<p>For example, is University of texas College of Nursing the same as Chamberlin college of nursing? </p>
<p>Some nursing schools were/are non-degree granting (less than four-year) institutions and only offer RN certification. These would substantially differ from college or university nursing programs because they do not provide an accredited Bachelor’s education in addition to the RN professional credential. Furthermore, it is my understanding that many nurses with only their RN (no academic degree) have a significantly more difficult career advancement challenges. </p>
<p>the 4yr degree is BSN ( sometimes call the Traditional BSN ). </p>
<p>Many community colleges or colleges also offer an Associated Degree in Nursing ( 2 yr program ) & students can take the RN exam afterward. </p>
<p>Some colleges offer only the " technical " cert. such as nursing aide or other 1yr diploma. </p>
<p>Don’t want to confuse you any further, some Universities also offer
an Acclerated BSN ( ABSN) , it is a " Second Bachelor Degree Program "
for students who already have a BS/BA in another area & now wanted to study nursing. </p>
<p>Hope this helps you. Good Luck</p>
<p>For our purposes, we’ll refer only to nurses who are RNs. The ANA is trying to make the BN the baseline for all registered nurses (RNs) of the future. Often nursing schools were associated with local hospitals instead of colleges or unis and offered a student the chance to become a registered nurse (sometimes with a Diploma in Nursing) but without the bachelors diploma. Usually these programs were 2 or 3 year. These programs are drying up or being absorbed into colleges or unis that offer a four-year bachelors degree–as the ANA encourages its bachelors degree baseline and employers come to expect acute care nurses to have bachelors degrees at minimum.</p>
<p>@FlowerMom: Not to pick nits, but at some major, highly reputed universities the degree granted is (or at least was) a BS, not a BSN. In fact, there is a degree from Duke on a wall that I often see that – to be extremely specific – says: “Bachelor of Science” and “(Nursing)” on the following line. The university’s alumni association catalogs this as a BS, just as they would one in physics, engineering, and so forth. </p>
<p>With this said, however, I fully agree with your fundamental points. </p>
<p>^^ yes you are absolutely correct. I’ve looked at the Second Bachelor Degree in Nursing that Duke offers. One of my other D is in the process of applying to these programs.
Some univ. called these " Baccalaureate " in stead of Bachelor , very confusing to me.</p>
<p>yes, you are absolutely correct !</p>
<p>^ ^ ^ ^
One thing I will guarantee, the Nursing School at Duke is simply terrific, at all levels from Bachelor’s to Ph. D. In recent years, its stature, faculty, facilities and internal importance have all risen tremendous. I understand that I am biased, but I hope your daughter will seriously consider Duke. The “kids” I know who have graduated from the Nursing School unanimously indicate that it’s superb, and their careers have been hypersonically successful.</p>
<p>I highly recommend before you throw a lot of money at any school that you check out your options at less expensive schools. It is not wise to take on a lot of debt to be a nurse. The job itself can be tremendously stressful the first few years, and you don’t want to worry about indebtedness as well as your patients and your job. Duke, Penn, and Georgetown are terrific, but they’re also very expensive and not necessarily generous (Penn’s better than the other two usually), but there are also fine public colleges and generous privates that might be less expensive. </p>