BSN VS ADN - What Matters Most when Choosing Your Nursing Path
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- How do BSN-Educated RNs stack up against RNs with an Associate’s Degree or Diploma?
What You Should Know Before Choosing a Nursing Degree
First things first: Let’s eliminate some of the confusion that might be out there; “RN” is a license, while “BSN” is a degree.
The standard education for earning an RN license has always been an Associate’s Degree in nursing ADN, but more often people are choosing to earn a BSN as a pre-licensure degree. RNs who have earned a bachelor’s degree will sometimes use “BSN”(John Doe, BSN, RN) as a credential after their name, but it’s important to understand that a BSN (BSN = RN) nurse is still a registered nurse by definition.
A nursing diploma, an associate degree (ADN), or a bachelor’s degree (BSN) will all allow you to take the NCLEX-RN and become licensed as an RN. However, each option varies greatly in how well they prepare you for a career in nursing.
So the question on everybody’s mind is, ‘What’s the real benefit of putting in the extra time and paying the extra money to earn a BSN?’
Diploma, ADN, BSN - What Is the Difference?
The nurse diploma (Nurse Diploma) program is typically offered through hospitals. At once popular, this option is not as common due to the nursing field becoming more demanding. The program, which lasts 1-3 years, focuses strictly on nursing-specific topics (patient care, lifespan nursing, nutrition, etc.). Upon graduation and passing the NCLEX, you would be ready for an entry-level position.
For the past several decades, the associate degree in nursing (Associate Degree in Nursing ADN) has been the standard for RNs. Usually offered at community colleges, this degree will take 2-3 years to complete. Because this is a degree program, general education courses such as English, math, and humanities will be required beyond the nursing classes. This pathway will prepare you for the NCLEX as well as an entry-level position.
Of the three options, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing BSN is the most in-depth and comprehensive. Although this program takes 4-5 years to complete, your employment opportunities will be more diverse and higher paying. This degree option encompasses the course work taught in the ADN program as well as courses in leadership, nursing informatics, research, and community or public health.
All RNs qualify for positions in skilled nursing homes, doctor’s offices, and hospitals. No matter what degree they hold, they all start their careers at a similar level and have to put in some time to earn their stripes before taking on more responsibilities.
Still, you’re going to find more entry-level jobs are available to BSN-prepared nurses, and there’s definitely a lot more opportunities for advancement when you have a higher degree. Since baccalaureate-level nurses often have stronger communication and critical-thinking skills, they are often able to transition to leadership roles sooner. In fact, many clinical leadership roles require a BSN.
The AACN has even reported that 44% of hospitals require new nurses to hold a BSN, while 79% show a strong preference for BSN-educated RNs.
While RNs with a diploma or associate’s degree often qualify for the same nursing jobs as BSN-educated RNs when it comes to direct patient care in hospitals and clinics, other employers often prefer a BSN. This opens the door for more opportunities with insurance providers and in areas like clinical research. For those interested in military service, a BSN will qualify you to serve as an officer, resulting in higher pay than RN enlisted members.
Nursing salaries are also commensurate with education, specialty, and experience. For example, the national median salary for an ADN-prepared RN with between 1-4 years of experience is about $61,000 ADN $61,000, while BSNs with the same level of experience earn nearly $70,000 BSN $70,000.
Nursing occupations play a big role in determining salaries. Nurses serving in areas with high responsibility such as Pediatrics, Critical Care, Leadership, or Public Health will command a greater salary (Please place with typography of your choice without the comma in between). Nurses that hold a BSN are more likely to obtain careers in these specialties. And when a BSN takes advantage of their education by moving into roles that require more responsibility, they can expect to earn considerably more. For example, a BSN working as a clinical nurse manager can earn over $80,000.
Quality of Care
Just within the past 5 years, research has shown that BSN graduates deliver higher quality care than their RN counterparts. Studies have shown that health care facilities with a higher percentage of BSN nurses have better patient outcomes as well as lower mortality rates.
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ADN nurses are street smart. Most of them are the types of people that grew up doing what they need to do to survive. This bs video also left out the fact that an associate degree nurse can just as easily work in a critical care setting for a year to gain experience. Then start traveling. Also in the long run the ADN to BSN bridge program is still significantly cheaper than wasting money at a four year university.
Cody S I dont feel like this is a bs video. I'm an ADN nurse with 10 years of experience. While it is true ADNs have just as much opportunities as BSN degrees in the job field, employers will always look at a applicant with a BSN first. However, at the end of the day, experience in the field trumps time in university.
gruesome are they still hiring ADN nurses? I’m so confused now, everyone saying different things. I’m about to enroll in nursing school to get my adn. But not sure if it worth it.
Tatsiana Tati it is def still worth it. With the shortage of nurses, hospitals need ADNs more than ever. Get your ADN get some experience and then get your hospital to pay for your BSN. That way you start getting experience sooner and you save some money.
ladycurl2xcel the thing with that though they sometimes have contracts to be with that hospital for years when you’re just trying to get experience then travel, ADN or BSN travel nursing is banking!
I agree
Where yo shoes at😂😂
She looks cute though
Jeffrey Mbelu she’s wearing black shoes. They just blend in w the background.
Black flats, she's a tall girl lol
This video was very misleading. I dislike how ADN prepared nurses were portrayed in this video. I'm a CNA that has been working with post acute care surgery patients going on 9yrs now. I work directly with both BSN and ADN prepared nurses. From my experience with both ADN prepared nurses and BSN prepared nurses, the ADNs are better clinically than their BSN counterparts. That would probably be because ADN programs tend to do more clinical hours than BSN program; whereas BSN programs do more theory courses. It seems due to the condense program of the ADNs (2yrs to 3yrs for the actual nursing program) than the BSNs (3yrs to 4yrs) the ADNs retain more information because its so fresh in their minds. As opposed to BSNs who have to try and remember information from over 3/4yrs. I encourage anyone to get their RN which ever way is best feasible for you. ADN nurses are just as good as BSN. This video isn't a very good representation of the training of the ADN nurse. And I'm highly disappointed. Honestly in some ways I feel like, some, BSN nurses are threaten by the ADN nurses and its very sad to watch at times. Hence the reason for this poor portrayal video.
The pay difference is not too big 2-3$ BSN put you more classes that I’m not sure are helpful. I know many ADN that get better positions and then stat online the BSN and master. The only way to reach the $80,000 a year is to do overtime. ADN still a reality in USA because there is no many schools to meet the demand.
you can have ways to fund education, provide scholarships, and know there is a nursing shortage but there are not enough educators!
Thank you for this informative video. I have a question - I am crossing from a liberal arts background into nursing. I have a BA and MA. If I obtain a ADN, would institutions/organizations still salary such a person at the lowest level and disregard their other professional experience (I also worked as a Peace Corps volunteer and have community health experience). My goal is to become a nurse practitioner but I want to work a year to pay down school loans first. I'm just trying to get a sense - do institutions factor in other experience/degrees or do they not care and disregard? (I am looking at ADN-NP programs)
Thank you again
Hi Saga, this is a great question. I'm glad you asked, because there is an opportunity for you and other students who already contain a bachelors degree in other areas. It is called "accelerated BSN"if you Google this term you will find programs that you can apply to. This will help you get your BSN instead of your ADN, which will make things easier down the line as I believe there are more traditional MSN programs that require a bachelors, than ADN to MSN.
In regards to your specific question, it would depend on your employer. I could see them considering this, however, since nursing is such a different field and you will need to be trained just like all new graduates, I could also see them also not consider this....
in one job that I was applying for, the HR person asked me what degree I had and how many years I worked as a nurse. Then she pulled out a chart and showed me how much I would make... but again, I think it would just depend on your employer.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any more questions!
xoxo
~ Caroline
I looked at Second Degree BSN programs at first but the costs in the DC/VA/MD area, which is my area, are about $50-$70,000 a year for a 2nd Degree BSN, which is a cost I can understand for an MS program. I'm leary of the online programs.
Thank you. I enjoy your videos and your work, these are wonderful educational resources
Wow that is pretty expensive... then your right, maybe ADN will be the best route. You only need 1-2 years of experience.... so even if the pay is low, it won't be forever.
Thanks so much for letting me know you like the videos!!
In the next few weeks on this channel we have a ton of NP videos that we will be posting, so be on the lookout for that!
See you soon!
~Caroline
I look forward to your NP videos and I have the bell ticked to get notifications for your videos. Thank you very much for all you do for us - inspiration is always needed
Perfect! Anytime, it's really my pleasure!
Thanks for being there 😘
I want that dress!
jus got my BSN this month Jan 2020 on to the ARNP just need to save $$$ cuz it's serious money for that degree lol
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Very informative video 👍
If you want to be able to advance quicker and make more money for your starting base salary and have more opportunities become a BSN.
So with BSN you won’t get entry level pay?
What she doesn’t talk about is the additional years worth of salary that the adn will receive while the bsn earns nothing. The nominal pay increase of a bsn is not worth an entire years worth of salary.
ADN’s still have every opportunity to continue their education while earning money.
Which pathway gets most respect
don't like her voice
don't like her attitude
don't like the false information
part of her dress missing
can't find her shoes
Lol
😂🤣😂🤣
lmaoooo dkm
Follow the 💴 my BSN co worker is missing common sense 💆🏻♀️no BSN can help that
I love for you to do a video for my business
Just stop
I will ALWAYS be proud to be a BSN nurse who didn't need to bridge or sell myself short.
And I will ALWAYS believe that BSN should be the ONLY nursing degree.
If the nursing field claim to want more respect, the education standards need to be higher than an ASN. There should also be a reduction in bridge programs and BS online programs. Nursing in the US needs SOLID education standards, instead of making a way for everyone to get into it because they don't want to or can't aim high enough.
I was thinking of doing the bridge program. I already have two bachelor degrees, why in the world would I need to retake the courses that I have already takes..twice! :)
I’m a BSN nurse and you are so wrong! BSN is just more fluff, while ADN is just straight to the point. We sit for the same exact NCLEX so we are all equally prepared.
@@laurenhills239 I'm not wrong but *shrugs*
TheKeKe313 you sound dumb
@@beautybylia268 Nice intellectual rebuttal. LOL.