Baj P A
J Nurs Educ. 1985 Jun;24(6):230-6. doi: 10.3928/0148-4834-19850601-05.
The overwhelming majority of nurses today continue to be prepared at the diploma or associate degree level despite the call of nursing leadership to make the BSN degree the minimum credential for entry into practice. Substantial numbers of registered nurses return to school for a BSN. The purpose of the study was to compare and contrast certain demographic characteristics of RN students with the generic BSN student enrolled in the same program. All junior and senior baccalaureate nursing students enrolled in California colleges and universities which admit RN students to NLN-accredited generic baccalaureate nursing degree programs comprised the study population. There were 3,421 students in the total designated population available for sampling. Of these, 251 actually participated in the study. Findings and implications for Nursing Educators are discussed within the context of the manuscript.
尽管护理界领导层呼吁将护理学学士学位（BSN）作为进入护理行业的最低学历要求，但如今绝大多数护士仍通过文凭或副学士学位课程接受培训。大量注册护士重返校园攻读护理学学士学位。本研究的目的是比较和对比注册护士学生与同一项目中普通护理学学士学生的某些人口统计学特征。所有在加利福尼亚州的学院和大学就读的护理学学士课程大三和大四学生，这些学校招收注册护士进入经美国国家护理联盟（NLN）认证的普通护理学学士学位课程，构成了研究人群。在可供抽样的指定总人群中有3421名学生。其中，251名学生实际参与了研究。本文将在稿件范围内讨论研究结果及其对护理教育工作者的启示。
