Associate degree registered nurses who pursue a baccalaureate degree and those who do not
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description: Associate degree nursing programs are currently graduating the largest percentage of the nurses entering practice. The majority of these nurses perform routine skills and practice in acute care settings (hospitals) which focus on bedside care of ill patients. This is what they have been educated to do. However, health practices are changing. Projected needs indicate that it will be necessary to possess a baccalaureate degree in the future to meet the health care needs of society.
abstract: Associate degree nursing programs are currently graduating the largest percentage of the nurses entering practice. The majority of these nurses perform routine skills and practice in acute care settings (hospitals) which focus on bedside care of ill patients. This is what they have been educated to do. However, health practices are changing. Projected needs indicate that it will be necessary to possess a baccalaureate degree in the future to meet the health care needs of society.
author: Holmes, A. Jean Visocky
language: eng
keywords: Health Sciences, Nursing, Education, Vocational
date published: 2011-05-07T13:21:52Z
date modified: 2026-07-22T22:25:18Z
provider: University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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