Poll for RN's: Do you have an ADN or BSN?

[Ekklesia]

note: this thread is not intended for a discussion concerning the pros and cons of the 2 year degree vs. the 4 year degree. this has been/is being discussed at length in several other threads (and on several other websites).

i am simply curious to find out what per cent of registered nurses have obtained a diploma, an associates degree, or a bachelors in nursing.

heck, you don't even have to reply, just vote :)

thanks!!

[Are_we_there_yet?]

Hi. Long time reader, first time poster. I love this web site! I have a BSN. . . and I'm a new grad (wish me luck!).

[Are_we_there_yet?]

Not sure if this is the best place to post this comment, but I just wanted to point out that, at least at my school, even though it's a BSN program, we only really do 2yrs of ACTUAL nursing classes. The other 2yrs are the pre-reqs and other classes you have to have to get a BS in the state of TX (gov, history, all that fun stuff). Aren't most ADN programs about two years as well? Perhaps we're all not that much different after all :) I guess maybe administratively speaking there are a few more opportunities for BSNs, so my school always says, but I mean really, isn't it the experience that should get you the job and not the degree you hold?

I mean, sure it would be "professionally" cool to require an advanced degree to enter nursing. Don't physical therapists have to have at least a master's? But practically speaking, I'm glad one can get into nursing with a diploma/ADN/BSN. I can tell you I would probably not have considered nursing if it had required a masters. And the main reason I got the BSN was because I had a previous degree and the ADN would have taken the same amount of time, if not longer due to a difference in pre-reqs between the schools. Go figure. I think an individual's personality, integretity, and experience is the important thing, not the degree they earned. Just my opinion.

[jessi1106, BSN, RN]

Have BSN...considering MSN (when my yongest starts school! lol)

[CyndieRN2007]

I have my Associates of Science in Nursing. Working on RN to BSN.

[cuppy]

Have a BSN. Started out with my BA, and then on to an ABSN. This fall its on to my NP!:smackingf

[Lindsay42]

ADN currently. Starting classes in 3 days for my RN to BSN eeek :)

[3-11PsychRN]

ADN here. Started my nursing career later in life and didn't want to go the 4yr route both for time and financial reasons. A nurse is a nurse whether 2 or 4 yr. We have the same heart and intentions.

[3-11PsychRN]

I applaud anyone going further to BSN or MSN. Just isn't for me but that is a personal choice. Good luck to all who go further! And good luck to all nurses in their chosen fields.