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how much worse were nurses when it was a 2 years occupational program or associates degree?
by s1artibartfast 1y ago
how much worse were nurses when it was a 2 years occupational program or associates degree?
- nradov 1y agoHuh? There have been multiple levels of nursing for many decades, probably longer than you've been alive. At the lowest level a CNA or LPN doesn't even need an Associate's Degree. https://www.usa.edu/blog/levels-of-nursing-explained/ https://www.usa.edu/blog/levels-of-nursing-explained/
- s1artibartfast 1y agoHave you looked at proportions over time? In the 1980s 55% of registered nurses were working with diploma. It is down to 6% today. Bachelors or greater was 27% and is now over 70% today. As your link points out, many states are continually raising the bar and many have already moved to a BSN minimum. I'm probably dating myself, but there was a time when people started working occupational nursing programs while in high school and were licensed a few years later. https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/12956/chapter/9#186 https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/12956/chapter/9#186