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Originally Posted by pavulon
The most competent RNs are those that can think critically, prioritize, communicate and are not prone to playing their get out of jail free card of 3 magic words--"I'm not comfortable."
Most newly minted 2 year RNs are several years at best from any of those. Most BSN are way ahead of them in this respect. The difference is education and maturity vs training.
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And yet, the pay is relatively close. You'd think with all the added "value" of a BSN, there would be a pay advantage. Again locally that advantage does not exist. I can't speak to nationally but I would guess it extends to other areas. The biggest benefit is that a BSN can move into management... if that's a benefit at all. Many wouldn't want that headache.
On average, the pay difference is $3.00 per hour. Is an additional MINIMUM of 30K in student loan debt worth $3 per hour more?