So, I have been accepted into TCU's nursing program and into El centro college of nursing in Dallas tx. I am having a hard time deciding which route will be better for me. TCU has been the school of my choice since day 1, i believe that it is a very competitive school and i was accepted as a transfer student ( which is really hard to get in nowadays since they first take their own students). I will earn a BSN with them and it will open me a lot of other doors. What i am not really looking for is the high private tuition they carry ( 14,000 per semester) i really have my heart in to this school, but im scared of the debt. On the other side i also got into el centro's program which leads to a ADN and its much cheaper. I've been doing some research that will give me strong conclusions and will help me decide which way to go, since I don't have that much time and i came across a lot of articles stating how many hospitals where switching to a magnet status, where they no longer hire new ADN, this makes me wonder if really there is such a shortage of nurses how is it that they are switching to this new reform, i mean if the shortage is real, they would hire an ADN without experience and train them their way. This leads me to think.. How real is this information? will ADN nurses really have a tough time finding a job, and if so, should that make an impact in my college decision, because i don't want to have to spend 4 semester and be unemployed for a while , while i go back for my BSN, while in TCU in 5 semesters i can graduate with my BSN and have absolutely no problem. Tough decision, please help me with your suggestions and opinions! it is greatly appreciated!!!
*** What does Magnet have to do with those hospitals only wanting to hire BSNs?
PMFB-RN, my understanding (and I'm a new nurse) is that the majority of these Magnet hospitals want to hire on nurses who have received additional training regarding evidence based practice projects and have a strong core of nursing research in addition to a strong core program in Leadership. Since I don't have an ADN, I don't know how much time is focused on this area of formal training for nurses but this was something that was stated by some of the hospitals as well as my school. I'm not sure how far into research the BSN goes either. I received an MSN so my school program involved research, implementing EBP on a unit floor, then provided follow up/project mgt of the EBP for 2 semesters, and then provided a poster presentation for both the school and hospital administrators. There was alot of administrative actions involved--project mgt and coordination, setting up meetings with various medical administrators, etc.
My understanding is that many of these Magnet hospitals want to hire on nurses who have the capability to participate in formal research and implement and follow EBP within their facility...without having to pay the $$ to send these RNs back to school to receive formal training or perhaps pay for additional training within their facility. In addition, if these RNs have the opportunity to expand their roles beyond bedside nursing, they'll stay put vs. leaving for another hospital. Just a guess, though. :)
Akeos: First of all I did NOT DISCOUNT what anyone has said. I read their posts about Magnet Status Hospital's only wanting to hire Nurses with a BSN degree. So I DID do some RESEARCH and you should know I can google pretty damn well... And I know what Magnet Status means, I just thought I'd let people know I did alittle research on the Magnet Status Hospitals and their job postings and to let them know(to the people who had stated that they only hire BSN's) that it ABSOLUTELY did not say anything like that. And secondly before you reply to one post perhaps you should read EVERY post in this thread like I HAVE before you tell me that I'm discounting what people are saying because you obviously have not read all the posts. Because if so you'd have realized that I already posted what magnet status means in another post IN THIS SAME THREAD!
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PMFB-RN, my understanding (and I'm a new nurse) is that the majority of these Magnet hospitals want to hire on nurses who have received additional training regarding evidence based practice projects and have a strong core of nursing research in addition to a strong core program in Leadership. Since I don't have an ADN, I don't know how much time is focused on this area of formal training for nurses but this was something that was stated by some of the hospitals as well as my school. I'm not sure how far into research the BSN goes either. I received an MSN so my school program involved research, implementing EBP on a unit floor, then provided follow up/project mgt of the EBP for 2 semesters, and then provided a poster presentation for both the school and hospital administrators. There was alot of administrative actions involved--project mgt and coordination, setting up meetings with various medical administrators, etc.
My understanding is that many of these Magnet hospitals want to hire on nurses who have the capability to participate in formal research and implement and follow EBP within their facility...without having to pay the $$ to send these RNs back to school to receive formal training or perhaps pay for additional training within their facility. In addition, if these RNs have the opportunity to expand their roles beyond bedside nursing, they'll stay put vs. leaving for another hospital. Just a guess, though. :)