The 21st century has brought us vast differences and advancements in health care and how its delivered. By 2030 nearly 20 percent of the population will be 65 and older, Americans are now more culturally and socioeconomically diverse then ever before. In addition to demographic changes the health care needs have changed. Today a great deal of the care provided is for chronic conditions such as diabetes, arthritis, cardiovascular disease and mental health conditions all compounded by the ever growing obesity pandemic. This is vastly different from the 20th century where care was geared toward the treatment of illness and injury.The educational models of the 20th century are no longer adequate for dealing with the health care demands of the 20th
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Cons One might speculate the biggest draw back in receiving a four year bachelors degree versus a two year associates degree is compensation. On average the pay difference for a RN holding a bachelors degree is 50 cents more, for the two extra years this compensation seems minimal at best. Additional deterrents to mandating a required BSN would be the need for facilities to expand and accommodate a BSN level education. This will prove difficult as current numbers show 13 % of nurses hold a graduate degree and an astounding 1 % hold a doctoral degree. Doctoral degrees are needed to educate our future nurses and continue to do research that is used as the basis for nursing science and future practice. This shortage of educators would only grow with the requirement of a BSN as the standard level of education for nurses. “Because individual and population health needs are changing, and our health care system is ever-evolving, we need nurses to know more and be better trained to provide care in a transformed system,” Harvey Fineberg, president of the Institute of …show more content…
It also gives us a responsibility, a responsibility to function as leaders, advance nursing science and provide the best quality of care for every individual patient no matter the clinical setting. If nurses are to succeed in this endeavor in the 21st century, we need to transform our current model into one where all of our registered nurses are educated to a level that will allow them to succeed not only professionally but personally. A BSN, RN is better equipped to handle the duties required of an RN as opposed to an ADN counterpart. The evidence supporting the benefits of a BSN, RN is clear so why have we not moved to action, if we are to ensure the health and safety of our patients shouldn 't we do our part in ensuring our education will meet the ever growing needs of our
Cons One might speculate the biggest draw back in receiving a four year bachelors degree versus a two year associates degree is compensation. On average the pay difference for a RN holding a bachelors degree is 50 cents more, for the two extra years this compensation seems minimal at best. Additional deterrents to mandating a required BSN would be the need for facilities to expand and accommodate a BSN level education. This will prove difficult as current numbers show 13 % of nurses hold a graduate degree and an astounding 1 % hold a doctoral degree. Doctoral degrees are needed to educate our future nurses and continue to do research that is used as the basis for nursing science and future practice. This shortage of educators would only grow with the requirement of a BSN as the standard level of education for nurses. “Because individual and population health needs are changing, and our health care system is ever-evolving, we need nurses to know more and be better trained to provide care in a transformed system,” Harvey Fineberg, president of the Institute of …show more content…
It also gives us a responsibility, a responsibility to function as leaders, advance nursing science and provide the best quality of care for every individual patient no matter the clinical setting. If nurses are to succeed in this endeavor in the 21st century, we need to transform our current model into one where all of our registered nurses are educated to a level that will allow them to succeed not only professionally but personally. A BSN, RN is better equipped to handle the duties required of an RN as opposed to an ADN counterpart. The evidence supporting the benefits of a BSN, RN is clear so why have we not moved to action, if we are to ensure the health and safety of our patients shouldn 't we do our part in ensuring our education will meet the ever growing needs of our