Strategic Planning

I missed this weeks discussion but from what I understand the guest speaker spent some time discussing why we want to get a bachelors degree. It was the exact subject we had to give a presentation on recently. When I did my research I found it interesting that if you look at it from a strictly financial point of view most bachelors nurses will not make more money than associates nurses over their lifetime and the cost of the extra education is not worth it if you plan to work a floor somewhere for your whole life. The bachelors has value in the fact that it will make you more competitive in job interviews, allows you to consider management  positions, and is the required stepping stone for APRN. When I got done doing my research I basically felt that if you were going on to get your bachelors you would be crazy not to continue your education further. This was my future plan anyway but it just reinforces it even more.