University of Pennsylvania transitioning Accelerated BSN to "Master of Professional Nursing"

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Suspect this change is due in part to lack of financial support for second bachelors degree while masters can get financial aide. Karen

Penn is offering a new way for college grads to become a nurse

The new master of professional nursing at the University of Pennsylvania is a full-time, 15-month program.

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...The new graduate curriculum came in response to what educators at Penn heard from accelerated BSN students, Sochalski said. As older, experienced learners, they were ready to take on graduate-level work that looked at the health-care system more broadly. At a time of nurse shortages at bedside jobs, she hopes the program will serve as a pipeline for well-trained nurses....

...Penn's entry-level master's program is not the first in the region. Gwynedd Mercy offers a 24-month program. These types of graduate-level, entry programs are part of a trend in nursing education to replace accelerated bachelor's degrees. In 2021, there were 318 accelerated bachelor's and 74 entry-level master's programs in the U.S., according the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

 

[marylandmom]

Can anyone here who has done an entry-level MSN comment upon whether it was worth it? I have heard of some entry-level MSN's moving quickly into management or nursing education, but other than these opportunities, isn't the cost high? In my state, a 2nd degree BSN from a well-respected program can be finished in only 2 years at a public university price, so I just don't see the point of expensive ABSN's or entry-level masters degree, unless significant scholarship funds are offered.