Does anyone major in nursing/or know alot about schooling or it?

Question

i know i want to go to college for nursing after i graduate high school this year. i am not sure the best way to approach it. I am not sure whether to go to a nursing school for 2 years to get my nursing license and associates and then transfer to a university to get my bachelors in science. or whether i should go to a four year university to begin with and get my bachelors. some people say going to a nursing school for the first two years makes you a better clinical nurse, and thats what they look for?

Answer 1

Getting your BSN can put you in a better position to get a job, because more and more hospitals are wanting to hire nurses with a BSN.  However, it's a longer program and much more expensive, of course.  If you can get your ADN and get a job, there are many employers who will help you (financially) to get a BSN.  I fear there is a bit of professional snobbery out there, with people thinking that a BSN is so much more superior to an ADN. But ADN and BSN programs contain basically the same clinical instruction.  The BSN is just heavier on the book learning.  I've worked with many fabulous nurses who attended an associates program, so I don't personally agree with the assumption that someone with a BSN is automatically a better nurse.  

Answer 2

I feel that in the future there will be a lot of changes to the nursing field.  I believe that higher degrees are going to be more desirable and necessary.  I really think that nurses are going to take on more active roles as your primary care provider--I think they will take on more of the duties now performed by doctors.  So I would get that higher degree and look into going into some advanced degrees or certifications.

Good Luck.

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Answer 3

start here:

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm

after reading all of this contact some of the links they give you.

then discuss your plans with a counselor at school or the local community college to gain some insight on the associates route. contact a university that you have an interest in to check on bachelors programs that you can bridge to with your associates and RN license.

there is little difference in an associates degree and a bachelors if you plan to stay in patient care. if you desire to move into administrative and management positions many require a bachelors degree. if you desire to continue on to a nurse specialty then you need a bachelors to get into graduate school.

all this info and much more is found by starting at:

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm

For information on a career as a registered nurse and nursing education, contact:

National League for Nursing, 61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006. Internet: http://www.nln.org

For information on baccalaureate and graduate nursing education, nursing career options, and financial aid, contact:

American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 1 Dupont Circle NW., Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036. Internet: http://www.aacn.nche.edu

For additional information on registered nurses, including credentialing, contact:

American Nurses Association, 8515 Georgia Ave., Suite 400, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Internet: http://nursingworld.org

For information on the NCLEX-RN exam and a list of individual State boards of nursing, contact:

National Council of State Boards of Nursing, 111 E. Wacker Dr., Suite 2900, Chicago, IL 60611. Internet: http://www.ncsbn.org