A Phenomenological Study to Describe the Pursuit of a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing by Associate Degree Registered Nurses

<p>An associate degree in nursing is obtained in the community college setting and is designed to be completed in 2 years of full-time study. Approximately 70% of practicing registered nurses (RNs) are educated at the associate degree or diploma (vocational training) level with only 15% moving on to achieve a degree past the associate level. The purpose of this phenomenological research is to study the lived experiences of registered nurses who obtained an associate degree in nursing and, while working in a health care setting, returned to school to attain a baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN). Data gathered during individual interviews will provide documentation of the benefits of attaining a BSN as well as identifying barriers that associate degree RNs must overcome to pursue a BSN education.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation-Restricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Foundations

Year

2010

Author dc:creator

• Adorno, Marie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Perry, Andre
• Wilson, Billie Ann
• Cropley, Lorelei

• RN non-traditional student
• RN-to-BSN
• college choice model
• Phenomenological research
• registered nurses

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/105

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-1104