Nursing Entry Level of Practice Should Be Baccalaureate Degree

Nursing Entry Level of Practice Should Be Baccalaureate Degree

Introduction

When it comes to the history, the requirement of baccalaureate degree in the field of nursing as mandatory is said to be lengthy. The leaders in the field of nursing have been suggesting for more than half a century that there is a high level of need when it comes to the baccalaureate education. The premise behind the emphasis is because of the fact that there is a clash of ethical perspective with respect to the education field.

Discussion

Educational preparation when it comes to nursing level is said to be a problem of crucial importance and has also faced a lot of criticism and opposition when it comes to nursing leaders and educators. It is a problem which is yet to be resolved. The issues that education preparation has in relation to nursing level are in relation to education dilemmas, licensure and practice from ethics perspective. The principles of ethics in relation to utility, fidelity and justice are said to be informed by ethics of concern and is said to be utilized to have an analysis of the implications with respect to the issue as well as the dilemmas which are associated with it for the graduate nursing students, the profession as well as the society and the client. There are many moral questions that need to be answered when it comes to the nursing educators considering the fact that the status quo in the practice of nursing, education and licensure is said to be morally unacceptable (Hess, 1996).

When it comes to the professional nurse's education it should take place in institution where there is higher learning which is only possible via the attainment of bachelor in nursing degree when it comes to the initial level of professional practice. Nurses that are said to be educated in the settings of academia should socialize as health professionals with a value system and philosophical system that is said to be compatible with the role (Blaney, 1986). The education that the nurses receive should be diverse, flexible and at the same time should be able to facilitate the nurse with a solid framework when it comes to the professional nursing practice. The profession of nursing is said to be a social institution which should be able to support itself strongly as a profession that is unified in order to ...