ADN to RN-BSN or straight to BSN?

Nursing Students ADN/BSN

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would getting an adn at community college and then completing an online rn-bsn program online be a better idea than completing the pre-requisites at a community college and then transferring to a four year university for a bsn:confused::confused::confused:

what route did you take to become an rn?:nurse:

i'm 17 and in my first semester at cc right now. i would like to be able to sit down with my advisior when i sign up for the spring semester and set up a plan to graduate, but before i can do that i need to decide which route would be a) cheaper and b) more likely to get me hired. :)

if it matters, i want to work with newborns, although i'm not sure if i would want to be a l&d nurse, work in the nicu or just the well baby nursery. do nicu's only hire bsn's? if i get my adn and then enroll in an rn-bsn program would that boost my chances of getting hired?

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I am in the same boat but am leaning towards getting my BSN at the 4 year university.

RN>BSN is for someone like yourself, young, get your foot in the door, work for a while, see how you like it THEN go get the BSN. I am a bit older than you and want the BSN NOW! So instead of going thru CC for 2 years, then doing the BSN all ONLINE (:confused:) I was advised by a woman at the university to go thru the 3 years BSN rather than do the RN>BSN.

Where I plan to go to the university, their 3 year program is ALL in school/in the hospital. At the CC, I will have the 2 years and get a RN then have 3 semesters ALL ONLINE.

Typically a RN>BSN is for someone who like I said above, wants to get to work as quickly as possible, then go back later for the BSN. I would suggest you go to the BSN program at a university (YES, way more expensive :crying2: but the experience you get may be better for you in the long run.

Also, make sure you check out each university in your area. I have found that most of the prominent colleges in my area (some catholic colleges) want you to take a bunch of useless classes such as theology and all kinds of cultural classes. One school required 30 credits at $750/credit for a bunch of useless classes (do the math -- $22,500) they dont even TELL you about until you really look into the program sequence.

Also, more schools are going to require a BSN for new nurses (from what I have been reading lately) so you are better off getting a BSN off the bat then going for your MSN! :)

Good luck!

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get all your prereqs done at the CC then do your clinicals at the University. That is what I am doing. I will be in clinicals next Fall. I hope I get accepted to the University school of nursing!

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I'm enrolled in an ADN program and plan to do my BSN right after. Where I am, the university has a horrible nursing program and the CC has an excellent one. Local places hire the CC nurses without much trouble at all, but they'll turn away the uni kids.

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Research your area...In some areas it's harder to find a job with an ADN, but around here it doesn't matter...ADNs don't have a problem finding a job in my area. Hospitals hire them all the time, and don't really have a preference when it comes to BSN/ADN. I've rarely even seen a "BSN preferred" listing around here... Also look at the schools around you...If you can find a cheap BSN program that has a good reputation, go for it! But theres a lot of expensive BSN programs out there that might easily cost you $30,000 a year and don't have very good reputations..

If you do the ADN route you can always get your BSN later, and most of the coursework is online for most RN-BSN completion programs. I've heard from some people too that being an ADN grad who is enrolled in a BSN completion program does help your chances of getting hired.

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