Events in the history of Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) are summarized and the future of nursing education is projected in this paper. The establishment of the ADN program at St. Mary's Junior College in 1964 is considered first, with respect to its roots in the diploma program of St. Mary's School of Nursing and the ideas on nursing education of…

This paper examines the returns to investments in education by registered nurses during the period 1970-84. Maximum likelihood technique found no wage difference between associate and diploma degree nurses. A multinomial logit model of promotion patterns found small differences between the two groups. (JOW)

The use of a portfolio as an "alternative transcript" is discussed. Concepts explored include evaluation of prior learning, assessment of prior learning, rationale for developing a portfolio, and the articulation of verifiable learning outcomes with course and program objectives. (Author/MLW)

The possibility of using student academic status data available at the time of application for admission to clinical nursing courses in a baccalaureate program to predict performance on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses is explored. (Author/MLW)

Trends that are reshaping both the delivery system and America's educational system are discussed. They include the shrinking applicant pool, nursing's image of a low-status occupation with poor work conditions and few rewards, a call for more baccalaureate and higher degree nurses, and a decrease in the need for technical nurses. (CT)

The strategy to implement the goal of setting the bachelor's degree in nursing as minimum preparation for professional nursing practice by changing laws or regulations in all states by 1995 is discussed via educational resources, economic constraints, risk and consequences of political failure, and consequences of success. (CT)

Preliminary studies using performance-based tools to validate student competence in interpersonal relations and in using all of the steps of the nursing process in a specific care situation are being conducted in the baccalaureate nursing program at Salem State College in Massachusetts. (EA)

Explains the development and delivery of a Bachelor of Nursing Science degree as a distance education program at James Cook University (Australia). Topics include physical isolation; distance and access; resources; financial costs to students; course development; scheduling clinical placements and residential schools; student expectations;…

An orientation for returning nursing students at the University of Hartford has three steps: decide what you want to say, who will be involved, and how information will be presented. The third step follows three principles: set the stage, make it experiential, and make it fun. (SK)

Describes the process used in Connecticut to validate the content of associate nursing degree programs and to articulate them with baccalaureate nursing programs. (SK)

Processes and outcomes associated with baccalaureate education for registered nurses were studied longitudinally as part of the Sleuthing Nursing Pathways Project. Participants included about 500 registered nurses who entered the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs at the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, Northern…

The development of nursing leaders was the broad goal of an Iowa project which developed lower-division transfer curriculums to articulate directly with the upper division major in nursing, thereby almost doubling the number of graduates with baccalaureate preparation for nursing. After five years, the program can be called successful. (Author/AJ)

Given the high cost of health care, it is imperative that all institutions involved in preparing health care personnel, whether in associate or degree programs, cooperate to achieve the highest quality of preparation at the lowest cost. (Author/PG)

Advocates the coexistence of three types of nursing, education, 3-, 2-, and 4-year programs, until the relative merits of each can be determined, thereby determining quality, not cost. (PG)

Discusses a survey sent to 119 RN (registered nursing) students enrolled in a BSN (bachelor of science in nursing) program which revealed much unresolved ambivalence about the meaning of "professional" nursing and the need for the BSN; suggests that a major problem in nursing today is the professional/technical controversy that must be settled for…