kenny|1330109438|3133471 said:When a woman gets one why don't they call it a bachelorette's degree, or better yet find another non-genderized term?
monarch64|1330111320|3133515 said:kenny|1330109438|3133471 said:When a woman gets one why don't they call it a bachelorette's degree, or better yet find another non-genderized term?
You are joking, right?
Lynnie|1330117595|3133617 said:I am a lowly ASN (nursing), but I earn the same amount of $$ as my BSN/MSN co-workers, and I had waaaay less owed in student loans (7K vs. up to 80K!). If there were incentive for me to get my BSN I would, but right now we're having kids and working on the house, and I really have no desire to go back to school. Once we're done having kids I think I'll go back, though! I know a lot of hospitals aren't even hiring ASN nurses anymore!
Associates and Bachelors in Nursing.kenny|1330123754|3133697 said:What's ASN and BSN?
Autumnovember|1330122269|3133683 said:Lynnie|1330117595|3133617 said:I am a lowly ASN (nursing), but I earn the same amount of $$ as my BSN/MSN co-workers, and I had waaaay less owed in student loans (7K vs. up to 80K!). If there were incentive for me to get my BSN I would, but right now we're having kids and working on the house, and I really have no desire to go back to school. Once we're done having kids I think I'll go back, though! I know a lot of hospitals aren't even hiring ASN nurses anymore!
Pretty much the only reason I got my BSN was because they won't even consider hiring an ASN nurse, although I think so many of them know much more than BSN's.
That is rather shocking, there is still a large shortage here.Lynnie|1330135134|3133833 said:Yes, now a BSN is a must. I got hired at my hospital the last year they were hiring ASN nurses (6 years ago), now it's BSN only. I think all the major hospitals are. I will definitely have to go back to school if I ever want a job elsewhere (which I'm sure I would).
Begonia|1330149496|3133976 said:Bachelorette's in Science![]()
Master's in Landscape Architecture
Northern ILLynnie|1330143782|3133920 said:Karl, I do believe it's a regional thing. Where are you located? I know Florida has a huge shortage of nurses (tons of retirees there). The big hospitals in the metro Philly area require a BSN. My hospital is now on a hiring freeze for nurses, unless approved by admin. It's a shame, we had an excellent extern that got his ASN and they wouldn't hire him.
Sorry for the threadjack, Kenny!