Confuse about bachelor vs. Associate degree

Nursing Students ADN/BSN

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(((((im very confuse should i get my bachelor or associate degree))))

i just graduated with an associate degree in medical assistance, i just got certified and i am very confuse because i want to get into nursing im just not sure if i should get an associate or bachelor degree......because right now i don't have enough money and to be able to get my associate degree i had no work for 2 years...so money its not very good right now.....thank god my boyfriend was helping me for these two years..................so come on please give me ur opinions on what should i do.....since i been reading that nurses get the same pay with an associate or bachelor degree...................................

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Specializes in Flu clinics, Med/Surg, Acute Care.

If you can go for your b.s. It is better in the long run if you want to do anything like advanced practice nursing. Since you already have an a.s. in medical assistance. Maybe getting your a.s. in nursing would be easier. I have no clue what is required to get an a.s. in m.a. but I will assume you had to take college credits/pre-reqs and things like that. So maybe they will transfer to your ADN. Good luck. Did you go to a university or community college to get your a.s. in medical assisting? If so then that should make whatever choice you choose easier.

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THANK U SO MUCH FOR ANSWERING YEAH I WENT TO A PRIVATE COLLEGE FOR MY ASSOCIATED DEGREE IT TOOK ME 2yEARS AND YEAP I HAD TO GET 63CREDITS FOR MY DEGREE BUT I TOOK SOME ADTERNATIVE CLASSES EXTRA ONES SO I ENDED UP GRADUATING WITH 75CREDITS......I JUST APPLY TO A FEW AND TOMORROW I WILL BE MEETING WITH THE SCHOOL ADVISER....

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Yeah im trying to see which credits are they going to accept because i took alot of physicology classed english. ....math. ...laboratory. ...phebotomy....etc...ill keep u updated thanks for caring

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Specializes in Flu clinics, Med/Surg, Acute Care.

Well good luck! Hopefully those credits will help fast track you on to becoming an RN!:nurse:

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an ADN would not earn the same as a BSN.

i suggest you go for what you got and then try to fit in the taking of BSN., BSN in the long run will be of huge benefit cuz its a step closer to masterals or advanced nursing

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I would start with your ASN and go from there. Here's there's not much pay difference, if any, between your ASN and BSN. There is 1 hospital system that requires a BSN though, at least they do to work L&D, not sure about their other floors. We have several programs available here to go from ASN to BSN online or at night or part time etc. It usually only takes another year if going full time online. There are also several ASN to MSN programs out there that completely skip over BSN, especially in advanced practice fields.

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