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Chapter 7
Nursing Education
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Nursing Education
Compare and contrast the types of educational preparation for nursing
Describe the educational preparation for a graduate degree
Compare and contrast the alternative options provided by career-ladder or bridge programs, external degree, Bachelor or Science in Nursing completion, and online universities
Describe the purpose of nursing program accreditation
Discuss the future of nursing education
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Path of Diploma Education
Oldest form Emphasis on skills Less than 10% of all RN programs 2-3 years Close relationship between nursing
school and hospital—prepared for that hospital
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Path of Associate Degree Education
First and only program developed from research and experimentation
Began in 1951, grown to more than 880 programs
18 to 21 school calendar months at community college earning 60-72 semester credits
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Path of Baccalaureate Education
1889 Mercy Hospital in Chicago affiliated with Northwestern University
Early programs usually 5 years in length
4 to 5 years in length (120-140 credits)
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Nontraditional Paths for Nursing Education
What about a master's degree as a path to becoming an RN? Attractive to college graduates Some colleges offer this as the initial
professional degree in nursing What about a doctoral path to becoming
an RN? Least common
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Graduate Education
Why would I want a master's degree? Clinical, educational expertise
Why would I want a doctoral degree? Power, authority, and professional status To lead and improve nursing practice
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Other Types of Nursing Education
What is a career-ladder program? Focuses on articulation without loss of credit Example: RN to BSN or MSN or doctoral
levels What is a BSN-completion program?
RN baccalaureate program Nurse receives transfer credit in basic
education courses taken at other institutions
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Other Types of Nursing Education (cont’d)
What is an external-degree program? Credit for knowledge regardless on how
knowledge acquired Nontraditional program—obtains degree
without attending classes What are the Internet resources?
Courses and entire programs by means of the World Wide Web
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Accreditation
What does it mean to be accredited? Assures standards above legal requirements Guarantees quality education
What two organizations provide nursing program accreditation? NLNAC AACN
What implications does it have after graduation? May be required as prerequisite in graduate degree
programs
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Nursing Education: Future Trends
The changing student profile Nontraditional students—making
midlife career changes Older, married, and with families Poor, minority, and foreign students
Educational mobility How to return nurses to school for
education advancement
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Nursing Education: Future Trends (cont’d)
A shortage of qualified nursing faculty Average age 50.2 Decreasing number of nurses
becoming instructors Technology and education
Advances in telecommunications and computer-assisted instruction
Outreach programs
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Nursing Education: Future Trends (cont’d)
Changing health care settings Shift from inpatient to outpatient
settings Focus on maintaining health versus
dealing with illness
The aging population Growing Eldercare
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Nursing Education: Future Trends (cont’d)
Emerging opportunities Increased demand for RNs Case manager Independent consultant Nurse practitioner Policy maker Entrepreneur
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