RN APN: Why Choose BSN Over ADN

Register to read the introduction… BSN Degree is a 4 year program which also qualifies nurses to do the same jobs as ADN in addition education in wellness, leadership and management, and community nursing wellness, which help them to choose different career path such as a nursing educator, case manager, and executive positions. BSN and ADN programs provide the knowledge for the students to take the N-CLEX exam. Diploma programs also give the students the eligibility to take the RN licensure exam. In order for ADN or Diploma nurses to go further with their education, they have to go finish BSN. Now these days, most of the Magnet Hospitals requiring the new staff s to be BSN.
ADN program is less expensive and short, but no future, unless nurses take BSN course. The extra courses in BSN fulfills the student’s professional growth, prepares the new nurse for a wide scope of practice, and gives the nurse with a better understanding of the …show more content…
BSN and higher degree programs are prepared to use a systems approach in directing outcomes related to inequality that prevents quality care. These approaches demand that nurses have advanced study and are prepared for system change implementation. “The increasing complexity of technology, medical therapies and treatments, and chronic health problems (in all age groups) emphasize the need for nurses to be more highly educated. The higher education and advanced degrees will better prepare RNs to create process improvements that address medical mistakes, reimbursement issues, directing multiple systems of care, and other challenges in the healthcare delivery system” (Tri-council for nursing,