I'm hoping that someone can answer a few questions that I have. I recently decided to go back to school for nursing. I am taking full time classes at a four year university with hopes of getting into the BSN nursing program in the Fall of 2007. I just got accepted to a 2 year RN program at a local hospital that starts in Aug of 2007. I have over 60 transferable credits toward my BSN, but because you have to take all the nursing classes in sequence it will take me 3 1/2 years from Fall of 2007 to complete the program. It would only take me 2 years to complete the RN program. Does anybody know if I would be looked at as less competent when applying for a nursing job because I only have my RN? Also, do RN's and BSN's basically do the same thing? By the end of this semester I will have almost all of my "general education" credit requirements toward my BSN. I am now just waiting on the actual nursing classes, is there anyway that would count for something if I wanted to go back to a RN to BSN program down the road?
Keigan1 wrote:I'm hoping that someone can answer a few questions that I have. I recently decided to go back to school for nursing. I am taking full time classes at a four year university with hopes of getting into the BSN nursing program in the Fall of 2007. I just got accepted to a 2 year RN program at a local hospital that starts in Aug of 2007. I have over 60 transferable credits toward my BSN, but because you have to take all the nursing classes in sequence it will take me 3 1/2 years from Fall of 2007 to complete the program. It would only take me 2 years to complete the RN program. Does anybody know if I would be looked at as less competent when applying for a nursing job because I only have my RN? Also, do RN's and BSN's basically do the same thing? By the end of this semester I will have almost all of my "general education" credit requirements toward my BSN. I am now just waiting on the actual nursing classes, is there anyway that would count for something if I wanted to go back to a RN to BSN program down the road?
You have to do whatever is best for you but yes a RN from a 2 year ADN program and RN from a BSN program all take the same NCLEX-RN test and all have the same title when hired. A BSN can get you a few points on a clinical ladder or make it easier to get into management positions. If getting to work is the goal I'd do the 2 year program then you can transfer that and take more classes and get your BSN or even go straight MSN or ARNP.