Future of Nursing Committee, Institute of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Nurs Outlook. 2012 Mar-Apr;60(2):81-90. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2011.05.007. Epub 2011 Jul 8.
Nearly 80% of associate's degree-prepared nurses do not return to school for a more advanced degree in nursing, which is an issue of concern to many nursing leaders. This interpretive phenomenological study investigates what influences associate's degree-prepared nurses to refrain from continuing their professional education and obtain a baccalaureate or higher-level degree. Although these nurses generally wished they had a higher degree, they did not feel pursuing one was necessary. They did not perceive that their standard of patient care would change with further professional training involved in obtaining a higher educational degree. Furthermore, they did not perceive any distinctions in professional ability between themselves and colleagues with more advanced nursing degrees. The culture of service health care organizations in which associate's degree-prepared nurses are employed, as well as other factors, are likely directly responsible for the practicing nurses' lack of appreciation for the relevancy and rewards of returning to school.
近 80% 的从事大专护理工作的护士不会返回学校攻读更高级的护理学位，这是许多护理领导者关注的问题。这项解释性现象学研究调查了哪些因素影响大专准备护士继续他们的专业教育并获得学士学位或更高学位。尽管这些护士普遍希望拥有更高的学位，但他们并不认为这是必要的。他们不认为进一步的专业培训会改变他们的患者护理标准。此外，他们不认为自己与具有更高护理学位的同事之间在专业能力上有任何区别。从事大专护理工作的服务性医疗机构的文化以及其他因素可能直接导致执业护士对重返学校的相关性和回报缺乏认识。
