But we are talking about someone with an undergraduate degree already, why keep collecting different undergraduate degree's?
I wouldn't quite call getting a second degree "collecting" degrees.....maybe if it was a 3rd or 4th degree.
A BSN requires most of the same science pre-rec's as many PA programs correct? (A&P 1,2,3, Organic Chem, bio, ect.)
No.
I've never seen a BSN program that required o-chem. There may be some, but it's not the norm. Also, physics is required of many PA programs, and I've never seen that required of a BSN program.
Taking the pre-reqs for PA school could potentially add a full year, depending on specifically which courses you already have vs. specifically which courses are required by the programs vs what the course calendar and sequence is at the school where you are taking them.
Bottom line is that depending on the individual's specific situation, it could potentially take 1.5 or 2 years longer - twice as long - to do a PA program vs. RN.
And how many more years would that be? Person allready has a 4 year degree in another field. Now we are saying they go for 1-2 years past the worthless undergraduate degree in question to earn the the BSN and RN? 2+ or more for NP after the 1 or 2 from BSN. Hell, just go to Medical school now. M.D. right?
There are some important things that you are not considering.
First, if you have no job, the 1-2 year difference between an ABSN program and a PA program may be a very big deal.
Second, if you already have a ton of student loan debt, that extra year or two of school can also be a very big deal. Don't forget that grad credits generally cost quite a bit more than undergrad.
So if you factor in an extra 1-2 year's tuition at the potentially much higher graduate rate, plus the extra year or two of no income, you could be a looking at a MAJOR difference financially.
The other thing you aren't thinking about is that many hospitals will pay for most or all of a graduate program in nursing, and because many APN programs are part-time, you can continue to work and bring in a full- or part-time salary during grad school. Something that is tough or impossible to do they way most PA programs are structured.
So even if someone with a BS did want to be a PA, they may find it much more cost effective to get the BSN and then go to school for their APN for free.
If nursing is your passion and you would rather take orders from a PA, commit almost the same amount of time and money for your education to complete another undergraduate degree instead of a masters/PA(within months of the same time... not years) more power to you.
Not sure why you are trying so hard to denigrate the choices of others.
As I just laid out, it's
not necessarily the same amount of time and money....in fact the difference can be very substantial.
And as was already explained, not everyone wants to be a PA.
I've never really had any interest in being a PA.
I've had a great career as a flight nurse and as an EMS educator, both things I could not have done as a PA
(and where, FWIW, I never took as single order from a PA).
