heard that many hospitals are moving toward hiring BSNs. Nothing specific, though.

classicdame, MSN, EdD · Mar 28, 2008

many hospitals would LIKE to have higher educated nurses but this is not a reality. You can contact the NCLEX preparers if you want direct information.

http://www.ncsbn.org

theatredork · Mar 28, 2008

Same rumor, different spin I guess. :yawn:

oramar · Mar 28, 2008

I started taking credits toward my ADN in 1979, there were similar stories going around except in 1979 it was by 1985. Myself and the other students were just as worried as you. Someone enjoys tormenting ADN students.

traumahawk99 · Mar 28, 2008

this makes me roar with laughter. hospitals need vertical bodies with licenses who show up for shifts. having a bsn vs an asn is absolutely useless in providing direct patient care (nurses are needed on the floor... not as grand pontificators for the health care system).

i'd say this sounds vastly more like a masturbatory fantasy of control freaks who run 4 year nursing programs than reality. it's sheer nonsense in the real world.

let's take myself.. with my pitiful adn... i'm making 42 an hour, my overtime rate is 63 an hour, and i'm banging out huge hours. if a new bsn comes to work with me, he/she is just a rank beginner with many months of learning before she can come up to speed.

heck, there are lpn's who are better nurses than me. i don't kid myself about that. someone who has been doing this for 15 years is going to be a lot more experienced than someone who has been doing it for 2 years.

what makes a successful nurse is an ability to organize (which is hard to teach) and a strong work ethic. all you need is reasonable intelligence... it's not rocket science.

HeartsOpenWide, RN · Mar 28, 2008

I have not heard of this and I doubt it is true. If they do this they will have to do away with the ASN degree...they can not let some one get a ASN degree and not take the NCLEX...what would be the point??? I have heard threats like this all the time...FNPs/CNMs will have to have PhDs....ect ect. If things like this happen people will be gradfathered in. I worked for two FNPs that only have their ASN...have been FNPs for 10+ and 26 years....they did not have to go back and get their BSN when they changed the requirements to get a FNP degree........

Flames9_RN, BSN, RN, EMT-B · Mar 28, 2008

I have only been a member of this board for like a week,and this must be like the 10 post regarding the same topic,lol

angell883RN · Mar 28, 2008

I am currently in the process of graduating-LPN to RN- and we have been told to go directly into a BSN program. As of 2010 all will be required-new hires- to have BSN. If you are already in a facility, you "should" be grandfathered in. It will be up to that facility. I really don't feel, that by that time, the USA could afford to force any medical people to do anything-they are already desperate!! hey-FL has a docotor shortage! We actually had to "close down" a level one trauma center-just recently-because we had no neuro one call! :no: The malpractice and sueing issues aren't worth it- plus patients have "discovered" the internet and can find, afforable, adequate, care in other countries now. Don't worry- the world will always need a good nurse!:redbeathe

RN1989 · Mar 28, 2008

:roll Gotta love the stupid people over the years that perpetuate old rumors. Guess they like to torture people like the O.P.

bill4745, RN · Mar 28, 2008

1. There aren't enough BSNs to staff hospitals now.

2. The need for all nurses is only going to get worse, as old guys like me start to deteriorate in a few years.

3. The colleges will probably not be able to develop BSN educatioal programs fast enough to keep up with the demand for nurses.