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I know this has been talked about to death (ADN vs. BSN), but I heard someone saying that if you only have an ADN you will end up working in a nursing home. I don't think that is true, since the majority of nurses in nursing homes are LPNs. What do you think?

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No, it's not true. In fact, I've heard people state they would rather hire the ADNs in my area versus the BSNs however I've also heard they are going to make a BSN mandatory for the hospitals. I will be going for my BSN anyway so it doesn't matter to me but I think that rumor is false.

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89% of RN's in the hospital system in my area are "only" ADN nurses. ;)

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Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

I'm "only" an ADN too, yet I'm the DNS at a 90-unit assisted living community and have worked in many different areas of nursing, with varying amounts of responsibility up to and including administration. Not too shabby for someone with a 2-year degree that took 4 years to earn, eh?

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Specializes in Critical Care, Postpartum.

Just check your area. Mine, hospitals want BSNs only. RN's with ADNs & BSNs may end up working in nursing homes as jobs are scarce in certain states, so they'll take what they can get.

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Education disparity is easy to remedy. A person with an ASN, who takes the initiative to move on to a BSN, goes a long way to insure they never face any nerve-wracking ultimatums from their hospital employer in the future.

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Specializes in Labor and Delivery.

Why is that when this subject comes up there is always talk of how the hospitals in my area only hire ADN's not BSN's. But I rarely hear BSN students or nurses saying anything negative about ADN nurses.. I don't understand what the issue is? I am a BSN student and would never think for a second that I'm going to be a better nurse or anything of this sort nor do I hear my fellow students talk like this...Its actually the opposite I always hear ADN students writing negative stuff about BSn programs...We are all going to be or are nurses with the same license...my aunt is an adn and one of the smartest people i know and has helped me with studying a ton.. It just seems petty and I wish these threads would stop being started

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Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.

I haven't seen any BSN bashing????? In the ADN VS BSN debate threads I see bashing on both sides pretty equally, same with the LPN VS RN threads, but I haven't seen any bashing in this post. Maybe I am missing something?

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Specializes in Labor and Delivery.

There has been in posts that I have read before. Honestly I just don't see the point of this subject constantly being brought up and why say oh my hospital only hires adn nurses, whats wrong with bsn nurses and who's in human resources here? I just think its a pointless subject and if the op really wants to know if this "rumor" is true, then it would make more sense to me to either post the question in the regional section or ask a nurse at his/her local hospital while at clinical and then you would have a real answer. I also didn't find my post to be that extreme and I don't think I actually said anyone was bashing anyone, its just a tiresome subject that seems to invite a lot of negativity.

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I think it all depends on the region. Bottom line is that at the end of your name, there is going to be a "RN" not a "BSN" or "ADN" and that's all that matters. Some hospitals will prefer BSNs. Some will prefer ADNs. It's all part of the job hunt. You have to search for what you want. Don't settle for less because someone out there will eventually give you the job you want.

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Specializes in CNA.
I know this has been talked about to death (ADN vs. BSN), but I heard someone saying that if you only have an ADN you will end up working in a nursing home. I don't think that is true, since the majority of nurses in nursing homes are LPNs. What do you think?

I think some people would like this to be the case (for years now), and maybe for certain jobs it is the case. But the reality is the current BSN educational system could not keep up with the job demand even in today's depressed market.

I think it is true that lower skilled ADNs tend to get shipped to the LTCs in a bad market (like now). I remember when ADN RNs laid off from hospitals started showing up at my LTC. It was awesome. After a year or so, the hospitals started hiring them back - if they hadn't been promoted to shift supervisor by then.

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Curious to know why a hospital would want to hire a person with a two year degree over someone with a four year degree?

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