The information on the assigned readings help me to understand the importance of nursing students returning to school, models of transition to professional role change, and methods to achieve success.
One of the things that impacted me the most was nursing’s reduced professional image due to lack of a baccalaureate degree. Many nursing organizations and professional recognize that a baccalaureate degree would be the accepted minimum entry-level into practice for nurses. The baccalaureate degree is the recognized minimum entry-level into practice for many professions (Kidder &Cornelius, 2006). I believe that if nursing students want to improve nursing professional image then we have to accept a baccalaureate degree as an entry-level into
One of the things that impacted me the most was nursing’s reduced professional image due to lack of a baccalaureate degree. Many nursing organizations and professional recognize that a baccalaureate degree would be the accepted minimum entry-level into practice for nurses. The baccalaureate degree is the recognized minimum entry-level into practice for many professions (Kidder &Cornelius, 2006). I believe that if nursing students want to improve nursing professional image then we have to accept a baccalaureate degree as an entry-level into