What Nurse?

From looking at some of the programs (there are plenty) I don't think I like this online option as I'd prefer to be in the classroom, face to face with my instructors, but it seems that's going to be the way to go. As far as work, I hope nothing happens, but if it does I don't think I'll have a problem finding something, most of the nurses here are ADNs, the community college does clinical at the local hospital and clinics but we are seeing more and more BSNs coming into the area, there's a university about 3hrs away that sends students to our hospital for clinical and they have a large teaching hospital so I don't know why they would have them drive so far to us. But about 3 years ago they did away with all the LPN positions at the hospital and now its only RNs, I had heard this was going to happen and it motivated me to go back to school and I'm glad I did, guess I'm standing at the same fork in the road again.. I guess at this point I've made the decision, now its just time to put my plan in motion. Thank you all so much for your input, now I just need to find the right school :)

No, wont retire any time soon. So this seems like a wise thing to really be considering, reading all the random post that I've come across there seems to be a debate that turns into ADN vs BSN. The only issue I'm concerned with is: where is the profession going as a whole and do I need to upgrade, Its not mandatory in my area. I've been looking at some of the RN-BSN programs and can jump into a summer at my local community college if needed, I just didn't want to make this investment that I perceived to be needed due to my own thought process or if there was a general consensus among the nursing community. If the trend is going toward having a BSN then now would be a good time for me to start working toward that. I remember in school the instructors were talking about having to get masters degrees and I figured they should have to in order to teach nurses. So I guess I should look more into this before making a decision. Thanks

First I'd like to say hello to everyone, I'm new here, nice meeting you all. :) I know that the topic has been talked about here and there are many threads on this subject, but I need help with this. I've read a lot of the post on the subject but this is an individual thing, I guess. I am an ADN RN, and I am seriously considering returning for a BSN....I had given this idea some thought in the past but never acted on it or even thought to do so until I worked as a supervisor/charge nurse in a LTC facility. It was never in my plans, they needed a charge nurse, I needed a job. Working as a floor nurse I felt I did the most for my patients as I was there at the bedside, where they needed me, as a charge nurse I delegated what need to be done and followed up to ensure that it was (micro-manage much? Yes) Being a nurse in a supervisor role, I thought of the future and where I wanted to be, this was all new to me, and as I settled into my new role, I questioned myself and if this is where I want to be/stay, after all when I first started out, the ICU was where I thought I wanted to be/stay. A year or so into it, as new nurses were hired I felt a little insecure in my job, as some were BSN prepared, but I've always heard " a nurse is a nurse". So I registered here to talk to real nurses who are in the trenches and know what they are talking about. Please someone tell me, is this a good idea? And no I'm not sure where I want to end up at in nursing, but I feel the need to do something. I've even considered a healthcare administration degree, perhaps a career change, I don't know what to do.