What kind of nurse can I be with an Associate degree (A.S.) in Nursing? Is it a scam? Where are these jobs?

You can get a job with only an Assoc. degree and your RN license, but it probably will be more difficult because yes, you will be competing with the BSN grads. Larger metropolitan hospitals usually prefer to hire BSN grads (but you should always apply anyway!!!). There is a looming nursing shortage that is only going to grow in the next several years, for many different reasons, mostly because of the aging Baby Boomer population and because more people will have health care coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). And there are things you can do to make yourself more appealing to employers, like showing you are a leader. Join clubs (like the Honor's Society, or the National Student Nurses Association), run for club office, do volunteer work, organize some kind of health fair or fundraiser at your school. Put these things on your resume. But you really should aim towards finishing your BSN at some point. You'll be better off in the long run. And you should know that the BSN completion programs are NO WHERE NEAR as stressful as your initial RN program. I completed mine entirely online from a reputable local state university, finished in 18 months.

You are very misinformed on everything regarding nursing (lpn and RN) and how to become one.

You are all over the place. Good answers here already - but read this too, http://www.rn.ca.gov/careers/steps.shtml

You sound very mixed up! You really need to research the major you want because an LPN is a level BELOW a RN. A LPN earns a 1 year CERTIFICATE (NOT a college degree) only. LPNs never get a BS degree for LPN! An AS degree in RN is NOT a 2 semester,1 year course! It is a 4 semester, 2 year course AFTER you complete all the math and science core courses before applying. You are talking about LPN which is NOT an RN nurse. LPNs make about 12-18 dollars per hour depending what state you work in. They are a nurse level BELOW an RN. Programs that are less than 2 years long are certificate programs, NOT college degree (AS) programs! There are a few certificate RN programs still out there (rare to find). One example is a hospital near Boston, Mass offers a certificate RN degree. However those RN grads would either have to find a job at THAT hospital or study for their ASN or BSN degree to find a job somewhere else. An ASN RN program qualifies you to take the NCLEX licensing exam just like a BSN grad. And yes you can find work. However many hospitals are hiring BSN RNs only so you might have to work in a nursing home while you attend a night or online BSN program (ASN to BSN degree program). RNs are always in demand because people always get sick. Rns spend more time with the patients then the doctors do. And many RNs are retiring every year. You DO need to earn a BSN degree if you want to work in a hospital and if you want to later teach nursing you must earn a Masters degree after getting a BSN degree.

here in california no bachelors needed for LVN/LPN, they mostly work at long term care or doctors office. but theres a big difference between RN and LPNs wages i mean a lot.

visit BLS.gov/OOH for info on occupations that are indemand, education needed, incomes, growth.

You need the bachelor's.