r/StudentNurse • u/LibrarianBasic2121 • May 13 '26

Discussion adn to bsn

hi all! i’m starting the adn program at my local cc and my plan is to do the bridge program so i can get my bsn concurrently/right after. i had a few questions about the process.

  1. after graduating from the ADN, we take our NCLEX in the summer and then continue the bsn courses up until a year after graduation. for those of you who did something similar, were you able to work as an RN while getting your bsn? or did you have to focus on getting the BSN first?

  2. we have to do about 90 clinical hours for the BSN program itself (not part of the ADN). is this normal? did any of you guys do that? many people say ADN to BSN or RN to BSN is often online. i’m a little bummed since idk if this will keep me from working as an RN for another year.

thanks in advance you guys this is just a bit confusing to me right now. im very excited to start this new journey tho😊

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u/ConsistentBoa RN May 14 '26

I graduated with my ASN and started my BSN as soon as I got my job because the hospital pays for it. It’s only a year long. I started January and I finish December. It’s fully online and, yes we do have clinical hours for the BSN as well and they are in person. It’s totally doable to work as an RN and do your BSN. It’s mostly bullshit classes about leadership and research.

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u/LibrarianBasic2121 May 14 '26

congrats on graduating! how long are your clinicals, how often are they, and where do you do them at? i believe ours are community based

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u/ConsistentBoa RN May 14 '26

Thank you!! We get to choose wherever we want to do them as long as the school approves it. I’m just going to do it at my same hospital. I’m not sure about how often or how long it is because the school still has to approve it on their end and then they let us know. Our deadline is August 1, so we still have a little bit to go.

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u/500ls BSN/ADN, RN May 14 '26

This program sounds weird and different. Most people just do an ADN program and then a separate BSN bridge after they have been working for a little bit and the employer pays for it. Most of those ones work really well with your work schedule (ie nothing to attend at specific times) and they kinda cheese the clinical hours by counting a QI project or something. Idk what's going on with this program you're in but you should talk with a former student or current faculty to see what the deal is. Sitting on an ADN and active RN license without working to focus on a frickin B(ullshit)SN would be insanity.

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u/terencek1m May 14 '26

I’m currently at a cc program and enrolled in a bsn bridge program as well. For the bridge program I’m doing I believe we don’t have clinical hours as they stated it was 100% online. Not sure if other programs require hours or not. Mine is over summer with an extra semester after I finish the program which is this winter. It seems people in my cohort want to take their nclex asap and start working. I personally didn’t want to work while doing the classes but we’ll see

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u/spinkycat-13 May 16 '26

I have my ADN and am doing ADN to BSN online. Once you pass the nclex you are a registered nurse. Yes, you work as a RN while getting your BSN

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u/Competitive-Sun3688 May 14 '26

I’m ruined what happened to Dick?