Questions about ASN->BSN

Let me clarify the topic of this thread, please. With holding your BSN as opposed to your ASN, there's greater education opportunities in the long run and it looks better on your resume. However, is there much that can be learned in school with a general ASN->BSN course that wouldn't otherwise be learnt in the workplace? I am always reading on allnurses that a majority of one's education comes from hands on experience on the job, and I'm sure that's true. So what sets the education level of one with an associates degree apart from the education level of someone with a bachelor's? Is it just the title?

Secondly, if there's much of a difference in the knowledge level between ASN and BSN, can that knowledge be adequately learned in an online classroom setting?

Thanks.
this poor horse has been beaten to death more times than i can count.http://allnurses.com/gsearch.php?cx=...sa=search#1556adn/asn, bsn makes an rn. a rn is a rn......the job market being tight the preference is going to the bsn but if you are smart and make good grades the jobs are going to the best and brightest. until the nursing profession itself decides on one educational level for entry this argument will continue as it has since before i became a nurse in 1979. i think you should eventually get your bsn. but be the best at what you do and you'll be fine.personally i don' t think you can learn how to be a nurse online. that someone wants to learn how to care for a patient online is confusing.

This is a great thread that is going on right now:http://allnurses.com/nursing-blogs/a...ey-621025.html

I am going to begin school for my BSN in January. I do not believe it will make me a better nurse. I do believe it will open more doors and opportunities for me in the future. I am so happy I went for my ADN first, I have a job and I am learning so much more in the hospital than I ever learned in school. But I do believe that the BSN elevates our profession and there is never anything wrong with continuing your education. It is nice to work as an RN while getting your BSN though, that is why I advocate for many people to get the ADN first, I think you will get more out of your BSN studies if you are actually working in the field.

i think it varies according to the program. in my state, the only difference between an ADN and BSN is 3 online theory courses. they are the same in every other regard, including clinical and preceptor hours, and both are 2 years of the actual nursing courses.