should nursing require a bachelor's degree for entry into practice?

[ahmedassdoc]

I think every practice nurse should have bachelors degree, so they can do their job better than 2years ones..

[mustlovepoodles, RN]

I think every practice nurse should have bachelors degree, so they can do their job better than 2years ones..

:pntrghi::dzed: troll

[Jackfackmasta, ASN, RN]

I believe that nurses who want to get into trauma and critical care it should be required or the nurses should be actively doing the adn-bsn program. Im a associtaed degree nursing student and chose acc over UT Austin's nursing because of their hands on experience and the better nurses that are produced. However I want to be a trauma nurse and getting my bsn is my plan staight after my associates degree. Some 2 year nursing programs like acc produce better nurses because institutuions like UT, it is more academic driven then patient driven. For basic nursing it shoouldnt be required, espicially with the nursing shortage but I would hope nurses in any programs would always want to enhance their learning even after a bsn because at the end of the day its about the patient. A good nurse has the education, drive and passion for nursing. researching nursing programs and your fiilds in nursing will make you decide wether a bsn is required.

[imjillson]

I am a RN with 20+ yrs. exp. I am a Diploma nurse. I have seen both degree and non-degree nurses in action and both have their unique form of delivering care to pts. I feel a 4 yr. degree does in no way make a nurse better, then us diploma or AD graduates, maybe for the fact that they took more non-nursing courses in which case does that make them more prapered to care for pts. No I think not:nurse:

[roser13, ASN, RN]

I believe that 20-year-old trolls should not be allowed to post.

[Willow Moonsidhe]

That's why I had BSN nurses come out never having given an IM injection or put in a foley or break down and cry because a doctor did not make it to a delivery, leave the patient set up and sit in the bathroom. Most BSN programs have far too little clinical time. ADN's start clinical right off the bat. I started in a level I Trauma Center with an AD degree and did really good. It is the nurse not the degree lol.

Blessings

~Willow

[JenniferSews]

I'm very interested to hear the points behind your post. Sorry, but "so they can do their job better than 2years ones.." is not a well thought out point of debate.

In some seriousness, BSN was the goal for admissions after the ADN program was temporarily started during WWII. It's been the goal but never the reality for many, many reasons. Start by looking up evidence based practice.

[**All Heart RN**]

That's why I had BSN nurses come out never having given an IM injection or put in a foley or break down and cry because a doctor did not make it to a delivery, leave the patient set up and sit in the bathroom. Most BSN programs have far too little clinical time. ADN's start clinical right off the bat. I started in a level I Trauma Center with an AD degree and did really good. It is the nurse not the degree lol.

Blessings

~Willow

Oh, come on! Posts such as this one are so counter-productive. After reading the OP's post it's clear that this thread was just created to stir up emotions instead of intelligently debating an issue.

Why all of the incessant debate about education?! One of the many problems within the field of Nursing is that we can't seem to take a breather from tearing one another apart. Seeking additional education should never be bad-mouthed, it should always be rewarded.

Come on, people!

[roser13, ASN, RN]

OP - in case you truly don't know, a troll is someone who posts an outrageous statement/question in order to stir up trouble. That's what you've done.

Very few would even take your question seriously because it's obvious that you're just hoping to cause dissension.