what are the roles of a BSN

elkpark · Apr 10, 2008

Welcome to allnurses! I hope you'll enjoy the site, and find it useful.

There is a huge amount of discussion about this question already posted here on existing threads. I suggest you check out the "Registered Nurses: Diploma, ADN or BSN?" forum and review some of the threads there.

Best wishes!

Surgerygirl · Apr 10, 2008

IMHO it would depend on how much time and money you have. If you are older and have family, bills etc then go for the ADN. The only reason to obtain a BSN is it will open upper management jobs. The BSN and ADN Take the SAME NCLEX exam and do the identical job..... with usually the same rate of pay!!!

Olli · Apr 10, 2008

I chose BSN and am very happy I did so. I feel I have learned a great deal from the classes that I had in my program and that usually are not offered in ADN: research and stats, community health, leadership, issues in nursing etc. It's gave me a totally different outlook on nursing. I now view BSN as a beginning of my education and hopefully will start graduate school this fall. I believe that it is easier to get a job at the better hospitals too. But I am young and don't have children. Also my school is a state university and I was eligible for some financial aid. You should look at your situation. My program, after I completed all of my prerequisites was 2 years. The college that I was taking my prerequisites at was also offering ADN and it would take me the same amount of time. The only difference was that I took more hrs every semester in BSN program than I would take in ADN

CraigB-RN, MSN, RN · Apr 10, 2008

I am trying to decide which route to go ADN or BSN. I would like to know the different roles that each type of nurse can do. (BSN or ADN) If any one can let me know what the different roles they can do that would be great. Thanks!!!!:wink2:

The job? The same for both. The delivery of nursing care is the same. Now as to chooing one over the other, well it's not that easy. You have to look at the whole picture of your life and what you want, as well as the programs in your area. There is no black and white in the choice.

1. Were are you in your life now and were do you want to be? Are you planning on becoming a nurse practitioner or just finish the rest of you life as a staff nurse. ( remember things change)

2. What are the programs like were you life. I've seen BSN programs from majoreast and west coast programs that produced nurses who couldn't find a hole in the wall, and graduates form no name rural community colleges who are the best nurses I've eber seen.

Its about you, your study styly, you desire to be the best nurse you can be, and your desire to not settle for the minimum to get thourgh whichever program you choose.

Whatever you choose, welcome to the ranks.

P.S. to take it to the extreme, one of the best CRNA's I know. A provider that the gov comes to when they have questions about anesthesia doens't have any degree at all. He was a diploma nurse and a certificate CRNA, yes he's been doing this for awhile.