title: Associate degree nursing education: challenging premonitions with resourcefulness.
abstract: The demise of associate degree nursing education is greatly exaggerated. Most nurses enter nursing through associate degree programs. However, external forces--including changes in the structure of healthcare delivery models, changes in practice settings, and the public's demand for decreased healthcare cost--are forcing associate degree nursing educators to provide a different type of product. The authors offer strategies for educators to meet the challenge of equipping associate degree nursing students with the skills needed for the 21st century.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Capers
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation