What will happen with all of the ASN programs now BSN is the norm?

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What will happen with all of the ASN programs now BSN is the norm?

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.

BSNs are NOT the norm; in most places, the curriculum is the same, as well as ADNs are able to find work as equally as their BSN counterparts; it depends on the market.

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Even if BSNs were the norm, people still need to get associates degrees before they can get a bachelors.

However its pretty obvious that ASN programs are going to die down and get reduced over the next 10-20 years as I imagine they have to be significantly lower in demand than BSN programs.

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Specializes in IMCU, Oncology.

They are developing programs that bridge. It is less costly to get an ADN or ASN and then bridge over to university. That is what I am doing and I anticipate saving quite a bit of money. It will not take any longer! The ADN bridge programs work out a curriculum with universities where you can complete your BSN in one year through university.

I think because the community colleges will be creating bridge programs that are a significant cost savings that they will not die down at all!

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Specializes in ER.

Bridge programs are the latest rage. In fact, it is a lot cheaper to get an ADN and then do a bridge program to either a BSN or MSN. I am doing an RN-BSN bridge now because it'll save me 5,000-7,000 from my masters. I plan on going for a MSN at Frontier since I want to become a midwife.

My community college has a partnership with OU and I managed to get a hold of the information back in my first semester of community college. I took a look at the pre-reqs and the general education classes that OU required. OU provided us with a list of classes from my CC that fell in each tier. I highlighted the tiers I needed such as fine arts and I took the few classes during nursing school. I graduated with my ADN in December 2013 and started the RN to BSN program March 24. I will graduate from OU Dec. 2014 if everything goes well. I am taking one junior comp class at Miami University because it's 8 weeks versus the full 15 weeks at OU. It costs a little bit more than a class at OU but it is worth it for the shortened time frame.

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Specializes in Oncology.
Even if BSNs were the norm, people still need to get associates degrees before they can get a bachelors.

No they don't. I went right to my BSN program from high school.

Many many ADN programs are converting to BSN programs as the demand for four year nurses increases.

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I have an ADN with a full time job... BSN's are not the norm and it's possible to get jobs without it

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Specializes in Emergency Department.
No they don't. I went right to my BSN program from high school.

Many many ADN programs are converting to BSN programs as the demand for four year nurses increases.

I have heard of this as well. ADN programs seem to be actively looking at being able to award BSN degrees. Many times the basic curriculum is identical or nearly so between ADN and BSN programs, just about the only courses that have to be added are some Upper Div. GE and a community health/public health course.

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Specializes in L&D, infusion, urology.

Like LVN programs, they won't go away. Plenty of places still take ADN-prepared nurses. There's talk of there being a shift to ADNs primarily working in non-acute settings.

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Specializes in ICU.

I doubt the ADN programs are going anywhere. I have heard this for 25 years now. The ADN programs were created to get nurses into the workforce quicker, during a time when there was a shortage of RN's. The curriculum is almost identical; in the BSN, you simply take a few more general courses, like more humanities, and a community health course. Counting pre-reqs, the ADN is actually a 3 year program. As soon as all of us boomers retire, "they" claim there will be a nursing shortage again. I guess we will have to wait and see. If there is indeed a shortage of RN's, those ADN programs will be the rage again.

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Specializes in ICU.

Why do people think "bridge" programs are new? They have been available since I first became a nurse 25 years ago.

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nevermind

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