Is it true? BS + RN does not = BSN?

My daughter is in a BSN program and she just heard that soon students that have a BS in another field and go through an excellerated program they will graduate with a RN NOT a BSN?
Interesting.
RN is issued by the state one practices in after passing NCLEX, no school can issue an RN upon graduation. Perhaps the school you heard about is a diploma program or an associate program where the students are eligible to sit for RN boards after two years but do not have a BSN.

In my area we have an accelerated program for people with a BS degree in another field. When they graduate and pass the boards they will be a BS RN but not a BSN RN

There is a difference in a Bachelor's in Science in another field, and a Bach. of Science in Nursing. Only the 2nd one is a BSN. I have students in an accelerated program with degrees in other fields, who will be eligible to sit their boards (the state registers you after passing your boards as a nurse, hence the RN), but will not be BSNs as our program is not a Bach. degree one.

The RN is a license issued by state boards of nursing when a graduate of an approved professional nursing program passes the state board exam. As the previous poster mentioned, no school issues the 'RN.' Schools issue degrees: ADN (associate degree in nursing), BSN (bachelor of science in nursing), MSN (master of science in nursing), and so on.If a person already has a BA degree in art history or a BS degree in marine biology, they can certainly complete an accelerated BSN program at a university, graduate with a BSN degree, and be eligible to take the state board exam to become an RN. However, if the same student with the BA/BS completes an associates degree nursing program at a local community college and passes the state boards, the person will be an RN prepared at the associates degree level with a prior BA/BS unrelated to nursing.In addition, ADNs, BSNs, and entry-level MSNs all take the same state boards.

Quote from TheCommuterIn addition, ADNs, BSNs, and entry-level MSNs all take the same state boards.

I understand that they all take the same state boards. My point/question is that when someone has a BS in biology or any other subject and go through the accelerated RN program, do they end up with a BSN or do they have a BS and an RN rather than a BSN?

If she is starting out as a non RN, with a degree in another field (bachelors), she will be a graduate of that nursing program and take the NCLEX to make her the RN. IF the school is a 4 year/2year/accelerated/bridge whatever, you need to find that out if you think shes going to get a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The BSN is SPECIFICALLY a bachelor of science degree in NURSING (N).

It really depends on the program. Most of the accelerated programs that I know about are BSN programs and so they finish with a BSN. They are able to move at a faster pace because they have already done the GE requirements with their other degree. However, with an entry level masters program you may never receive a BSN (or any Bachelors degree) you just do the required coursework to sit for the RN license and then continue on to the Masters level coursework. But there may also be programs out there that don't lead to a degree, if you already have one.

Actually that statement from llhRN who quoted the Commuters portion of her response implies to the poster that all RN's are equal in education because they take the same NCLEX. DO NOT want to re-hash all the other older postings on this but I think you're quote is misleading that education has nothing to do with her not graduating with a BSN.

Quote from CathyladyI understand that they all take the same state boards. My point/question is that when someone has a BS in biology or any other subject and go through the accelerated RN program, do they end up with a BSN or do they have a BS and an RN rather than a BSN?

Quote from CathyladyI understand that they all take the same state boards. My point/question is that when someone has a BS in biology or any other subject and go through the accelerated RN program, do they end up with a BSN or do they have a BS and an RN rather than a BSN?

I graduated from a Bachelor's program but the university I went to was small and only had a "Department of Nursing" rather than a "School of Nursing", so I graduated with a B.S. in Nursing. I was told that only graduates from a university with a specific "School of Nursing", such as Johns Hopkins University, have a BSN. It's a technicality.