What can ADN nurses achieve with a BSN other than accumulating more debts?

[elpnla]

I talked with a couple ADN nurses who have completed their BSN degrees.

They get a few dollars more in pay, but their debt is over their head. Amazing..

[TiffyRN, BSN, PhD]

Strange....

I wonder why the focus has to be specifically science as opposed to art.

'Cause we'd like to think we're a science? (Heavy sarcasm). Come on!

[nursel56]

In deciding education for ourselves, we must understand the law of supply and demand. Investment in education is not cheap, unless you have money to throw away. How great is the demand for BSN, MSN, PhD nurses say 10 years from now? What is the supply of BSN, MSN, PhD nurses 10 years from now? I bet you the supply will greatly exceed the demand 10 years from now. What happens then? Hospitals want to save money. Businesses want to save money and make large profits. It's cheaper to hire AD nurses and foreign nurses than to pay for BSN, MSN, and PhD nurses. Read the classified section of your favorite newspapers. How many are looking for BSN/MSN/PhD nurses? How many are looking just for "RN" to fill their need? Even Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants are struggling to find jobs. What chance do you have of finding a PhD job unless you have inside connection, or you father is the Director of a large hospital or school

Remember the law of supply and demand. That's my point.

Just curious as to why you believe it's cheaper to hire nurses who were educated in foreign countries.

[Gentleman_nurse, MSN]

1. A nurse with a BSN education nurse can achieve more than a nurse with an Associates education.

2. There is no significant difference between a nurse with BSN degree and a Associates degree.

3. Education is not limited to college and universities.

[imenid37]

Yes. That is how it is for the staff RN's where I work now. Everyone needs to get their bSN in 4 years if they are a new ADN hire. The only ADN's they hire are already employees working as unit secretaties and PCA's mostly.

[smartnurse1982]

Just curious as to why you believe it's cheaper to hire nurses who were educated in foreign countries.

I was told because they already have Bsn degrees.

[applesxoranges, BSN, RN]

In my hospital they do not recognize between a diploma, ADN, and BSN because after all, the license is RN and that's what the nurse is paying to do. So the badges only say RN or NP.

[MiamiE]

In my hospital they do not recognize between a diploma, ADN, and BSN because after all, the license is RN and that's what the nurse is paying to do. So the badges only say RN or NP.

Same where I work. An RN is and RN, the BSN is a gateway for higher level education.