Preregistration nursing education in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America

Citation
B. Lusk et al., Preregistration nursing education in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, J NURS EDUC, 40(5), 2001, pp. 197-202
Citations number
30
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Public Health & Health Care Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF NURSING EDUCATION
ISSN journal
0148-4834 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
197 - 202
Database
ISI
SICI code
0148-4834(200105)40:5<197:PNEIAN>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The debate concerning nurses' diverse entry into practice was enlivened in 1995, when the American Nurses Association reaffirmed its contention that a baccalaureate degree was necessary for professional nursing practice. This debate may be informed by an appreciation of the educational routes taken by other countries that have changed from hospital-based to college-based n ursing education. This paper describes and analyzes preregistration nursing education in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United St ates, from the late nineteenth century to the present. Nurses in Australia and New Zealand are currently educated entirely at the baccalaureate level. In the United Kingdom, nursing education is in the process of becoming com pletely university-based, resulting in a diploma or degree. In the United S tates, the majority of nurses graduate from two-year associate degree progr ams. This level of education, briefer than in the other countries described , potentially limits nurses' professional contributions.