Castymiss

I will not say only an uneducated person would say such a thing.I could care less what color a doctor is, but I would prefer American educated

Well, maybe you should have chosen to be a tattoo artist...instead of an RN...My daughter came home at age 18 with a tongue stud. She had asked at 16 to have one and I refused to allow it. Told her if she got it I would hold her down and pull it out...So, she waited until she was 18...haha. After about 4 months...her teeth got chipped and she took it out...Just what I told her would happen...But moms never know......haha. Glad you would rather have a job than a tongue ring...YOU, have grown up..unlike the other poster...

hospital I work in does NOT allow piercings in the nose. Ears if one or two is fine. Sadly they are viewed differently now...the profession is going down the drain...If the nurse taking care of me came in with a nose ring..hahaha. I would be complaining to the CEO of that hospital. And you know what...It would NOT be OK with the CEO either. Very unprofessional. Go ahead, wear that during your interview..haha...

OK, personally I would find this offensive and the way I figure it if you have your nose pierced while working as an RN, you are not very profession in your nursing duties as well. I am an RN and have multiple tattoos on my body. NONE can be seen. I used to have some on my hands but got them lasered off years ago. I think it looks ghetto to have them where the patients can see them. Is it a stereotype, YES, maybe but it still looks ghetto also with piercings the in the nose. And to say you will NOT take it out for an interview..haha. You would NOT get hired by me..You appear to be a Newbie in the field.

For advancement I would say you should have the BSN degree. With your BS and MBA that is a huge help BUT in nursing most supervisor positions require a BSN or Masters in NURSING...not in another degree. Why not go to the program for people with BS degrees. Its a shorter program and you obtain your BSN in the process. Calif State Northridge in Calif has just such a program

It was the reason I became an RN 20 years ago. MONEY to raise my children as a single mom. A fast program (2 years) and obtained my AA degree. I have gone back and gotten my BSN but that was my personal choice. I am not that fond of nursing even though I take wonderful care of my clients.....but there is no other job available where I can make 6 figures a year. At my age, I am somewhat stuck....unless I want to take a HUGE pay cut and do something different.

When I was in my AA program, I took Math, History, English, etc...My BSN did NOT change how I do nursing. Not one little bit. I believe it was a huge waste of my time, energy, and money. The ONLY difference it might make one day is if I want a particular job and the requirement is a BSN degree. I have been in upper management with only that AA degree. Been an RN for 20 plus years. Obtained my BSN in 2006. I guess it is to Each Their Own.

I was an AA degree RN for almost 20 years. I returned and obtained my BSN in 2006. I have to honestly tell you that I did NOT learn that much in the BSN program. We had clinicals where we had to give TB injections. OMG, I have been doing that for years. I can also say that the main thing I learned was how to do POWERPOINT presentations. I was clueless before school. I learned a tad of research..not much and learned a little more on the entire physical assessment. That is about it. It has NOT changed how I do nursing one little bit. I went to a California State University. The teachers were older than God, one fell asleep in class while people were doing presentations. The one instructor we had in lab for physical assessment read a book in the corner while we practiced. It was horrible. There is such an instructor shortage that these schools are going to take ANYONE with a P.h.D or Masters. ANYONE........It was a huge waste of my time. Even though I do have that piece of paper that says I have a BSN. Whoooo Hooooo.....NO difference in nurses between the AA and BSN except you might get a job over an AA degree nurse. My work does pay 3% more for a BSN....

UM...Chill out from what?

I also paid CASH for my BSN degree. I did not want to take out loans or owe any money when I was done. My employer did have tuition reimbursments that I did take advantage of. They paid 3,000.00 a year. I was in an RN to BSN program and have to tell you that I only had to pay a very small amout out of my own paychecks. My mom also bought all my books so that helped a lot..LOL. The RN to BSN is a great way to advance and get your degree. It is usually ONE day a week taking 2 classes a semester for a total of 6 units. Very do able when working full time.

That is a pretty bad slam. I have worked as an RN with an ADN AND a BSN degree and really there is not much difference in the job I do with either degree. The BSN will help if I wish to go into management. Maybe the ADN might have a ver slight edge on bedside nursing since the BSN student has a little more theory. But that is about it. A smart nurse either ADN or BSN can figure out the floor pretty quick

Yes the BSN DOES give you more options. I was an ADN nurse for 17 years and went back and obtained my BSN. Took me 3 years part time. You can still work and attend school. It is one day a week for 3 years. Able to do the school and work full time. Look into some of these programs. They are out there. Part time RN to BSN programs.

I think you will be fine obtaining your ADN first. You will get a job with no problems. Where I live the BSN does get more pay, 5% more than an ADN. I was an ADN for 20 years and then went back and obtained my BSN. I had one job tell me that if I did not have the BSN do not even bother to apply. It was a job in public health nursing which does require the BSN. Management also will prefer this BSN degree. If you just want an RN job outside of management or public health then an ADN is just fine.

I have NOT quit working as a nurse, only quit the hospital setting. This is going on in ALL Southern Calif. hospitals. Sounds racist you say...I say its reality of what is going on. The fillipinas at the hospitals REFUSE to speak English and even the upper management does not know what to do to solve this problem. I say train them and if they refuse, get rid of them. Sound to me like THEY are a little more racist than I am. Why do they REFUSE to assimilate into THIS culture when they are living here in America. If I went to their country I would speak THEIR language. Its just plain rude to sit and give report in a foreign language when others are also in report and can NOT understand what is being said. Its also dangerous for ALL the patients. Take the chip off your shoulder.

Sorry to say, I have left the hospital setting never never to return. When American nurses start working in hospitals again, maybe I will return. Who wants to work with foreign nurses who REFUSE to speak English, Talk Tagalog non-stop in patient care areas and are rude and disrepectful to patients. I hope American hospitals STOP hiring these foreign born nurses, especially ones from the Phillipines who REFUSE to speak English. We do not have that big of a nursing shortage....Just is that the American nurses and the seasoned ones are leaving the hospital setting forever.