Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to L Gelser.
The junior year faculty in a baccalaureate nursing program reorganized nursing content around nursing diagnosis. This revision served to highlight nursing process better, made the sequence of classes more logical, reduced repetition and made the relationship of individual classes to each other clearer. Students and faculty concluded that skills in analysis, synthesis, and problem solving were greatly enhanced by this format.
Historically, registered nurses who have graduated from associate degree or diploma programs and who wish to obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing have been required to pass challenge examinations to obtain credit for their previous nursing knowledge. A review of this university's policy regarding challenge examinations convinced faculty to establish a transition course and to actively pursue articulation agreements with local community colleges. Through these agreements, RN students would be granted 29 credits and bypass the junior year. This article is written to encourage others to review their policies to facilitate educational mobility for the RN/BS student.