will going straight to bsn from prenursing teach same rn skills adn's have?

[northmississippi]

Ive been taking regular classes for two years waiting to get into the adn/rn program at the local college,,, now....i almost have all the classes for a prenursing associates that transfers to a university,,if can't get into the adn/rn program at the local college, i may can get into the bsn program (also a two year program) at the college down south of me.

Will a bsn student be taught nursing thru the lifespan and mental health like the adn students study? I assume a bsn student can take the RN test also.

thanks guys.

[PghRN30]

Yes all the nursing part should all be the same more or less. BSN will just have some extra classes that an ADN wouldnt, but then for an ADN to do an RN-BSN transition, they would then have to take those classes you will already have. And of course they can take the NCLEX to be an RN. BSN, ADN and Dipoma RN all more or less have the same Nursing education and are able to test to be a RN.

[lifelearningrn, BSN, RN]

If you have all the classes to get into either program, and they will both take you the same amount of time, why not target the BSN? You'll learn the same clinical skills plus some management and community health stuff... AND you'll have the degree many employers are looking for these days.

I say apply for both and if given the choice between both, I'd take the BSN in a heartbeat.

[clucito01]

I don't want to say that a RN with a BSN is better than a nurse with a ADN degree because a 2 year or 4 year degree isn't what makes a good nurse BUT with a BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) you have so many more open doors than what you would with an Associates. And with so many hospitals now trying to achieve magnet status they are starting to primarily look for RN's that have graduated with a BSN.

[PghRN30]

I don't want to say that a RN with a BSN is better than a nurse with a ADN degree because a 2 year or 4 year degree isn't what makes a good nurse BUT with a BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) you have so many more open doors than what you would with an Associates. And with so many hospitals now trying to achieve magnet status they are starting to primarily look for RN's that have graduated with a BSN.

True, a BSN is not better(or worse) as far as quality of RN, but it is far more marketable these days. Many hospitals prefer it, or are asking RNs that do not have BSNs to pursue obtaining them (I have heard that is what hospitals around me desire is for non BSN RNs to obtain a BSN within so many years of employment, (4 or 5 years maybe, I'm not sure)). Sooner or later one will likely have to pursue a BSN, if not a MSN/DNP/PhD to be able to find any advancment within the nursing field. Starting off into a BSN will just start you off one step ahead. So if you are at the point where getting your BSN will take about the same amount of time as your ADN, go for it. It will save you the time, and money of having to pursue your BSN down the road, as you likely will eventually need to.