Nursing Duties With A BSN

redwinggirlie · Jul 15, 2005

Check out the millions of other posts about the duties with bsn and adn. Also, nursing isn't a paperwork job.

**RosesrReder, BSN, MSN, RN** · Jul 15, 2005

Welcome to the big family of allnurses. :)

SmilingBluEyes · Jul 15, 2005

I see it SO differently: The paperwork is what seems to get in the way of what I came into nursing TO DO: that would be CARING FOR PEOPLE. It is the very bane of my career. :angryfire And it gets worse all the time.

Really, really ask yourself: WHY do you want to become a nurse?

If you are not sure, find and shadow some nurses in various areas and see if this is for you.

Also, know that in at least most hospitals and at the bedside, there is no way to tell the difference between an ADN , BSN or Diploma nurse. All pretty much do the same duties and you can't tell them apart that easily, no matter what some may say. All are professionals in their achievement of becoming RN's.

Good luck and welcome to allnurses! Please feel free to do a search under "BSN" or "BSN versus "ADN" and check out the (sometimes) very heated threads there. You will see this is a rather hot-button topic indeed. I wish you the best.

mattsmom81 · Jul 15, 2005

In facilities, bedside nurses do the same job essentially, regardless of their credentials. A BSN alone does not usually qualify a nurse for paperwork duties only. Most jobs out there want even BSN nurses to have a year of direct care experience before they move to case management or other 'paper' jobs. The direct care experience is part of the nurses' overall education/background for most non bedside jobs....which nursing schools do not provide, generally.

SmilingBluEyes · Jul 15, 2005

Consider, too, to become a nurse you will have to do a LOT of "butt wiping" in school and early in your career to "elevate" yourself beyond these duties and into management later on. It's logical progression; you don't start out as a manager or pencil-pusher as a rule, no matter WHAT degree you enter nursing with. Like I said, consider what it is about nursing that attracts you in the first place. IF you can't think of anything at all, but paperwork, you may be entering the wrong career. There are many others that don't involve human contact or other such "menial" tasks to do paperwork.

live4today, RN · Jul 15, 2005

I see it SO differently: The paperwork is what seems to get in the way of what I came into nursing TO DO: that would be CARING FOR PEOPLE. It is the very bane of my career. :angryfire And it gets worse all the time.
Really, really ask yourself: WHY do you want to become a nurse?
If you are not sure, find and shadow some nurses in various areas and see if this is for you.
Also, know that in at least most hospitals and at the bedside, there is no way to tell the difference between an ADN , BSN or Diploma nurse. All pretty much do the same duties and you can't tell them apart that easily, no matter what some may say. All are professionals in their achievement of becoming RN's.
Good luck and welcome to allnurses! Please feel free to do a search under "BSN" or "BSN versus "ADN" and check out the (sometimes) very heated threads there. You will see this is a rather hot-button topic indeed. I wish you the best.

:yeahthat: And, I also welcome you to allnurses! :balloons:

BETSRN · Jul 15, 2005

Hi I know this question will seem stupid but i heard that if u have a BSN degree your duties will be more toward doing paperwork? Is this true? And also what area would you need to be in if you really only wanted more paperwork duties? The thing is I want to help people but I really dont like needles and blood... But then I still would like to consider being a nurse. If there a specific concentration or area that i could work in that will require little exposure to needles and lots of blood? Sorry again if this question is stupid but I just wanted to know. thanks...

In my facility, all nurses have the same paperwork, regardless of your training. There are areas of nursing where paperwork abounds (like home health nursing).

Every level of nursing has paperwork: just some actually include direct patient care.

Nurses are exposed to blood and other bodily secretions. if you are not interested in that, why are you considering nursing at all? There are lots of medically related fields which would not require this exposure.

mattsmom81 · Jul 15, 2005

Lets not be harsh towards this young person with questions. If I may make a suggestion to DHQ...look into social work or counseling as a way of helping without getting your hands dirty, so to speak. Also teaching.

Good luck to you. Nurses are sometimes harsh towards those who think a degree somehow excludes them from basics of nursing...which is why some responded the way they did. Try not to take it personally! :)

sheri_u2 · Jul 15, 2005

There are also business degrees out there in Healthcare Administration as well :)

wanna-b-R.N. · Jul 15, 2005

Im only a C.N.A and going back to school in the fall, but I was applying at a well know insurance company that would have liked me in there claims/disability dept once I became a R.N. Plus the pay was about the same as nurses starting in a hospital.

amber1142 · Jul 15, 2005

Hi I know this question will seem stupid but i heard that if u have a BSN degree your duties will be more toward doing paperwork? Is this true? And also what area would you need to be in if you really only wanted more paperwork duties? The thing is I want to help people but I really dont like needles and blood... But then I still would like to consider being a nurse. If there a specific concentration or area that i could work in that will require little exposure to needles and lots of blood? Sorry again if this question is stupid but I just wanted to know. thanks...

It's not a stupid question. Being a hospital staff nurse is only one of many, many options. Having a BSN will open doors for you into research, utilization review, committee work, etc. There are many ways to help people that don't involve body fluids. In nursing school, however, you will be required to learn how to be a hospital staff nurse, and you will be expected to work hard and give patients the very best care possible.