BSN Versus ADN
BSN Versus ADN or Diploma Program
Tracie Bigelow
Grand Canyon University
Professional Dynamics
NRS 430 V
Luci Hanus
August 14, 2013
ADN Versus BSN
To become a practicing registered nurse (RN) it can be done at a diploma program, associate or baccalaureate entry degree level. After completion of either program it is required to sit for the same NCLEX-RN exam to become licensed and practice. It is believed those who practice at a baccalaureate degree level provide a higher quality of care to patients ("AACN," 2012, p. 1).
Now days there aren’t many diploma programs for nursing. Diplomas programs are set up in a hospital. The difference of a diploma program versus a degree program, is once graduated no degree is obtained.
Those …show more content…
“BSN programs cover all the materials covered in a ADN program plus a more in depth treatment of the physical and social sciences, nursing research, public and community health, nursing management, and the humanities. The additional work provides new graduates with a better understanding of the cultural, political, economic, and social issues that affect patients and influence health care delivery” ("The Impact of Education on Nursing Practice," 2012, para. 4). BSN nurses are provided with the opportunities to advance to higher positions in nursing without having to go back to school. For example, BSN nurses can become a nurse manager, unlike ADN nurse. BSN nurses are also more prepared to enter an advanced degree program. For example, nurse practitioner, or a nurse anesthetist program. BSN programs prepare those for what is …show more content…
According to The American Association of Colleges of Nursing research has shown that lower mortality rates, fewer medication errors, and positive outcomes are all linked to nurses prepared at the baccalaureate and graduate degree levels. According to an article published in Health Services Research in August 2008, nurses with a baccalaureate degree were linked with a lower mortality and failure-to-rescue rate. Authors believed that moving toward a higher education level in the nursing workforce, requiring at least BSN would result in better patient outcomes ("AACN," 2012, p. 2). In a study released in the May 2008 issue of the Journal of Nursing Administration, it was noted that researchers found that every 10% increase in the proportion of nurses with a BSN there was a 4% decrease in the risk of death ("AACN," 2012, p. 3). BSN degree nurses are proven to have better leadership and critical thinking skills, due to the extra schooling provided to them. For example, there was a patient in the hospital with type I diabetes, whose glucose levels ranged from critically high to critically low (500’s-30’s). The nurse working with this patient through managing the diabetes noticed her high sensitivity to regular insulin. After an episode of critically high levels the physician ordered 14 units of regular insulin, the ADN nurse continued covering her with the insulin as prescribed which
Tracie Bigelow
Grand Canyon University
Professional Dynamics
NRS 430 V
Luci Hanus
August 14, 2013
ADN Versus BSN
To become a practicing registered nurse (RN) it can be done at a diploma program, associate or baccalaureate entry degree level. After completion of either program it is required to sit for the same NCLEX-RN exam to become licensed and practice. It is believed those who practice at a baccalaureate degree level provide a higher quality of care to patients ("AACN," 2012, p. 1).
Now days there aren’t many diploma programs for nursing. Diplomas programs are set up in a hospital. The difference of a diploma program versus a degree program, is once graduated no degree is obtained.
Those …show more content…
“BSN programs cover all the materials covered in a ADN program plus a more in depth treatment of the physical and social sciences, nursing research, public and community health, nursing management, and the humanities. The additional work provides new graduates with a better understanding of the cultural, political, economic, and social issues that affect patients and influence health care delivery” ("The Impact of Education on Nursing Practice," 2012, para. 4). BSN nurses are provided with the opportunities to advance to higher positions in nursing without having to go back to school. For example, BSN nurses can become a nurse manager, unlike ADN nurse. BSN nurses are also more prepared to enter an advanced degree program. For example, nurse practitioner, or a nurse anesthetist program. BSN programs prepare those for what is …show more content…
According to The American Association of Colleges of Nursing research has shown that lower mortality rates, fewer medication errors, and positive outcomes are all linked to nurses prepared at the baccalaureate and graduate degree levels. According to an article published in Health Services Research in August 2008, nurses with a baccalaureate degree were linked with a lower mortality and failure-to-rescue rate. Authors believed that moving toward a higher education level in the nursing workforce, requiring at least BSN would result in better patient outcomes ("AACN," 2012, p. 2). In a study released in the May 2008 issue of the Journal of Nursing Administration, it was noted that researchers found that every 10% increase in the proportion of nurses with a BSN there was a 4% decrease in the risk of death ("AACN," 2012, p. 3). BSN degree nurses are proven to have better leadership and critical thinking skills, due to the extra schooling provided to them. For example, there was a patient in the hospital with type I diabetes, whose glucose levels ranged from critically high to critically low (500’s-30’s). The nurse working with this patient through managing the diabetes noticed her high sensitivity to regular insulin. After an episode of critically high levels the physician ordered 14 units of regular insulin, the ADN nurse continued covering her with the insulin as prescribed which