RN-BSN SCAM

Nursing Students ADN/BSN

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  1. Do you agree that RN-BSN is a scam to deceive students?

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Many ADN-BSN online programs tried to deceive students into believing that they can get their BSN from ADN in 13 months or less. That's a lie and false advertisement. They are not telling the whole story.

For example, University of Texas at Arlington advertises this past spring that you can get your degree from ADN to BSN in 13 months. After you enrolled and pay their high tuition rates, they want you to take from them American History I and II, Texas history, and other courses that have nothing to do with Nursing. You can take these same courses from Community Colleges in California at 1/6 their cost, but if you do they may or may not accept them for credit. For example, I have a friend who took US History from a community college. UTA does not accept them for transfer credit. Their Academic Advisors are trained to do what is good for business, and not what is good for you, the student. Be careful and do not fall for their traps! They want you to stay longer in their school, and pay for their courses that nobody wants to take, such as political science, and so forth

I heard that Excelsior College gives you 35 BSN credits for your NCLEX. They don't give you the run around treatment. They are located in Albany, New York. Their tuition is a little higher, but you can graduate sooner with no hassle and stumbling blocks.

Spending money is NO guarantee that you will make money unless there is a big demand for your skills. Remember always the law of supply and demand. Colleges and universities want you to believe that if you have their BSN degree, their MSN degree, or their PhD degree your future income is guaranteed! They lied to you. They are only interested in their income, not in your income.

Remember, spending large sums of money to get a higher education is useless unless there is a big demand for your skills. You are only making colleges and universities rich. I know someone who delivers pizza, and he has a Master's degree. There is no demand for his skills other than delivering pizza.

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Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.

You are not telling us something we don't already know.

I do not recommend ANYONE spend large sums of money to become an RN right now. Supply and demand is exactly right - there are WAY MORE RNs right now than there are jobs.

What is your point of being here? You keep saying the same things in multiple threads.

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.
Spending money is NO guarantee that you will make money unless there is a big demand for your skills. Remember always the law of supply and demand. Colleges and universities want you to believe that if you have their BSN degree, their MSN degree, or their PhD degree your future income is guaranteed! They lied to you. They are only interested in their income, not in your income.

No degree or education guarantees future income. One needs to be aware of the supply and demand of a profession. In my area, if one has an ADN, one is not likely to find an acute care job. If one is lucky enough to do so, they are required to begin or already be enrolled in a BSN completion program upon hiring. Potential students need to research their possible future career before beginning school. That's part of being an adult.

Remember, spending large sums of money to get a higher education is useless unless there is a big demand for your skills. You are only making colleges and universities rich. I know someone who delivers pizza, and he has a Master's degree. There is no demand for his skills other than delivering pizza.

There is more to furthering one's education than just to get it and making schools rich. How about personal satisfaction, planning for the future, adjusting to a changing face of employment? Quite frankly, between this thread and your other thread about BSN completion programs resulting in nothing more than additional debt, I find your views anti-education, and that, quite frankly, is sad and part of what is wrong with this profession.

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.
What is your point of being here? You keep saying the same things in multiple threads.

And only posting on those threads. Seems someone has an axe to grind.

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You are not telling us something we don't already know.

You do? That's good. I like to repeat my point because people remember better through repetition...;)

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How about personal satisfaction?

Excellent reason! I can use that too to raise my self esteem..;)

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@elpnla your statement is just not true...I found UTA to be reasonably price when compare to other online program. What 4 yrs university you know of that doesn't require you to take classes like hist I&II? I personally don't know of any. I completed the program in 10 months by taking 2-3 classes at a time. I took majority my electives at my local CC in the summer, UTA accepted all of my transfer credits. I find that some of us want an education but not willing to pay or work for it. The program is not without it's problems and challenges done of which was addressed in your post.

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

Beware of colleges and universities.

It seems that you have it in for every school then, and that you'd rather find a place that will hand you a BSN once you cut them a check. Alas, you will not find a reputable organization that will do that for you.

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It seems that you have it in for every school then, and that you'd rather find a place that will hand you a BSN once you cut them a check. Alas, you will not find a reputable organization that will do that for you.

Actually, I think she/he wants a place that will hand over a BSN without cutting them a check.

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@wooh exactly.

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Specializes in ER.
UTA is a nationally ranked BSN program, they don't accept anyone within a month of applying. I would be weary of a BSN program that did accept anyone that quickly.

That's funny. I had the opposite reaction. The fact that UTA called me constantly in order to get me to register for classes without telling me whether I was in the nursing program screams of a money-hungry university where they want my money but do not really care about me. There was no issue with my grades. I do not regret not going there given people who comment about UTA in the UTA forums. Negative reactions to some classes and now there is an issue with SAP. Not to mention Texas history? Seriously? That is a backwards requirement that the state of Texas has.

The issue with rankings is that everyone is ranked somehow. I don't put much emphasis on the rankings.

When you have excellent grades, ACT scores, and passing NCLEX is no longer a requirement for the first class, then it should not take months to decide for the BSN portion. It's not like I am applying for the traditional BSN program where it is competitive for clinical spots.

What 4 yrs university you know of that doesn't require you to take classes like hist I&II?

As for taking history, usually there are multiple options for those requirements and it is not necessarily a specific class like Texas history. The schools I've gone to it is usually something like humanities classes so you can take other classes.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.
And only posting on those threads. Seems someone has an axe to grind.

Over and over again...:sarcastic:

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