Differences in Competencies in ADN and BSN Degrees

Differences in Competencies in ADN and BSN degrees.

Education has a strong outcome on everyone, and nursing is a profession that makes sure that everyone that is being called a nurse goes through the best kind of education that is available. Nursing helps to nurture human by providing humane services for all. There are different levels of education in nursing; an associate’s degree, a baccalaureate degree, master’s degree and so on. So it is very important to understand the differences between all these degrees since each certified nursing program carries educational and professional requirements that are expected to be carried out. The following paragraphs are going to explain the differences in competencies between nurses that are prepared at the associate degree which is the entry level degree and baccalaureate degree which is the degree that comes after Associates degree.

Associate’s degree in nursing (ADN) was first brought into light by Mildred Montag in 1952 since nurses were eligible to take the RN licensure exam once they had this degree. Associate degree nursing programs last for 2 years and after graduation, nurses were expected to work in places such as the community hospitals under the careful guidance of nurses who had their baccalaureate degree. An associate degree is just the beginning of the nursing education but the baccalaureate degree is a step higher in training and education than the associate’s degree. The baccalaureate nursing program was first established in the United States in 1909. While the associate’s degree consists of two years of college, the baccalaureate is a four year program; which automatically tell that baccalaureate graduates attain 2 more years of education and training experience than...

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...ry job comes with responsibilities and the more training a person has, the better they will be at that particular task. Since in this BSN is the degree with more training; more and more hospitals are asking for a BSN degree than an ADN. Even studies show that the higher the number of nurses with baccalaureate degree nurses the lesser the amount of mishaps and mortality rates.

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