Perceptions of the BSN: what nurses think and the factors that influence those perceptions

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dc.contributorErevelles, Nirmala
dc.contributorAppel, Susan
dc.contributorWhisenant, Debra
dc.contributorKangas, Sandra
dc.contributor.advisorMcKnight, Douglas
dc.contributor.authorSauls, John
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-14T18:12:17Z
dc.date.available2018-12-14T18:12:17Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractThe Institute of Medicine (IOM) has set a goal that 80% of nurses will be educated at the baccalaureate level or higher by the year 2020. Currently, only about 50% of nurses are educated at that level. To achieve that goal, significant work must be done to encourage nurses to return to school. Understanding the attitudes that nurses hold toward the baccalaureate degree, together with the factors that influence those perceptions, may lay the foundation for nursing leaders and educators to develop approaches that may be more effective in encouraging nurses to return to school. This study was designed, using a qualitative approach, to explore the perceptions and attitudes that nurses hold toward the BSN and the factors that influence those perceptions. The study found that non-BSN nurses generally view the BSN from the perspective of nurses’ performance at the bedside. BSN-prepared nurses are perceived as lacking the requisite technical skills of a good nurse. Factors that influence these perceptions, beyond the focus on skills, include a general view that “a nurse is a nurse is a nurse.” Other factors include the way in which the profession and employers fail to adequately differentiate nursing practice by educational level. The advanced recommendations to help address those perceptions and to act on the factors influencing those perceptions.en_US
dc.format.extent190 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0003127
dc.identifier.otherSauls_alatus_0004D_13564
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/5259
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectNursing
dc.titlePerceptions of the BSN: what nurses think and the factors that influence those perceptionsen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies
etdms.degree.disciplineEducational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.nameEd.D.

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