I posted a similar question a few years ago when I was a prelicensure nursing student. Now that I'm a licensed RN, I'm seeking some additional insight.
I have an ADN, a non-nursing bachelor's, and am 1.5 trimesters away from a master's in a health-related field. I would like to pursue additional credentials in nursing and am considering ADN-MSN programs that do not award the BSN along the way.
Specifically, I'd like to teach RN-BSN students online in the future. Would the lack of a BSN be a detriment to such career goals? Can anyone share reasons why skipping the BSN would be a bad idea, given my previous bachelor's and impending master's?
Eventually, I plan to pursue a PhD in nursing or public health.
I just finished my BSN. I have a BS in another field (and a masters in another field), so all I had to take were the nursing classes-took me a calender year.
Hello,
All you had to take were the nursing courses for your BSN? What program were you in??!
I am in enrolled in an RN to BSN to MSN program at the U. Texas at Arlington online. I have two non-nursing bachelor's and I frustrated by the fact that Arlington and just about every other program that I've look at requires that I complete MORE general education classes on top of the nursing classes. Arlington requires that I take 5 GE courses--a lit, government, 2 political science, and something else... I've completed one nursing class at Arlington and I considering jumping ship to a direct RN to MSN program in research nursing. I think that I might also want to be an NP. I have no desire to go backwards for the BSN should I make that decision in the future! Based on the comments in this feed, I'm not sure if the direct MSN is the way to go in the long run.
Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.
On 2/20/2020 at 6:50 PM, keftirific said:
Hello,
All you had to take were the nursing courses for your BSN? What program were you in??!
I am in enrolled in an RN to BSN to MSN program at the U. Texas at Arlington online. I have two non-nursing bachelor's and I frustrated by the fact that Arlington and just about every other program that I've look at requires that I complete MORE general education classes on top of the nursing classes. Arlington requires that I take 5 GE courses--a lit, government, 2 political science, and something else... I've completed one nursing class at Arlington and I considering jumping ship to a direct RN to MSN program in research nursing. I think that I might also want to be an NP. I have no desire to go backwards for the BSN should I make that decision in the future! Based on the comments in this feed, I'm not sure if the direct MSN is the way to go in the long run.
I appreciate your thoughts!
I have a BS in Biology so I had all the non-nursing classes for a 4 year degree and the sciences required. I also have a MA in Teaching and a associates in Criminal Justice so I had all the education and social sciences covered.
I have a BS in Biology so I had all the non-nursing classes for a 4 year degree and the sciences required. I also have a MA in Teaching and a associates in Criminal Justice so I had all the education and social sciences covered.
What school did you go to? So the school did require GEs? You just had them covered?
Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.
I got my BSN at UNC-Wilmington. I was required to take a minimum of 31 hours at their school to finish my BSN. The GE reqs were basically the same as my Biology degree. A bachelors is a bachelors. Western Carolina wanted me to take a minimum of 44 hours, which would mean electives. I already had 4 degrees at that point. Why would I need to take any electives LOL.
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Hello,
All you had to take were the nursing courses for your BSN? What program were you in??!
I am in enrolled in an RN to BSN to MSN program at the U. Texas at Arlington online. I have two non-nursing bachelor's and I frustrated by the fact that Arlington and just about every other program that I've look at requires that I complete MORE general education classes on top of the nursing classes. Arlington requires that I take 5 GE courses--a lit, government, 2 political science, and something else... I've completed one nursing class at Arlington and I considering jumping ship to a direct RN to MSN program in research nursing. I think that I might also want to be an NP. I have no desire to go backwards for the BSN should I make that decision in the future! Based on the comments in this feed, I'm not sure if the direct MSN is the way to go in the long run.
I appreciate your thoughts!