Am I making the right decision?!!

Nursing Students ADN/BSN

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Hello AN!,

I just completed my first semester in my LPN program and graduate next August(hopefully lol). Once I graduate I wanted to work for a while and while working go back to school for my BSN, completely ignoring the ADN option because I want...no, will become a NP one day! I just really need to work and help out with my household but I also know if I stop, I won't go back. So am I going about school the right way or not? I need answers...Please! PN to BSN to MSN? Or PN to ADN to BSN to MSN?!

Don't get an ADN. Here in New Jersey no one will look at you with an ADN. They only want BSNs, and even BSNs are having problems.

Listen to your innerself. What is it that you really want. You can have many opinions about it but it will all boil down to what you decide.

If you need to work you're better off going the LPN route and then work part-time while getting your ADN and sitting for the NCLEX so that you can work as an RN. I would then take classes part-time towards the BSN. That's what I did. I'm now working as an RN and taking classes towards my BSN one class at a time. My place of employment is paying for the classes thru tuition remission. You can also get your BSN thru an online program as well. Good Luck!

I'd go for the BSN - much more marketable and better pay, plus, you will need a BSN for a MSN program. Also, there are RN to MSN programs (online and on campus) that can shave off some of the time requirements.

Good luck!

Do the PN-BSN program definitely.

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