Thanks for providing a succinct summary of nursing in the 70’s. It is fascinating how the profession evolved throughout these years. The baccalaureate degree recommendation as entry level nursing makes more sense now. Nonetheless, the contribution of ADN nurses to fill the shortage gap cannot be overlooked. Their work performance at the bedside and leadership position was equaled to the BSN nurses. For many years, the differentiation of roles between these two were long debated. Not until the research showed in the 80’s that the patient safety is better with the presence of a majority of BSN nurses than ADN did the push for BSN got stronger. Nowadays, the number of BSN nurses has become one of the qualifying consideration for Magnet
