SueM in MN
combining the teacups with a roller coaster
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I graduated with a BSN, like some, I went to Nursing School right out of high school. So, I didn't have a family to balance while I was going to school.
The most positive thing about having a BSN is that I do have more flxibility in what I can do. I spent a lot of my nursing career in Public Health, which I would not have been able to do with an AD (a BSN has been the basic requirement for many years).
I am currently working in a management position and would not be working in management without a Bachelors. The hospital I currently work at has some Clinical Managers who are being required to go back to school for Masters.
If you don't have any desire to go into management, it probably doesn't matter that much, but if you want more flexibility, a BSN is the way to go.
The most positive thing about having a BSN is that I do have more flxibility in what I can do. I spent a lot of my nursing career in Public Health, which I would not have been able to do with an AD (a BSN has been the basic requirement for many years).
I am currently working in a management position and would not be working in management without a Bachelors. The hospital I currently work at has some Clinical Managers who are being required to go back to school for Masters.
If you don't have any desire to go into management, it probably doesn't matter that much, but if you want more flexibility, a BSN is the way to go.
