new legislation

Tweety, BSN, RN · Oct 28, 2003

Haven't heard that. Going to need a whole lot more BSN schools then, which would be costly.

I sincerely doubt they are talking hospitals here. There are too many nonBSN nurses in hospitals to mandate they can't work there.

But it wouldn't bother me if because I am an ADN I'm called something other than an RN. But since I took the same boards as the BSN, all BSN nurses should take another, more advanced board commesserate (sp) with their advanced education, IMHO. Especially if the titles and job descriptions would change.

Be very hard to do and to manage. Perhaps it's a goal and a dream, but in reality it can't happen right now.

LPN-n-2005 · Oct 28, 2003

well then if they want to put that into law they better start making it a whole lot easier to get in and more schools accessible for nurses to obtain a BSN and more funds availiable to pay for expensive university schooling. the average joe schmoe like me doesn't have $2,000 laying around to pay for school. if i did i wouldn't bother going to school if i had that kinda pocket change. heck, i think $100.00 is a lot of money!!!!

Gomer · Oct 28, 2003

Didn't North Dakota have some such law, i.e., RN=BSN?? And didn't they just change back to RN=BSN or AS/AA due to lack of nurses? Anyone from ND out there????

indie · Oct 28, 2003

Do I misread the original posting? - it seems to me the bill would change/eliminate the need for an RN to be a BSN even where facilities require this and thus help alleviate the nursing shortage (in some senior ranks).

Am I missing something here?

redshiloh · Oct 30, 2003

I guess I wasn't too clear...the bill was supposed to do away with the requirement for an RN to have a BSN to advance up the clinical ladder.