A New Solution? Community Colleges Begin Offering BSN Degrees
Courtesy of Debra Wood, RN, contributor at NurseZone
With four-year nursing schools filled to capacity and a growing demand for more highly educated nurses, several community colleges have begun offering Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees.
“We look at this as an enhancement of preparing the nursing workforce at a higher level of education,” said Fay Raines, PhD, RN, president of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. “We think having more nurses prepared at a higher level is a good thing. There is evidence that higher education is linked to better patient outcomes.”
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Courtesy of Debra Wood, RN, contributor at NurseZone
With four-year nursing schools filled to capacity and a growing demand for more highly educated nurses, several community colleges have begun offering Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees.
“We look at this as an enhancement of preparing the nursing workforce at a higher level of education,” said Fay Raines, PhD, RN, president of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. “We think having more nurses prepared at a higher level is a good thing. There is evidence that higher education is linked to better patient outcomes.”
To continue this article, please click here to visit NurseZone.com
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