How do go from ADN to MSN.. Skip BSN? what?

I've heard it's possible to skip BSN after obtaining an ADN and go straight to MSN...
HOW?!

can someone please walk me through step-by-step?
You are still taking the classes for your BSN on the way. Personally I think it is about charging graduate level tuition prices for bachelors classes. If you really want to go this route the schools I would look for are the ones that award the BSN because if something happens and you can't finish the MSN at least you have something. At some work places you can get a salary increase for getting your BSN also.

can someone help me find colleges near chicago that offer this?

Quote from Enzacan someone help me find colleges near chicago that offer this?

There are two ways you can get your answer. We can Google for you and tell you or you can Google it yourself. It is probably time you start learning to do some things on your own. This is a forum for advice, help, tips, etc. Not to make people do your work for you. If you find a program you are interested in, there is a IL specific forum and I bet lots will be happy to provide you with more information on the program. Not rude at all - just trying to help without doing your work for you.

The point is, it is not difficult info to find. In order to give YOU that info, someone here would have to do the same search. When you ask a question that expects someone else to do something that you could do yourself, it just makes you look lazy, to be honest. It certainly doesn't rub people the right way.This happens more than you may realize on this site, so yes...people are going to respond to it. They don't like being used.

Let me see if I can help:http://allnurses.com/registered-nurs...sn-581537.htmlhttp://www.wgu.edu/online_health_pro...FQ495Qod6Xc7ygAlso, since you are in IL, you might want to look at the IL Dept of Professional Regulation website which lists the accredited/approved colleges/universities in the state of IL.

I am not 100% sure but I have been told Michigan State offers an ADN to MSN program but I have not had time to find more information about it.

I have been google-ing. However, I haven't been able to find much. Usually Google is very sensitive as to what you enter. Therefore, someone else who may search the same topic may end up with different results than myself simply because of the way they word their search. Also, it is important to note that seeing as I am a new nursing student, I know far less about the career than that of someone with much more experience, such as yourself. That being said, it is always best to get more than one opinion. x amount of eyes are always better than two. I was simply looking for people who were willing to help ( TraumaRUs Nurse_ Extern & Jules A - Thank you all for your consideration). Don't make is sound like I'm taking advantage of you or something because I'm only doing what this website was designed for.

Okay, lets call a truce here EVERYBODY!1. If you can't say something helpful, leave it alone!2. Original Poster - as I listed two threads and others have suggested the IL Forum, I hope this will be helpful and we wish you well with your educational decisions.

Quote from traumaRUsOriginal Poster - as I listed two threads and others have suggested the IL Forum, I hope this will be helpful and we wish you well with your educational decisions.

Quote from carbon86Yea, it's called Google.

As has already been suggested, the first step is to locate a college that offers an RN-to-MSN program. Google might be helpful but you will still need to go to the college web site for specific info.The RN-MSN programs that I've seen are for second-degree students. Obviously, you need to be an RN but you also need to have a BA/BS in some discipline. For these programs, there are a number of "bridge" courses required for the non-BSN's, usually 3 or 4. Once you've completed the bridge classes, you go through the regular curricular sequence for the MSN. I haven't heard of any program that goes from associates to MSN without requiring the student to hold a baccalaureate but if there is one, I'd guess that the number of bridge courses would have to be much more than 3 or 4.I'm a second degree ADN but opted for the RN-BSN rather than RN-MSN for a few reasons. The biggest was cost. The tuition for the 3-4 bridge courses required is charged at the graduate rate and would have been nearly double what it will cost me to get my BSN on-line. In addition, I felt that being an MSN with essentially no experience beyond the nursing program clinicals could be a liability rather than an asset when competing for jobs. Finally, there is the time element. It takes 3 - 4 semesters, or about a year, to finish the MSN bridge program, assuming one course per semester. At completion, you would then become an MSN student without a BSN (you usually do not get a BSN by virtue of completing the bridge program). At one course every 5 weeks it will take a bit more than a year to complete my RN-BSN (12 courses) but at completion I'm a BSN who can then apply to an MSN program - and not have to bother with the bridge courses. YMMV but for me, lower cost, the advantage of having the additional BSN degree and no time penalty made it a pretty easy decision to do things this way.