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How far can you advance in a Nursing career with only an ADN?
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Posted over 1 year ago Hello all, I am currently taking my prerequisites for Nursing, and I met a woman who has been an ICU nurse for a little over 4 years. She completed an ADN program but does not have a bachelors degree. She became the charge nurse of her unit, and now has recently got promoted to a new, better paying job. She said she will be not only in charge of her unit when shes working but in charge of the whole thing. I wasn't exactly sure what she meant, because I thought that any kind of management position in a hospital would require a BSN or MSN, which she doesn't have....So my question is, does anyone know what job shes talking about? and how far can a Nurse with an ADN and a few years experience advance in their career without a higher degree? Thanks! |
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| Posted over 1 year ago I can't tell you what position she will be accepting. That is a bit odd for and ADN to have a position such as the one you're describing. I suppose it really depends on the facility as to the boundaries of your degree. I have an ADN and was the educator for our trauma center for four years before returning to patient care. This is typically a BSN position as well. You just never know. |
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| Posted over 1 year ago RNdude is right about the position. Normally a BSN/MSN type of job, but it depends where you are and the type of facility. The position she was talking about was probably something like a unit supervisor. The differance is that a charge nurse is responsible for the shift that they are working on at the time. A unit supervisor would be in charge of the unit 24/7 and make the schedules for the charge nurses. Hope this helps to answer your questions. Tom Tom, PhD, MPH, BS(N), RN-C, CHN |
