NP without BSN?

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Hi all,

Ok I agree that this is a wierd question but I was wondering if there was any possibilty that a person can become an NP without a BSN. I thought about this question because I read about colleges offering dual degrees in NP with a PA certification.

Thanks

Nev

Thank you very very much for the info, this being true can kcock off nearly 1 1/2 year of extra college for me and allow me to have a diverse perspective in education.

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It depends on the program but a BS in ANY field - as long as you have all the pre-reqs you need for the graduate courses - in most places will be taken for admission to an MS in nursing or MSN program. You do not have to have a BSN specifically. Again - check with the program you are appplying to.

In fact some nursing programs do not even grant a BSN, TWU in Texas for instance confers a BS with a major in nursing - NOT a BSN. My current degree will be an MS in nursing - not an MSN.

I would say using "most places" should be replaced with a "few places". Nursing grants both the BA or the BSN , depends on the College. Although the BA is in nursing. A few Colleges will allow you in to the Master's program with a BA in something other than nursing. Many of these programs expect/require that you meet the "essentials for a bachelors" including community health and management.

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Specializes in ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP.

Thats why I said as long as you have all the pre-reqs.

As I said - contact the program you plan to apply to.

And there are BS, BA and BSN degrees in nursing depending on which school you attended to get it.

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In fact some nursing programs do not even grant a BSN, TWU in Texas for instance confers a BS with a major in nursing - NOT a BSN. My current degree will be an MS in nursing - not an MSN.

Now I'm confused. A Baccalaureate of Science Degree in Nursing is not the same as a baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing? A Master of Science in Nursing does not equal a MSN? Is this correct? How are these different?

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Specializes in ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP.

It depends on what the school calls it - they are essentially the same although I suppose there are a few ivory tower elitists who would beg to differ. (As to which sway they would take I suppose that would depend upon which degree they had earned LOL)

But - technically - you get whatever degree it is that your university confers. Some do not confer a BSN, but a BS instead, and I am sure that somewhere there are probably BA's as well although I don't think this is as common. Although the major is nursing - I am not sure what else is different - I havn't seen (in my experience) that the pre-reqs vary all that much among baccalaureate level nursing degrees no matter what they are called.

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