Degree plan for Bachelors degree in nursing?

[clep3705]

I spoke to someone who flunked out of a 4 semester BSN program. She then went to a 4 semester ADN program. She did receive credit for BSN courses she did well in, so I don't think it took her 4 semesters to finish the ADN. Then she went back and completed a 3 semester RN to BSN program, the same school she flunked out of. I asked her if a semester of ADN was easier than a semester of BSN. She said not really.

Think about it. If you are going to spend 4 hard semesters in school, why would you get an ADN when you could get a BSN? It doesn't make sense. Granted, you will have to take statistics before starting any BSN program and probably not have to take it before starting an ADN.

Tuition is higher for BSN programs than community colleges. But, unless you attend an expensive private school, your biggest expense for school will be your living expenses, not your tuition. I don't think the tuition reimbursement for RN to BSN is that big of a deal when you consider all factors.

When there are many schools competing for clinical spots, the BSN schools tend to have the top tier hospitals and the community colleges don't. That's not always true, but one reason it tends to be true is that magnet hospitals hire BSNs instead of ADNs, which makes them prefer BSN students over ADN students. Why would they invest resources training someone they wouldn't hire upon licensure? In major metropolitan areas, ADNs are shut out of many opportunities. Why would you put the same effort into an ADN that could have yielded a BSN?