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[quote=Anonymous]As a brand-new RN (BSN), I'd suggest this classification is evolving as we speak.  The *newest* grads working in hospitals are going to have a Bachelor's of Science and often another degree (Masters) soon thereafter.  Even when they work at the bedside instead of in a windowless office playing "manager."   My personal observation here in DC is that the veteran nurses (10-30 years experience) are much more likely to have an associate's degree or even a diploma degree.

And to the PPs musing about manual labor:  in 2017 the people doing the lifting, toileting, ambulating, repositioning, pushing, pee cleaning, poop wiping, vomit mopping, restocking, transporting to the MRI …. those people are almost never RNs, at least in a hospital.  They're patient techs, transport tech, housekeeping, etc.   Given the high acuity of the patient who actually gets hospitalized these days, much more specialized knowledge is needed to just keep them alive.  Will i help a patient to the bathroom if I'm in her room and she suddenly has to go while I'm trying to figure out what's going on in her lungs?  Yes, sure.   But overwhelmingly it's the tech who will respond to that call bell now, not an RN[/quote]

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