The associates degree in nursing ain't gonna fly anymore.
Many hospitals are already requiring new rn's to have bsn's. The existing rn's get a pass based on job experience.
In 2012, they are likely gonna raise the requirement to become a nurse practicioner, nurse anesthetist and certified nurse specialist to a doctorate in nursing. Up from the current msn level.
That's the reason why my wife jumped into the msn program so quick. Hoping she'll be grandfathered in before the switch over. She's even already started her DEA paperwork.
It's a lucrative field, but that asn degree is only gonna go so far. More nurse are starting to become advance practice which means more money, but more education.
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I don't believe this because having a BS or BA does nothing in the field of nursing. Remember during the first two years of a BA or BS you are not taking classes in your field. You only take classes in you major after you complete the first two years of school. So I just find it hard to believe taking World history, music, language arts, math, PE, public speaking, or any other irrelevant class has anything to do with nursing.
With an AS degree you learn nothing but nursing field and that is all. So I don't see the logic behind using only nurses with only BS or BA degrees