Receiving ADN: Possibilities afterward?

Trauma Columnist · Apr 5, 2009

First, congratulations on your upcoming graduation (you will pass the HESI)!

Second, give yourself a break. Learning a new job, adjusting to new hours, new people is hard both physically and mentally. Don't commit to more school just yet. Get your feet wet, find out what areas of nursing you DO like and want to develop and THEN consider going back to school.

jollydogg_RN, ADN, BSN · Apr 5, 2009

well i always like to do continuing education. i pretty much work part time now with nursing school.

when i mean classes during working this summer, i mean maybe like 6 hours or so i couldn't stand to be training for 3 days a week and not doing anything during the other 4 days!! so thats why i want to take classes.

i dont mean like a full 12-15 hour load

Jules A, MSN · Apr 5, 2009

Hi,

I went right back to school because I'm going to have to get my NP so I have alternatives when I'm too decrepit for floor nursing but if that wasn't in my mind I would have stopped with my ADN. Around here the pay isn't different and I have no interest in being management so the ADN would be fine. Congratulations and good luck!

SummerGarden, BSN, MSN, RN · Apr 5, 2009

there is nothing wrong with getting a ba/bs in something other then nursing. i know of nurse managers with ba/bs or masters in something other then nursing. the degree you obtian should depend on your interests and what you wish to do with your career. :twocents:

i also agree with not taking on a full load in the summers. i even think 6 units is too much. on the other hand, if you take only one hard class (3-4 credit/units) and one to two easy classes (1-2 credits/units) then it may be manageable with orientation.

btw, while on orientation you will not only be training 3 days a week. sometimes you will have training sessions outside of your floor hours, you may also be required to attend a rn residency program, and other times you will need to discipline yourself to study about a procedure or process when you are off of the floors...!! orientees/new grads that do not put in the extra time are in danger of washing out (see similar threads of new grads who were fired)! therefore, i seriously doubt you will be bored the rest of your work week. new grad orientation can be more painful then nursing school due to the expectations and the learning curve, however it is a very helpful experience! come join us on the "first year after nursing licensure" forum to gain more insight. gl!

https://allnurses.com/first-year-after/

-new grad rn

jollydogg_RN, ADN, BSN · Apr 5, 2009

oh ya. i know id have to be learning new concepts in orientation ive been talking to the hospital im like 95% sure im going to be working with, and they kind of outlined the preceptorship i would be going through.

and about the summer work, ya i definately wouldnt take two hard classes maybe 1 hard 1 easy.

i was just wondering if anyone here has done another bachelors after ADN and maybe what they did with it.

firstyearstudent · Apr 5, 2009

You can do anything you want and major in anything want. The future is wide open. However, a B.S. in biology will probably not help you in your nursing career, as would a B.S.N.

jenni82104 · Apr 5, 2009

JMO, if you get a Bs in bio or chem, I think there is very little you could do with it. You could teach at a junior college, but then you would have to get a masters before you could do that.