:smilecoffeecup: hey fellow nurses...
i am in my masters of nursing education program and one of the assignments is to write about the pro's and con's of entry level rn education. there is (and has been) talk about making a bsn a requirement to sit for boards and making lpns an associate degree. north dakota made this a state law in 1986 and it was over rided in 1992.
as a lpn instructor, we rush all these classes in 11 months and all the students are so overwhelmed, that maybe expanding the program will be better
as a con, will people still go into nursing if it took 4 years to become a rn and 2 years for lpn? how will it affect the nursing shortage?
any inputs. i remain neutral on the topic, i can see both sides of the fence. i myself obtained my asn, then my bsn and now obtaining my masters.....
and one last question, has any hospitals been pushing for rns to obtain bsns, i know in st louis at barnes jewish hospitals (the largest hospital in the area) they are pushing all rn's to go back to school!!! anybody else encounter this?
thanks in advance for your postings!!