RN to BSN educational reform survey respondents needed!!

[marnorris]

Please help - school project 10 question survey

To keep up with the current healthcare changes, nurses from diploma and associate degree programs are strongly being encouraged to go back to school for their BSN degree. There are many RN to BSN Programs, but many nurses feel the current curriculums of these programs are redundant and outdated. This survey will examine if the RN to BSN programs underwent education reform, would experienced nurses be more motivated to return to school for a BSN?

1. Do you feel the current RN to BSN programs serve as a motivator or barrier in deciding to return to school for your BSN?

Motivator

Barrier

2. RN to BSN programs offer courses already covered in original training and do not offer any new material.

Strongly Agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

3. RN to BSN programs are too research focused, requiring nurses to spend many hours on the computer researching and writing lengthy papers.

Agree

Disagree

4. Would you be more motivated to return to school if you had the option to take updated classes offering new knowledge in Healthcare Policies, Insurance mandates, and Finance/Budget constraints which all directly affect patient care?

Yes

No

5. Do you feel the current RN to BSN curriculums prepare the experienced RN for the complex changes in the healthcare environment?

Yes

No

6. It is important for all RNs to learn and continually sharpen critical thinking skills. Which forums foster critical thinking skills; traditional lecture class with thesis writing or active class participation in simulation labs of various case studies?

Traditional lecture class with thesis writing

Active participation in simulation labs of various case studies

7. To evaluate scholarly learning of the adult learner, education reform should replace the writing of lengthy class and research paper with short essays reflecting on how the lesson will impact you as a professional and your nursing practice.

Agree

Disagree

8. Do you think RN to BSN programs transfer adequate amount of previous college credits?

Yes

No

9. Should you receive college credit for continuing education lectures and symposiums, as well as any national certifications you have earned?

Yes

No

10. Would you be more motivated to return to school for a BSN if the current RN to BSN programs underwent educational reform and tailored educational requirements to better meet the needs of experienced RNs?

Yes

No

[Here.I.Stand, BSN, RN]

1) Both; motivation because reputable online options make it more convenient for working professionals, barrier because for many people the content doesn't add a ton to our clinical practice

2) this is a poorly worded question. Some parts are redundant (in my case, health assessment and pathophysiology are repeated; a colleague had pharm repeated), some are new (again in my case informatics, public/community health, family nursing) The answer is not either/or

3) Agree, sort of... research is important, and I did plenty of memorization in my ADN program. However, I personally could have done less paper writing -- especially in the form of group projects. I had so little use for meeting outside of class, with coordinating availability with multiple working professionals

4) No -- I don't really care much about the financial aspect. My pts are critically injured and ill. If they need care or procedures they need them. Plus many pts require my hospital's care regardless of coverage -- we are a level 1 trauma, comprehensive stroke, burn center, PLUS have a hyperbaric chamber so essential for certain conditions e.g. necrotizing fasciitis.

I am fiscally wise wherever I can, e.g. I take inventory of supplies in the room cart before taking supplies from the supply room.

6) both have their place -- again, not an either/or.

7) NOOO... most of the content was irrelevant to my practice. Research is easier for me than creative writing.

8) Mine did

9) indifferent; I don't need more college credit. Although, most continuing ed isn't lengthy or in depth enough to constitute a *college* class

10) n/a -- I have my BSN