It seems to me that RN-BSN bridge programs are primarily focused on interpersonal and managerial skills along with some history and theory and whatever gen ed classes the student needs. That has always made sense to me. However, the more I dig into college websites, specifically general information about the school's nursing department, their course lists and course descriptions, it seems that straight BSN has more than an associates RN plus an RN-BSN bridge. Is this so?
Or if not "more", than different. Straight BSN courses seems to put much more time into basic topics like assessment and pathophysiology than RN courses and less time into managerial skills than bridge programs. Is this so?