Defining the "professional" nurse: an issue for providers, consumers.
A survey conducted in Georgia reveals that 65 percent of hospital administrators and nursing directors oppose the ANA's resolution to make the BSN the entry-level requirement for professional nurses by 1985. While state nurses' associations and professional groups are formulating their positions, further research is necessary to determine the resolution's implications.
D000575:American Nurses' Association; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005845:Georgia; D009729:Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States