Lauren, I also felt the same was as you do, but my opinion changed with time. I initially started out my nursing career as an L.V.N. and practiced as a critical care nurse for several years before going back and obtaining my ADN. I believed that I did not learn all that much new material in my program. I attributed that to my years of experience and did not thank all that much about it. I later realized that I had learned a lot more than I wanted to admit. I realized this especially when I was precepting a new nurse or doing pt teaching. I had a gained greater understanding and knowledge base of the rational behind many things.. Knowing the rationale behind something always helps me remember. I like many nurses and we all know who we are made fun of the new BSN nurse for not being as technically prepared right out of school so for a long time I did not see the importance of obtaining a BSN.
