Nursing Students ADN/BSN
Published Feb 12, 2014
67 members have participated
What age did you comeplete your BSN or ASN?
slc1984
81 Posts
BSN at 29
hiphopRN
33 Posts
BS (psychology) 21
AS Nursing 24
And I will finish my BSN in Dec at 28
Then do my MSN hopefully before 35
motherof3sons
223 Posts
BSN at 22....seems like yesterday but is actually 22 years ago. Where has that time gone?
Lennonninja, MSN, APRN, NP
1,004 Posts
Finished my ASN right before turning 31, finished my BSN at 33.
twinmommy+2, ADN, BSN, MSN
1,289 Posts
I started my ADN at age 26, graduated at age 30 (3.5 years for prereqs and nursing program). I'll be 38 in March when I finish my BSN.
ThePrincessBride, MSN, RN, NP
1 Article; 2,594 Posts
Will be 23 with my BSN. I hope to be 26 with a MSN.
mee9mee9
393 Posts
for the ones who answered 30+, did you have trouble applying for a job due to your age?
NurseGirl525, ASN, RN
3,663 Posts
I will have my ADN completeed by 40. I don't think I will have a problem getting a job at 40. I would though be worried if I was over 50. That's not to say a new grad over 50 won't get a job, I just think it would be a little harder. Retirement age is 65 and many working to 70 these days so I don't see 40 as an issue. Besides isn't 40 the new 20?
jbudrick, MSN
91 Posts
I have never had a problem finding a job. In 2001, when I graduated at the age of 43, I received an offer from every interview. After 2009, after the economy tanked, it took little longer to get a job, but still no real problem. I have spent the past two years teaching LPNs and getting an MSN in Education. There is probably less age discrimination in nursing than in other professions. Good health and physical ability to do the job are important. I have worked in Home Care, long term care, management, and education. I did receive offers as a new grad at hospitals, but wanted home care.
@mee9mee9, sorry but 30 is still fairly young. But to answer your question, no.
LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN
8,429 Posts
^This.
As I said in another post, 40 has been the new 20 well over a decade.
I had a LPN career before my RN career (at 24), then by the time I graduated at 30, tuned 31, got licensed, and have always had a nursing job; some want more experience in years, and once I get those golden years they want, I will continue to get more offers or those employers will offer me more positions; they ARE interested though...
NurseNightOwl, BSN, RN
1 Article; 225 Posts
ASN - a couple months before turning 25 :) In a BSN program now, still at 25.