Will they eventually phase out ADN RNs in favor of those with a BSN?

Also, if I don't aspire to really be anything more than a staff nurse will an ADN suffice?

Do yall think I would be correct in assuming that this whole ADN vs.BSN thing is from higher education universities just wanting higher enrollments for more money? Because I've read some 4-year University web pages on the issue and that's what it sounds like to me

I think that the hospitals and nursing home facilities will sooner or later win out on this one. I have talked to many of them and they could care less if a nurse has a bachelor's or associate's degree. In fact, some of them even said that they PREFER an associate's degree, not because they have to pay them less, but that their knowledge of the nursing field is more recent and relevant to the job.

I think it's a shame that schools continue to push this issue. It should be the employers that drive this decision, not the schools. If you want to go further than being a staff nurse, then it is important. If not, it's not. So - yes an ADN will suffice. Ask any employer hiring nurses.

Well I have heard two things, one where the BSN's will pretty much take over and run the whole nursing business, and the other where they won't. I am leaning towards the latter. There are not enough BSN's to replace all of the other levels of nurses and until there are only BSN programs in schools, there will be a wide array of nurses that hospitals will have to hire since there is a shortage!

Considering the kind of EXTREME demand there is for nursing, I wouldn't worry a lick about whether you have a BS or AS for your intial career.

Now... a BS will open more horizons in the long run and probably allow you better chance for career advancement, higher education, and maybe moving along to the Nurse Practitioner role (should you so choose). You MIGHT get a little more in the way of salary.

But as you state, just being a staff nurse... you will be able to find a job with an AS if you live in just about any semi-populous area.

I can't believethat people continue to discuss this topic. Who is better. I have heard this for years. Just because you have an ADN doesn't mean you have to "settle". You can climb the ladder just as anyone else does. I have an ADN and have been an RN for 14 years. I am a Dir of Nursing. I got here by hard work and learning all the jobs in between. Will I go back for my BSN? Why? I am getting everything I want in life with my ADN.