Nowadays, nurses are in demand when it comes to employment opportunities. Health care is a good business to invest your money and effort because it is a necessity that the people need. It may experience a drop in the number of people who needs health care but it is just a cycle and it will forever exist to extend its services to people. For that reason, people are thinking of investing their future to health care.
Many are confused between a BSN and a RN. The thin line between the two is that they are both nurses however they differ in a number of things.
- How they acquire the title – A nurse becomes a RN by passing the NCLEX or any qualifying exams in other countries that will enable nurses to practice their profession in a health care setting. Before a nurse is capable to take a qualifying exam, a nurse need to finish a BSN program or ADN program. On the other hand, a nurse acquires a BSN degree if he or she is able to finish a 4-year course.
- Role as a nurse – If being a nurse is in question, there is no difference between RN and BSN. Both are able to perform their core functions as a nurse but nurses with bachelor’s degree are more flexible to hold other positions. Nurses who are BSN holders are qualified to have a position in the administration or as a manager. Their years of education are enough to give them knowledge to be able to handle managerial positions unlike others who only have ADN degree.
- Difference in salary – Because of the fact that BSN can become managers in a hospital, they can have a higher salary than those who are just bedside care nurses. However, if both registered nurses with ADN degree or BSN degree are both bedside nurses, they are no difference in their salary.
- Years of study – Nurses who are aspiring to finish an ADN course will only take 2 years for them to finish the course and take the exam to become a RN. On the other hand, students need to finish 4-5 years to finish a BSN course and then take the exam to become a RN.
