title: The abilities and aptitudes of students must be considered in program design.
abstract: Are BSN students changing? Merritt says they are. Further, she says educators need to change their ways. They need to design programs for the average student, not for some ideal student who doesn't exist.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Merritt
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*