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yes I did Sanya09. I enrolled in StaRN with Aventura hospital and finished. I'm on fulltime now with Aventura. however, I wouldn't recommend staRN for anyone unless there wasn't many better options out there.

interesting you say this about BSN. I actually did learn this in my BA courses.... to sum it up in a nutshell if its not .gov, .edu, than it better be a peer reviewed journal for info to be considered accurate aka Unbiased (although I may be missing one or 2 other sources) but I think you get my point to the general idea. But lets not give too much credit, its no BSN...

Not to mention whether you go to ADN or BSN nursing school you in fact take the same NCLEX for the same license! So if NCSBN allows ADN to be RN and thats who the state boards of nursing licenses through, than why are ADN nurses all of a sudden deficient? I have a BA in another degree and a new grad RN- ADN, so forgive me for thinking I could start working once I was to become a licensed RN and find a decent bridge program or BSN that works after I become oriented with job. There is a lot of documentation, time management, and clinical skills to be learned.... so train me please, a bachelors is not going to do this. How completely discouraging for new grads... and frankly unfair. If i had experience it wouldnt factor in me being hired yet because I have no experience as an RN now my education isnt good enough??

I am a new grad struggling with the "BSN requirement" vs. ASN and am new to learning about this magnet process. However after hearing administration (nursing directors) preach to me during interviews and now doing my research... the magnet status seems like "fluff". It is supposed to "empower nurses". Well how about you hire me and then ill be empowered in order to progress as a nurse and start paying my bills. which I also found out... bedside nurses do not need BSN to be magnet only nursing management does. The question isnt whether or not I will continue my education... Im considering MSN bridge for cryin out loud!

Hi there, I too have been a "lurker" lol and am now posting. I guess I didnt have any info not already said to mention before. Anyways... I am posting because yes I have worked at Mercy hospital but as a CNA. I am now a new grad RN from Miami Dade college. However I have my ASN/ADN not BSN. I do have a BA in marketing/communications but of course this doesnt seem to matter in nursing world. I can tell you I had a good experience at Mercy for the most part.... but not all floors are the same. I only floated a few times but one of the telemetry floors was an awful experience for me: patient overload, one of my nurses was MIA, and the charge nurse was completely condescending. But my floor was not like that and there was lots of teamwork involvement, encouragement, etc. PRobably doesnt help you much but theres really no black and white answer here. NOW the other reason why Im posting... Mecy StarN program for April 2016 says BSN is a requirement and therefore told me I lack the credentials in an automated email. When I called the HR guy said "well because its a magnet status fulfillment". Since then I have done some research on this holy magnet recognition status everyone is so uppity about. In this research I found that you do NOT have to have BSN to be floor nurse. check out link about ANCC magnet status facts. http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Resources/aaccprograms/health/hpat/Documents/RN_F3_magnet.pdf Anyways I also found 2 other HCA owned hospitals in FL with StarN NOT requiring a BSN..... first one in westside regional of plantation and second hospital in kissimmee. I dont have the links but it would be easy to google StarN program with city and find it if youd like to verify the words im saying. So how does this play out? any expert nurses out there that can help solve this conundrum? Frankly its upsetting considering I put a year of working into this hospital already,and left on good terms. I was able to speak to my director and she said shed see what she can do on her end but being a new grad its like completely different ballgame getting hired versus once you're experienced.