Does the pay and chances of employment differ.
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You employment opportunities will differ. BSN degreed nurses are way more likely to be hired or promoted to supervisory positions and administrative positions. You’ll see ADNs as charge nurses on units and such, but seldom in the higher management positions.
The pay will be more in those higher and more responsible positions. If a BSN and an ADN work in the same position there may not be that much difference in pay, but as you ascend the ladder it’ll make a lot of difference.
Best of luck in your career. I retired after only 35 short years as a nurse, and for the most part I loved it all. I worked in a number of diverse job situations and found something to love about every one of them. I hope you have the same experience!
Yes. Hospitals want BSN’s, but they will hire Associates too (they dont have to pay them as much). also, if you have an associates degree dont plan on really advancing in your job, or going back for schooling, seeing as you need a bachelors degree to go for your masters (nurse practitioner or clinical lab specialist, etc..)
good luck
invest in a 4 year degree followed by an MSN.
As far as getting hired:
That’s really hard to answer……..there are a lot of variables in the mix. For example, an ASN that worked as a patient care tech and/or student nurse extern in the same unit she/he is applying to work as a grad nurse/new RN is more likely to be hired than a BSN that was not employed there.
Of course, a BSN with experience in a certain area of nursing is more likely to be hired than an ASN with no experience, but it’s likely a toss-up if the ASN was already employed in the same hospital as an RN in a different area: for example, an ASN with Critical Care experience that is currently employed in ABC hospital applies for a transfer to ABC hospital’s Emergency Department. while a BSN that’s worked at “St. So-and-So hospital’s ED applies for the same position. Some hospital systems will always hire from within first if there is a candidate that can reasonably fill the job description.
It’s hard to tell who will be more likely to get it, if you are going on degree credentials alone. You may have a great ASN with experience who interviews poorly and a new BSN that interviews well, so the BSN is hired because he/she is more likable……
Also, if the unit at the hospital has had a lot of BSN’s jockeying for management and clinical education positions in the past when they really need bedside nurses, they may be more inclined to hire the ASN because they know she/he isn’t going to leave in a year when a supervisor position opens up.
I know this really doesn’t give you direction one way or another, but having been an RN for 15 years in the hospital setting, I do know that it all depends on what the facility or specific unit is looking for and it’s not something you can generalize over when it comes to a position of direct patient care.
As far as getting paid more:
If you are hired for the same position and you have the same level of experience as the RN with an Associates, you are likely to make about 50 cents to $2 an hour….depending on what area of the country you are in and the facility itself.
That’s really not that much, but having the BSN will allow you an easier move into basic management (clinical manager of a certain shift) or the unit’s clinical education position, instead of staying “at the bedside”.
An RN is an RN…..over half of my colleagues in OB are have the BSN and they are doing bedside nursing and could care less about moving into management. These days, a Masters is what is needed for middle-to-upper level management in nursing.
For me, I got my BSN because i new i wanted to get my MSN (currently working on) and become a pediatric NP. The large children’s hospital i work for doesn’t pay more for BSNs than ADN’s. However, to advance your career and make more money in this hospital you need your BSN….there is a certain point where you cannot move any further without it. Also, i know of some larger hospitals that only will higher BSN prepared RN’s. So i think it depends what you want out of your career. If you get your ADN first then work…you can always go back and get your BSN.